The latest news from the agricultural sector
2024-09-10
Biden-Harris Administration Invests $100 Million to Expand Work to Confront the Wildfire Crisis as part of Investing in America Agenda
- Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the Biden-Harris Administration is investing $100 million in 21 new projects to expand work on the USDA Forest Service’s Wildfire Crisis Strategy... Read more
2024-09-10
USDA Invests Nearly $121M in Specialty Crops Research and Organic Agriculture Production
The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced an investment of nearly $121 million to advance research and Extension activities that aim to solve key challenges facing specialty crop and organic... Read more
2024-09-09
US bird flu outbreak: Interspecies spread confirmed
After H5N1 bird flu was detected at dairy farms, researchers confirmed the respiratory virus had spread to other animals. There is a still a low risk for humans. Read more
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2024-09-09
USDA Enhances Market Coverage in Retail Outlets
Each week USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) publishes a series of retail reports through our Market News service that reflect advertised prices for products being featured to consumers at... Read more
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2024-09-08
Can Europe really preserve global forests?
The long arm of a new EU law on deforestation has met with resistance from the US but is poised to reduce agricultural emissions and biodiversity loss. Read more
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2024-09-08
Kosovo: Potato chips bring Serbs and Albanians together
Despite ongoing tension between Belgrade and Pristina, ethnic Serbs and ethnic Albanians in Kosovo have found a way not just to coexist but to thrive. Boban Ristic and Agron Halimi from Vushtrri... Read more
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2024-09-06
USDA to Break Ground on New Plant Research Facility on NC State University Campus
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and NC State University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences hosted a groundbreaking ceremony today to celebrate... Read more
2024-09-05
Scientists Spice Up Their Mosquito Weaponry with Mustard
Scientists with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) have shown that seed meal from plants in the mustard family can kill mosquito larvae, which start their lives in stagnant water before emerging... Read more
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2024-09-05
Swiss cheesemakers struggle to find diary workers
Ever dreamed of working summers tending cows and making cheese high up in the Swiss Alps? It seems many Germans do. As fewer Swiss chose to work on high Alpine pastures, German diary workers are... Read more
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2024-09-05
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $7.3 Billion in Clean Energy Investments from the Investing in America Agenda, Largest Investment in Rural Electrification Since the New Deal
During a visit to Wisconsin today, President Joe Biden and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack will announce more than $7.3 billion in financing for rural electric cooperatives... Read more
2024-09-05
Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on ERS’ 2024 Farm Sector Income Forecast
Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack made the following statement following the release of the Economic Research Service’s 2024 Farm Sector Income Forecast: “Today’s farm sector income forecast... Read more