American farmers in need of help are relying more heavily on H-2A workers than ever before. According to the US Department of Labor Statistics, the number of positions filled via the H-2A…
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Goodyear Wants to Make Tires From Dandelions
Dandelions are much more than just pesky weeds. They lend their greens to salads and can be transformed into wines and other botanical beverages. Now, the yellow-flowered plant has become the key…
Scientists Grow Plants in Moon Soil for the First Time
Growing greens just went lunar. For the first time, scientists have successfully grown plants using lunar soil—known as lunar regolith— collected from past moon expeditions. Scientists at the University of Florida conducted…
President Biden Calls on Farmers to Double Crop in Face of Food Insecurity
On an Illinois farm Wednesday afternoon, President Joe Biden asked American growers to double crop—planting a second crop in the field after the first one is harvested—this season in an effort to…
The Meatpacking Industry Drafted Trump’s 2020 Order to Keep Plants Open At the Expense of Worker Safety
This article is republished from The Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting. Read the original article. Lawyers for Tyson Foods, one of America’s largest meatpacking companies, drafted an early version of a 2020 executive order…
Agriculture’s Water Challenge Is About to Get a Lot Worse
Across the globe, reports of debilitating droughts are reaching all-time highs and the demand for water is ever-growing. What does that mean for the agriculture industry, the largest user of the global…
The Lasting Legacy of the First Farmland Preservation Program
Drive through New York’s western Long Island on any given afternoon—particularly as rush hour approaches—and you’ll be moved not by the idyllic rolling hills of verdant farmland but, rather, by the throb…
USDA Renews People’s Garden with New Locations
Last week, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack officially reopened the first People’s Garden on the National Mall in Washington, DC. Situated centrally, the garden benefits from foot traffic from people heading to the…
Study Finds Black Farmers Have Lost $326 Billion in Land
As Black farmers, activists and even some in the government work to make changes and reparations for the farmland lost by Black farmers during the 20th century, one number is often tossed…
Methane Emissions From Belching Cows Seen From Space
California cow burps are now officially detectable from space. Satellites caught the methane, a byproduct of cows belching, in February, according to data analyzed by Montreal-based environmental data firm GHGSat Inc. The…