SBA Announces Ticking Clock Federal Drought Relief Assistance for New Jersey, Farmers Ineligible
TRENTON, N.J. — The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding small businesses and private nonprofit organizations in New Jersey that they have until Aug. 11 to apply for federal disaster loans to…
U.S. farmers, in Havana, say sanctions stymieing food sales to Cuba
By Dave Sherwood HAVANA – U.S. farmers, on a trade tour in Cuba, said on Wednesday they would like to sell more wheat and other farm products to the impoverished Caribbean island…
China’s farmers face fertiliser crunch as COVID measures hamper deliveries
By Dominique Patton and Hallie Gu BEIJING – China’s COVID-19 curbs are disrupting the supply of fertiliser to the country’s northeastern bread basket just a month away from spring planting, threatening this…
Ukraine’s farmers stalled, fueling fears of global food shortages
By Maurice Tamman, David Gauthier-Villars, Sarah McFarlane and Sarah El Safty – The Russian invasion of Ukraine threatens millions of tiny spring-time sprouts that should emerge from stalks of dormant winter wheat…
U.S. farmers improving climate-friendly practices, but ‘more work to do’ – report
By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON – Farmers in the United States have adopted conservation strategies that have led to gains for climate-friendly agriculture in recent years, but the Department of Agriculture has “more…
Macron tells French farmers: Ukraine war will weigh on you, and it will last
PARIS – The war in Ukraine, and heavy sanctions Western powers have taken against Russia, will have long-lasting and serious consequences for the French farming sector, the European Union’s biggest, French President…
With fertilizer costs high and seeds scarce, U.S. farmers turn to soy
By Mark Weinraub and Julie Ingwersen CHICAGO – North Dakota farmer Jennifer Meyer typically devotes at least 20% of her 2,500-acre farm to corn, which provides a convenient feed for the cattle…
Thai pig farmers angered by havoc from suspected African swine fever
By Patpicha Tanakasempipat NAKHON PATHOM, Thailand -Business began unravelling for Thai pig farmer Jintana Jamjumrus two years ago, after dozens of her animals got feverish and died within days of a mysterious…
Canadian farmers face cattle feed shortage due to drought, transport strains
By Rod Nickel WINNIPEG, Manitoba – Canadian farmers say they are just days away from running out of feed for cattle, due to severe drought last summer damaging crops needed to fatten…
New Jersey bill signed into law aims to help farmers reduce crop damage from deer
TRENTON, NJ – Farmers throughout New Jersey may soon be able to apply for agricultural grants to help cover the cost of deer fencing thanks to bipartisan legislation sponsored by Senate Republican…
As overdevelopment encroaches, New Jersey farmers are under attack with bad faith complaints
Legislation sponsored by Senator Steve Oroho that would strengthen the legal protection of commercial farmers under the Right to Farm Act was endorsed today by the Senate Economic Growth Committee. The bipartisan…
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