The latest news from the agricultural sector
2022-08-15
Peanut Skins: More than Meets the Eye
America's fondness for peanuts accounts for
65 percent of all U.S. nut consumption. Per person, that equates to nearly 8 pounds of goobers annually. Read more
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2022-08-15
US farmers worry about expensive fertilizers
Famers in the US face big problems getting their hands on enough affordable traditional fertilizers that usually come from Russia and Belarus. Read more
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2022-08-10
USDA Announces Its Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement with Vermont
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with Vermont under the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative... Read more
2022-08-09
Agricultural waste threatens Europe's largest saltwater lagoon
Spain's Mar Menor vacation paradise is dying because agricultural companies are discharging tons of nitrates into the lagoon. Read more
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2022-08-09
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'Zombie' companies thrive on cheap borrowing - German firms concerned over China trade disruptions - Farm runoff blamed for Spanish lagoon disaster Read more
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2022-08-09
‘Who would have thought that cinema could reach this far?’: Lessons from implementing community-based edutainment in rural Senegal
A show set in a maternal health clinic offers perspectives on women's health. Read more
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2022-08-08
USDA Extends Comment Period on Proposal to Revise Pecan Standards
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is extending the comment period for the proposed rule to revise the U.S. Standards for Grades of Pecans in the Shell... Read more
2022-08-06
Innovation takes ovens to new heights
Despite existence for millenia, ovens keep transforming and improving Cooked food has been a part of our civilization for thousands of years. Throughout the ... Read more
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2022-08-05
USDA Publishes Organic Livestock and Poultry Standards Proposed Rule
Comment Period Open for 60 Days from Publication Read more
2022-08-04
USDA Announces Its Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement with Nevada
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with Nevada under the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative... Read more
2022-08-04
Cameroon: Greenhouse farm to tackle global food insecurity
In Africa, greenhouse farming is proving a way of fighting food insecurity and high food prices caused by the Ukrainian war. In Cameroon, this agricultural technique — cultivating crops in an enclosed... Read more
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2022-08-03
USDA Takes Steps to Support Food Sovereignty Programming with Blue Lake Rancheria Tribe
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with the Blue Lake Rancheria Tribe to purchase and distribute... Read more