The North American Great Plains, stretching from the Canadian Prairies through the central third of the United States and even into a chunk of northeastern Mexico, comprises one of the largest extant…
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National Farmers Union Announces Campaign to Break Up Agricultural Monopolies
The National Farmers Union (NFU) announced the Fairness for Farmers campaign this afternoon, calling it a grassroots effort to break up monopolies and consolidation in the agriculture industry. Speaking at a virtual…
Biden Administration to Develop Heat-Related Workplace Protections
Heat illness, which includes a number of sometimes debilitating or even deadly symptoms caused by excess exposure to heat, is a major problem in the agricultural field. And yet there’s no nationwide…
Making the Case for Bugs
Bugs often get a bad rap. According to one study, approximately 25 percent of people are scared of bugs. It’s estimated that nearly 40 percent of all phobias are related to bugs,…
Fewer Than Half of Applicants Receive Federal Conservation Funding
A report from the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy shows that only roughly one third of farmers who apply for funding from conservation programs are approved. The report analyzed data from…
USDA Accepts More Than 2.5 Million Acres in Grassland Conservation Program
This week, the USDA announced that more than 2.5 million acres of American land have been accepted in the Grassland Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), which involves payments to farmers to remove their…
How Has Hurricane Ida Affected Agriculture and Food?
Hurricane Ida, one of the most destructive storms to hit the Gulf and East coast of the United States in recent memory, took its toll on American agriculture, in ways both obvious…
USDA Announces Aid for Farm and Food Workers
The COVID-19 pandemic has made it much more public how vital certain jobs are, namely those in food production and sales: farmworkers, meatpacking plant workers and grocery store employees. Those workers, in…
Illegal Succulent Poaching Is a Worldwide Problem
As houseplants have become a more visible trend, largely thanks to social media exposure, more and more people are discovering what used to be considered a lesser, non-glamorous family of plants: the…
COVID-19 Aid Package Updated to Assist Poultry, Hog, Fruit and Vegetable Farmers
As with many programs begun under President Donald Trump, the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 (CFAP 2) underwent considerable examination when the Biden administration took over in January 2021. CFAP 2, which…