The latest news from the agricultural sector
2022-08-25
USDA Announces $72.9 Million in Grants Awarded to Bolster the Competitiveness of the U.S. Specialty Crops Industry
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has awarded a total of $72.9 million in Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program... Read more
2022-08-25
USDA Market News Enhances Poultry Reports
Starting August 29, 2022, USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) will transition its poultry market reports to the
My Market News platform and implement a new report format. This is part of an... Read more
2022-08-25
Covid woodland memorial plans scaled back
The scheme to plant 60,000 trees sparked fears valuable farmland could be lost. Read more
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2022-08-25
Potatoes 'half the size of usual' amid drought
Farmer Andrew Mitchell says even rain at this point may cause his produce more harm than good. Read more
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2022-08-25
Expanding Women's Leadership in Food and Agriculture Systems
Denise O'Brien discusses the inspiring growth of the Women, Food and Agriculture Network and where to go from here. Read more
2022-08-25
What's Influencing the Way We Eat?
39 percent of adult American consumers want to eat less meat in the coming year. Read more
2022-08-24
USDA Announces Its Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement with Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation under the Local Food... Read more
2022-08-24
Farm evictions 'heartbreaking' say tenants
Eleven households are facing eviction after new landlords Cranswick Country Foods took ownership. Read more
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2022-08-24
Vaulted rooms and frescoes: Rural estate found in Israel
Gold, wineries and sunken cities: An agricultural estate In Israel from the early Islamic period joins the list of recent archaeological finds. Read more
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2022-08-24
Why Ukraine's agriculture sector could be set to attract cyberattacks
The technology company Cisco Talos says it is on high alert to cyber threats during Ukraine's Independence Day. Read more
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2022-08-23
USDA Issues a Complaint Against Jackman Florida Wagyu Beef LLC and Justin Ashley Jackman for Alleged Violations of the Packers and Stockyards Act
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a complaint against Jackman Florida Wagyu Beef LLC (Florida Wagyu) and Justin Ashley Jackman (Jackman), Clewiston, Fla., on July 13, 2022, for alleged... Read more
2022-08-23
USDA Cites Farm Fresh Packers LLC in Florida for PACA Violations
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on Farm Fresh Packers LLC, Pompano Beach, Fla., for violating the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA). These sanctions... Read more