Monsanto Fined $10.2 Million For Spraying Illegal Pesticide in Hawaii
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Supply Chain Crunches Are Affecting Every Corner of Agriculture
Producers are over-ordering supplies for 2022, farmers are considering new cash crops, while others are getting out of the business.
Germany Becomes First Country to Ban Mass Culling of Male Chicks
It’s a big step forward for animal welfare in the egg industry.
Weed-Inspired Velcro Concept Could Deliver Medicines, Collect Data From Plants
It’s all about the microhooks.
Biden Administration Returns to Trump-Era Theme: Increase Meat Processing Line Speeds
Many organizations note this could result in higher risk of injury to workers.
Cargill Meatpacking Plant Narrowly Averts Strike
Union workers at the High River, Alberta plant, which supplies about 40 percent of Canada’s beef, voted in favor of a new contract two days before a planned strike.
Canada Halts Exports of Prince Edward Island Potatoes
After cases of potato wart fungus were found on two PEI farms, Canada has put a stop to potato exports into the US. Now businesses and the provincial government are fighting back.
Maryland Attorney General Sues Monsanto for Environmental Damages
The suit focuses on polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, which Monsanto manufactured until 1977.
Global Shortage Causes Québec to Releases Half of Its Strategic Maple Syrup Reserve
The demand for maple syrup is outstripping supply.
EPA Erases Trump-Era ‘Waters of the United States’ Rule
How will the decision affect agriculture?
