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It Is Time for American Consumers and the Ag Sector to Have a New Farm Bill
Wyoming Livestock Roundup
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June 6, 2025
By Klodette Stroh We can learn a lot if we study the history of any given topic. For instance, the history of sugar production shows us in 1974 when the U.S. Sugar Act expired, the world price skyrocketed to 60 cents a pound. As a result, American...
Natfoods expansion unlocks new market for local farmers
The Standard
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NATIONAL Foods Holdings Limited chief executive officer Mike Lashbrook NATIONAL Foods Holdings Limited chief executive officer Mike Lashbrook says the company’s expansion into value-added food production will create new markets for local wheat...
What Is a CAFO, and Is It Different From a Factory Farm?
Sentient Media
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June 6, 2025
An estimated 99 percent of farm animals in the U.S. live in what the government calls Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations, or CAFOs. But what exactly makes something a CAFO, and are they the same as factory farms? Generally speaking, CAFOs are...
Sharing international experiences in agriculture (The Vegetable Grower)
Delmarva Farmer - Maryland
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June 6, 2025
(Editor’s note: Gordon Johnson is a retired vegetable and fruit specialist with the University of Delaware.) The United States goes through periods when we turn inward and alter our international relationships.. However, many farmers and...
Climate change threatens crops, but Colombia's coffee farms show the world how to adapt and thrive
Asianet Newsable
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June 6, 2025
synopsis Colombia is turning climate change into a catalyst for innovation in agriculture. Through climate-smart farming, shade-grown coffee, policy reforms and carbon capture, the country offers a global model for sustainable agricultural...
ICSA calls for urgency on renewing agri tax reliefs
Irish Farmers Journal
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The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has called on Government to urgently secure the long-term retention of agricultural tax reliefs due to expire at the end of 2025. The call follows Minister for Finance Pascal Donohoe’s...
Emissions progress cannot come at expense of farming’s future – ICSA
Irish Farmers Journal
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Ireland is at risk of meeting its emissions targets at the expense of rural communities, food security and the future of farming, the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has said. Speaking following the Agriculture and Climate...
Feed the World by Cutting SNAP
Farmer's Exchange - Indiana
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Published: Friday, June 6, 2025 The following is from Alan Guebert, a freelance agricultural journalist from Illinois. For U.S. farmers and ranchers, May 22 was right out of a Dickens novel: It was the best of days and the worst of days. Early—and...
Odisha Mangoes Make Global Mark with Exports to France, Belgium, Dubai
ETGovernment
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June 6, 2025
Officials from the Department of Agriculture, Palladium, and agri-export agencies flagged off the latest consignment, reiterating Odisha’s commitment to connecting rural farmers with high-value global markets.BHUBANESWAR: Odisha has expanded its...
Roaming OC Farmers’ Markets
Voice of OC
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June 6, 2025
OC’s Farmer’s Markets are not only where locals can get fresh produce–they’re also where many entrepreneurs get their start. Editor’s note: This is an occasional series where Voice of OC works with local community photographers to offer residents...
Native American Farming Site Uncovered in Michigan Challenges Historical Assumptions
Greek Reporter
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June 6, 2025
Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, once farmed by ancestral Menominee communities. Credit: Stephanie Harvey / CC BY 2.0 A newly uncovered Native American farming site in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is prompting researchers to rethink long-held assumptions...
“We need a stronger and fairer CAP for farmers”
Portugal Pulse
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June 6, 2025
“We need a stronger and fairer CAP for farmers and agri-food cooperatives,” stated Idalino Leão, president of Confagri – the National Confederation of Agricultural Cooperatives and Agricultural Credit of Portugal, as quoted in a press release....
BRIDGE-in Agriculture initiative targets young women to lead...
Modern Ghana
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Government officials, private sector leaders, and young entrepreneurs gathered in Accra to launch BRIDGE-in Agriculture, a bold five-year initiative designed to transform Ghana’s agricultural sector. The program aims to unlock finance for...
ISU Extension and Outreach Showcases Urban Agriculture through Statewide Pilot, Field Days, Urban Extension Leaders Conference
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
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AMES, Iowa – Urban farmers have many competing needs, often working full-time, off-farm jobs in addition to farming in or near a city. That’s why Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is working with farmers in four major metropolitan...
Odisha farmers export mango to France, Belgium
The Hindu Business Line
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June 6, 2025
Odisha farmers tap France and Belgium markets for mango export. Odisha has added France and Belgium to its list of mango export destinations. This is in addition to the list of international export markets such as Dubai, London, Birmingham, Rome,...
Officials break ground on Portsmouth Agricultural Intermodal Export Facility
Delmarva Farmer - Maryland
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June 6, 2025
Officials participating in the Portsmouth Agricultural Intermodal Export Facility groundbreaking were, from right to left, Stephen Edwards, chief executive officer of The Port of Virginia; Linda Balderson, Manager of Rail Industrial Access...
Heritage livestock breeds provide benefits to small farms
Wyoming Livestock Roundup
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June 6, 2025
Heritage livestock breeds benefit both farmers and consumers with their hardiness, adaptability, flavorful meat and genetic diversity and have developed over generations to maintain these traits and to adapt to their environment, farming practices...
St. Pete veterans restore European wood that survived World War II
St. Pete Catalyst - Florida
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June 6, 2025
Today, June 6, is the 81st anniversary of D-Day: the Allied landings in France during the Second World War. In commemoration of that event, the Catalyst profiled Three Forks Wood Reclamation, a local, veteran-owned business dedicated to...
DARPA Initiates New Program to Defend Agriculture
Overt Defense - Michigan
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June 6, 2025
By Jakub Wozniak in News, Technology, USA June 6, 2025 On Tuesday, 2 June, the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Biological Technologies Office unveiled a new initiative aimed at supporting US agricultural security. BTO...
MARL maximizes impact of Minnesota’s agricultural and rural leaders
Farm Forum - South Dakota
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Brad Schloesser said no 10 times to an invitation to apply to the Minnesota Agriculture and Rural Leadership (MARL) program. As a teacher and a parent, there was too much he didn’t want to miss. “And then the 11th time — what a yes it was!”...