The latest news from the agricultural sector
2022-08-03
Aid agencies struggle to keep world's poorest fed
Food and fuel prices are surging because of Russia's war in Ukraine, and some of the world's poorest regions are being hit hard. In eastern Africa, a severe drought adds to the crisis. A food used to... Read more
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2022-08-02
USDA Announces Plant Variety Protection Board Appointments
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the appointment of 14 members to serve on the Plant Variety Protection Board. The newly appointed members will serve two-year terms. Terms run... Read more
2022-08-02
Oregon State University Berry Authority Bernadine Strik Presents the 2022 ARS B.Y. Morrison Memorial Lecture
"Increased Organic Production of Berry Crops—an Example of Impactful Research, Extension, and Teaching at a Land Grant Institution" is the title of Bernadine C. Strik's 2022 ARS B.Y. Morrison... Read more
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2022-08-01
USDA Restricts PACA Violators in Connecticut and California From Operating in the Produce Industry
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on two produce businesses for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers of produce they purchased and failing to pay... Read more
2022-08-01
USDA Announces Its Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement with Kansas
Today, during a visit to the Harvesters Community Food Bank in Lawrence, Kansas, U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Jenny Lester Moffitt announced... Read more
2022-07-29
German farmers eye poor harvest, urge freeing up fallow land
The head of Germany's largest farmers group says dry and hot conditions will likely mean heavily reduced harvests in some regions. He urged the freeing up of unplanted land to help ease a world food... Read more
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2022-07-29
Tug-of-war: Ukraine celebrates its tank-towing farmers
Ukrainian tractor driver Vitaliy Denysenko grins as he pulls a 1970s Russian MT-LB tank around a field in the Kharkiv region, where it was left during the hasty Russian withdrawal at the end of March... Read more
2022-07-29
Feeling the heat: the cost of Italy's worst drought in decades
A lack of rain linked to climate change has led to Italy's worst drought in 70 years. Euronews' Julian Gomez visited three of north Italy's most badly affected regions to see for himself both the... Read more
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2022-07-29
Why is this Basque farmer fighting to revive this colourful corn?
In the 1950s, the introduction of hybrid corn varieties made the traditional Basque corn virtually extinct. Now a group of farmers are reviving it. Read more
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2022-07-28
USDA Announces Its Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement with Virginia
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with Virginia under the Local Food Purchase Assistance... Read more
2022-07-28
USDA Updates Harmonized GAP Plus+ Audit Standard and Checklist
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is updating the
USDA Harmonized Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) Plus+ audit standard and checklist. This update... Read more
2022-07-28
Earth Overshoot Day 2022: Humanity has already used its resources for the year
We are just halfway through the year, and humanity has already used up all the resources the Earth can sustainably produce. From now on, we are borrowing from the future. Read more
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