USDA Awards $801,000 to Boost New Jersey Specialty Crops
TRENTON, N.J. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded New Jersey agricultural organizations $801,000 in Specialty Crop Block Grants to support 14 projects aimed …
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Australia set to harvest bigger crops after rains defy El Nino
By Peter Hobson CANBERRA (Reuters) – Australia is poised to produce much more wheat and other crops this year than previously thought after rainfall confounded …
China’s embrace of GMO crops gains momentum with new import, planting approvals
By Mei Mei Chu BEIJING (Reuters) -China on Thursday approved additional varieties of genetically modified soybeans and corn for import and production while expanding their …
Biden Admin Shelled Out Six Figures To Promote ‘Specialty Crops’ At College Football Tailgate Parties
Biden Admin Shelled Out Six Figures To Promote ‘Specialty Crops’ At College Football Tailgate Parties Nick Pope on January 3, 2024 The federal government spent …
US Midwest drought expands, but forecast rains offer relief to crops
By Karl Plume CHICAGO (Reuters) – The most intense drought to hit the U.S. Midwest farm belt since 2012 deepened over the past week, sapping …
Dem Rep Says DeSantis’ Crackdown On Illegal Migrants Will Leave Crops ‘Rotting In The Fields’
Dem Rep Says DeSantis’ Crackdown On Illegal Migrants Will Leave Crops ‘Rotting In The Fields’ Harold Hutchison on May 17, 2023 Democratic Rep. Debbie Wasserman …
Pelosi says immigrants needed to pick crops in Florida, stop sending them north
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi this week said Florida Governor Ron DeSantis should stop sending illegal immigrants north on buses to sanctuary states because …
As harvest time looms, China tells farmers to replant or switch crops
By Xiaoyu Yin and Thomas Peter NANCHANG, China (Reuters) – As China’s record heatwave starts to subside, farmers are assessing the damage caused by a …
Fertiliser ban decimates Sri Lankan crops as government popularity ebbs
By Uditha Jayasinghe and Devjyot Ghoshal AGBOPURA, Sri Lanka – W.M. Seneviratne sat watching a mechanised harvester slice through the jade green fields around him …