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2024.04.03
The EU’s great green retreat benefits the far right. For the rest of us, it’s a looming disaster
Environmental pledges are being shredded to please agribusiness and appease extremists. It’s a terrible mistake
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2024.04.03
‘Significant market concentration’: Australian farming lobby calls for poultry industry code of conduct
Producers have a ‘genuine fear’ of challenging unfair contracts due to a lack of competition, the National Farmers Federation says
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2024.04.02
Most of the Colorado River’s diverted water goes to agricultural uses, study finds
Agriculture is the dominant user of water from the overextended Colorado River, but a recent study out in the scientific journal Communications Earth & Environment shows how much water goes to agriculture compared to use by cities.
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2024.04.02
Department of Agriculture launches ‘Arkansas Agritourism’ website
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture has added Arkansas Agritourism to the multi-platform website that includes the Arkansas Grown and Arkansas Farm to School websites.
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2024.04.02
Engaging Agriculture: Embryology a classroom springtime favorite
Lincoln, Neb. — Spring is here, and Nebraska elementary students are busy learning about embryology. This is a unique opportunity to teach the beginning of all life, embryos.
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2024.04.02
Agriculture vs tourism: How are farmers and hotels coping with the Spanish drought?
As Catalonia's water restrictions hit farmers the hardest, the tourism industry’s efforts to save itself could cause friction.
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2024.04.02
Hundreds lose agriculture jobs in Iowa
Over the past weeks, hundreds have found themselves without a job, due to multiple layoffs in the agriculture industry. Currently, both corn and soybeans are selling for less than in previous years.
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2024.04.02
New and Young Farmers Increasing, According to Agriculture Census
The 2024 Census of Agriculture from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reveals a growing number of new and beginning and young producers in the United States.
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2024.04.02
El Niño to La Niña
El Niño and La Niña are warm and cool phases of a recurring climate pattern (every two to seven years) that form in the Pacific Ocean and can impact growing seasons in the U.S.
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2024.04.01
FAO and chef Fatmata Binta announce new project to empower women fonio producers in Ghana
A new project aimed at supporting women fonio producers in Ghana has been announced by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and acclaimed chef Fatmata Binta.