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Minnesota Farmer Accused of Falsely Selling Crops as Organic
A Minnesota farmer is accused of making $46 million by passing off chemically treated corn and soybeans as organically grown.
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Biden Sees Bigger Role for US Farms Due to Ukraine War
President Joe Biden is vowing to help American farmers try to ease a global spike in food prices following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. He visited a family farm in Illinois on Wednesday and unrolled policies meant to increase harvests in ways that the administration believes could also help to reduce grocery bills at home. The Democrat is making a pitch...
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‘We Are Facing Extinction': Black Farmers in Steep Decline
No active Black farmers are left in a historic Kansas community where hundreds migrated a century ago to escape racism and poverty
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USDA Plans Additional $14B for Farmers Reeling From Virus
The federal government says it will give farmers an additional $14 billion to compensate them for the difficulties they’ve experienced selling their crops, milk and meat because of the coronavirus pandemic
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Farm Workers Strike After They See on TV That Dozens of Coworkers Have Coronavirus
A group of about 50 farm workers went on strike Thursday at a California pistachio farm demanding free face coverings, gloves and information from the farm’s owner after they said they learned from the media that dozens of their coworkers tested positive for the coronavirus, a union official said.
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US Farmers Leaning More Heavily on Government Loan Programs
U.S. farmers leaned more heavily upon the federal government last year to finance their agricultural operations amid low commodity prices and trade disputes
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This Robotic Dog Could Help Farmers Herd Sheep
“Spot,” a robotic sheepdog, is being trained to help farmers around the world cope with labor shortages.
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Healthy Pigs Being Killed as Meatpacking Backlog Hits Farms
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to force the closure of meatpacking plants across the country, hog farmers have had to respond quickly to a rapidly growing backlog of animals in their barns by killing and disposing of pigs
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Puerto Rico's Coffee Sector Is at Risk From Another Disaster — Droughts
Hector Muñoz owns a coffee farm in San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico, and hurricanes aren’t the only natural disasters he’s worried about. “If a drought comes it could be catastrophic,” he said. He has reason to be concerned. Powerful El Niños are expected over the next decade and they typically bring drought conditions. Adding to the challenge is the possible impact...
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Developers, Not Farmers, Get Biggest Hit From Wetlands Rule
President Donald Trump often points to farmers as among the biggest winners from the administration’s proposed rollback of federal protections for wetlands and waterways across the country. But under longstanding federal law and rules, farmers and farmland already are exempt from most of the regulatory hurdles on behalf of wetlands that the Trump administration is targeting. Because of that, environmental...
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Robots That Milk Cows
All over Wisconsin cow farmers are starting to use robots to milk the cows.
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Teen's E-Farm Web Venture Helps Boost Puerto Rico's Agriculture
José Nolla Marrero, 17, created E-Farm to help farmers in Puerto Rico sell more of their products throughout the island. Development on Marrero’s online tool came to a halt after Hurricane Maria. A year later, Marrero and the farmers are getting a second shot at making the island more sustainable.
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Trump Makes Trade Promises to Farmers as House Republicans Threaten Rosenstein
President Trump came to Iowa on Thursday, bringing hats that said “Make Our Famers Great Again” and reassuring farmers that new negotiations with Europe could help repair damage from retaliatory tariffs. Meanwhile, in Washington, some House Republicans moved to impeach Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, against the will of party leadership.
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9 Awesome Fall Festivals in Philly and the Suburbs This Month
Here’s are some of the fall-related festivals sweeping the Philadelphia area and beyond this month.
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Calif. Farmers Strike Deal to Cut Water Use Amid Historic Drought
California regulators Friday accepted a historic offer from a group of farmers holding some of the state’s strongest water rights to voluntarily reduce their water use by one-quarter to stave off deeper, mandatory cutbacks amid one of the worst droughts on record.
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Stink Bugs Pose Problem for Farmers
They don’t make fruit and vegetables inedible as some insects do, but stink bugs can turn a beauty of an apple or berry or ear of corn into a beast destined for food processing.