The latest news from the agricultural sector
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2024-09-06
Restoring Justice: Black Farmers Receive ‘Historic’ Payout
'With this victory in hand we are walking in the right direction toward reparative justice.' Read more
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2024-09-05
Africa’s New Plan to Revitalize Vegetable Biodiversity
The African Vegetable Biodiversity Rescue Plan aims to address hunger, malnutrition, poverty, and the climate crisis. Read more
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2024-09-03
Cities without Hunger: Gardens that Feed and Empower
Explore how Cities without Hunger is transforming empty city lots into vegetable gardens that tackle food insecurity and support local communities. Read more
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2024-08-30
Food Workers Deserve Fair Wages. End Of Story
“There’s really only one future for [the food] industry, and it has to be providing life-sustaining wages.' Read more
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2024-08-28
Better Food Policy Can Make Healthier Food More Accessible
As Congress tries to develop a new Farm Bill, it's an important time for policymakers to pass better legislation and make it easier to be healthy. Read more
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2024-08-27
Global Obesity Rates and the Rise of Fad Diets
The Gaples Institute emphasizes nutrition in medical education to combat obesity and promote healthier dietary practices. Read more
2024-12-05
Some Crops Tolerate Ozone Pollution Better Than Others, Study Finds
Differences in the photosynthetic "machinery" of certain crop plants can make them more or less prone to harm caused by ground-level ozone pollution, according to a recent
Proceedings of the... Read more
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2024-11-17
USDA Introduces a Multi-Year Plan to Strengthen U.S. Genebank Management of Plant Germplasm
, November 17, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released today the
National Strategic Germplasm and Cultivar Collection Assessment and Utilization Plan in support of the Agricultural... Read more
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2024-11-15
USDA Unveils Updated Plant Hardiness Zone Map
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today released a new version of its Plant Hardiness Zone Map (PHZM), updating this valuable tool for gardeners and researchers for the first time since 2012.... Read more
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2024-11-13
USDA Researchers Confirm Six Unique Strains of African Swine Fever Virus
Development suggests a lower number of vaccines to combat ASFV outbreaks Read more
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2024-11-03
USDA Holds Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for the Sam Farr United States Crop Improvement and Protection Research Center in Salinas, California
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony today for the opening of the newly constructed Sam Farr United States Crop Improvement and... Read more
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2024-11-01
USDA Scientist Recognized for Transforming Food Safety Systems and Protecting the World’s Food Supply
USDA scientist
Joseph Capobianco, a research engineer for the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), has received a 2022
Arthur S. Flemming Award for his innovative research that enhances the... Read more
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