CBP agriculture specialists working at area ports ensure Mother’s Day flowers are disease and pest free
EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists working at El Paso area ports of entry are busy this week making sure that personal and commercial importations of Mother’s Day flowers are…
New Jersey Farms Approach 10,000 Mark, Bucking National Decline in Agriculture
Trenton, NJ – The latest U.S. Department of Agriculture 2022 Census of Agriculture reveals an increase in the number of farms in New Jersey, with the state nearly reaching the 10,000 farms…
Britain pauses talks on Canada free trade deal over agriculture
By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) – Britain has suspended talks on a free trade deal with Canada amid unhappiness on both sides about the lack of access to agricultural markets, Canadian officials…
Embraer sees record agriculture plane deliveries this year
By Gabriel Araujo SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian planemaker Embraer expects its agricultural aircraft Ipanema to hit record deliveries this year after a positive 2023 driven by the strength of the country’s…
Laredo CBP agriculture specialists intercept 21 ticks in trophy whitetail deer hides at Colombia-Solidarity Bridge
LAREDO, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists this weekend intercepted whitetail trophy deer hides infested with a total of 21 ticks at the Colombia-Solidarity Bridge. “As the deer hunting…
Sri Lanka’s economy returns to growth, led by agriculture
By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s economy grew by 1.6% in the quarter from July to September, official data showed on Friday, as the country claws its way back from…
How food and agriculture contribute to climate change
By Leah Douglas (Reuters) – Feeding the world is a big job, and the effort produces billions of mets of emissions of greenhouse gases each year – around a third of the…
Cow burps, food waste to take spotlight at COP28 agriculture day
By Leah Douglas (Reuters) – Climate advocacy groups are pressuring world governments gathered at this year’s United Nation’s COP28 climate conference in Dubai to commit to cutting global food sector emissions, as…
U.S. farm leaders, visiting China, talk up agriculture trade
By Dominique Patton BEIJING (Reuters) – Dozens of U.S. agriculture industry representatives gathered in Beijing on Thursday to meet Chinese counterparts amid growing U.S. efforts to bolster farm trade even as political…
CBP agriculture specialists intercept first in port pest at Rio Grande City Port of Entry
RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists at Rio Grande City Port of Entry earlier this month discovered a significant rare pest, a first in the port…
Factbox-US government shutdown: agriculture data hit
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The release of commodity market-sensitive reports released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and other government agencies will be suspended if Congress fails to provide the government with…
Chile heavy rains likely caused over $1 billion in agriculture losses
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Heavy rains in Chile’s central south farming region last week may have caused at least $1 billion in losses, according to estimates by authorities and the industry. The extreme…
Argentina’s economic activity down 4.4% in June as agriculture plunges
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s economic activity fell 4.4% in June from a year earlier, the country’s official statistics agency said on Wednesday, below the expectations of a Refinitiv poll of a…
CBP agriculture specialists discover first-in-nation pest in San Diego
OTAY MESA, Calif., – U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists assigned to the Otay Mesa cargo facility intercepted a rare pest while inspecting a cargo shipment on July 19 when a…
Dulles CBP Agriculture Specialists Cage Two Live Birds Carried by Passenger from Iraq
STERLING, Va. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists seized two live birds on July 16 from a woman who arrived aboard a flight from Dubai, U.A.E. Airline representatives initially…
CBP officers, agriculture specialists intercept spider monkey at Gateway International Bridge
BROWNSVILLE, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers and agriculture specialists at the Gateway International Bridge intercepted a live spider monkey in a vehicle in a single enforcement action. “Our…
CBP agriculture specialists intercept first in the nation pest at Laredo Port of Entry
LAREDO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists at Laredo Port of Entry discovered a significant rare pest last week, a first in the nation interception on a shipment of…
2 Giant African Snails seized by CBP Agriculture Specialists in Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky— U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists intercepted two giant African snails at the Louisville Port of Entry on May 18. The live snails were discovered at an express…
CBP Agriculture Specialists at JFK Discover Live Larvae Among Plastic Flowers
JAMAICA, N.Y. — U. S. Customs and Border Protection Agriculture Specialists at the John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) International Mail Facility (IMF) found some real pests among a shipment of plastic…
EXCLUSIVE: Biden Admin Ropes In Agriculture, Interior Departments To Help Stem Tide Of Migrants Crossing Border
EXCLUSIVE: Biden Admin Ropes In Agriculture, Interior Departments To Help Stem Tide Of Migrants Crossing Border Jennie Taer on May 16, 2023 The Biden administration asked several departments and federal agencies, including…
Mother’s Day Flower Rush at LAX, a Busy Time for CBP Agriculture Specialists
A CBP import specialist assigned to LAX air cargo inspects a bouquet dianthus arriving from Ecuador. LOS ANGELES—U. S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)…
CBP officers, agriculture specialists intercept 10 baby parrots at Hidalgo International Bridge
HIDALGO, Texas –CBP officers and agriculture specialists at the Hidalgo International Bridge intercepted 10 live baby parrots in a single enforcement action. “Our frontline CBP officers and agriculture specialists encountered something we…
Colorado governor signs first US agriculture right to repair bill into law
By Bianca Flowers and Kevin Mohatt (Reuters) – Colorado’s governor signed the nation’s first right to repair legislation into law on Tuesday, giving the state’s farmers and ranchers the autonomy to fix…
CBP officers, agriculture specialists intercept 10 live roosters at Laredo Port of Entry in two separate enforcement actions
LAREDO, Texas –CBP officers and agriculture specialists at the Laredo Port of Entry intercepted live roosters, commonly used for cockfighting, in two separate enforcement actions over the last two weeks. “On two…
El Paso port of entry agriculture enforcement operation nets hundreds of violations ahead of Easter
EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists recorded 878 violations while conducting an operation targeting prohibited agriculture items during the week leading up to Easter. “The operation focused…
Progreso CBP Agriculture Specialists Intercept First in Port Pest in Pineapple Shipment
PROGRESO, Texas – Agriculture Specialists with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Progreso Port of Entry intercepted a “First in Port” pest, a tortoise beetle found…
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