Report finds Workers at Brazilian Beef Farms Supplying JBS Suffer ‘Conditions Similar to Slavery’
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President Biden Calls on Farmers to Double Crop in Face of Food Insecurity
The war in Ukraine has upended global markets, causing staples like wheat and sunflower oil to spike. How is the American government responding?
A new report includes emails showing that Tyson Foods authored a version of President Trump’s executive order to keep meatpacking plants open during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Agriculture’s Water Challenge Is About to Get a Lot Worse
A new study estimates that water scarcity will worsen in more than 80 percent of croplands by 2050.
USDA Renews People’s Garden with New Locations
The initiative is back and expanding, with a focus on food education in urban centers.
Study Finds Black Farmers Have Lost $326 Billion in Land
And that’s likely a conservative estimate.
Methane Emissions From Belching Cows Seen From Space
Satellite technology traced the source to a feedlot in California. It’s the first time methane outputs have been measured in this manner.
Insect Populations Are Shrinking. Big Agriculture and Climate Change Are to Blame
A new study finds that the number of insects, including important pollinators, has declined by nearly 50 percent in certain areas.
Russian Troops Reportedly Loot $5 Million of Farm Equipment, Only to Find It Remotely Locked
Finally, an ethical use of the Deere security system.
Canadian Indigenous Community to Start Fishing Lobster Without Authorization From Government
On Prince Edward Island, the Lennox Island First Nation plans to uphold its treaty right to fish for lobster. But federal regulators, concerned about conservation efforts, threaten to shut them down.
