The latest news from the agricultural sector
2024-08-02
USDA Research Documents Absence of Trichinella Infection in Commercial Pigs
The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced that Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have documented the absence of infection by
Trichinella, a parasite that once posed a major... Read more
2024-08-02
Farmworkers face record-breaking high global temperatures
“It’s not because we wouldn’t want to (take a break and cool off), but because we’re scared that they would dismiss us,' says farmer Eulalia Mendoza. Read more
2024-08-01
USDA, Washington State University Break Ground on New State-of-the-Art Agricultural Research Facility
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today participated in a groundbreaking ceremony for a new Plant Sciences Building that will house scientists from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s... Read more
2024-08-01
The Momentum to End Hunger in the U.S. Is Growing
“We need to be impatient,” says U.S. Representative Jim McGovern. “We need to be pushing every lever and every which way.” Read more
2024-07-31
Scientists Made A Healthy Crop Healthier
Nutritionally enhanced sorghum could help reduce malnutrition in children of sub-Saharan Africa Read more
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2024-07-31
Report Examines How Corporate Lobbying Influences Farm Bill
A recent UCS report finds that through lobbying and campaign donations, Big Ag has the largest financial influence over the Food and Farm Bill. Read more
2024-07-30
IPES-Food Report: Territorial Markets Empower Resilience
Discover how IPES-Food's groundbreaking report advocates for resilient food systems through empowering territorial markets. Read more
2024-07-29
Cow “Challenge” Study Should Help Turn Tables on H5N1 in Dairy Herds
Cow “Challenge” Study Should Help Turn Tables on H5N1 in Dairy Herds Read more
2024-07-29
Nonsense in the US-Mexico Corn Fight
Neighbors can’t even agree what to fight about in the GM corn fights. Looking at the apparent facts, figures, and law, this dispute is senseless. Read more
2024-07-27
USDA Research Identifies Moths that Slow the Spread of Invasive Fern
The invasive Old World climbing fern was introduced to Florida’s ecosystem from southeast Asia around 1965. It soon dominated the state’s native vegetation, infesting more than 100,000 acres in a... Read more
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2024-07-26
The Overlooked Climate Friendly Protein
Here’s why this little-known fish might just be the most sustainable protein on the planet. Read more
2024-07-25
USDA Research Identifies and Tracks Moth Species That Can Destroy Packaged Food
Plodia interpunctella, better known as the Indian Meal Moth, is normally found where you store your grains. This means that it can move through tiny openings in plastic or cardboard packages in your... Read more
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