Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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The abuse of sheepherders, rooted in government policies and bureaucracy, is so harsh, even seasoned farmworker attorneys, government officials, and human trafficking experts find it extreme. In this livestream discussion, HCN's editor Kate Schimel met with Ian Stevenson from the Idaho Statesman, to talk about the dark side of America’s sheep industry.

Read the story: hcn.org/issues/55-10/labor-the-dark-side-of-americas-sheep-industry