BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese government is taking aim at European farmers instead of German automakers by launching an investigation into European Union pork imports, just days after the EU said it plans to impose provisional tariffs on China-made electric vehicles. The Commerce Ministry didn’t mention the EV tariffs when it announced Monday that it […]
By P.J. Huffstutter and Karl Plume CHICAGO (Reuters) – South Dakota farmer Eric Kroupa received a flurry of calls from grain dealers and ethanol plants asking to buy the corn locked away in his bins when prices neared 4-1/2-month peaks last month. He sold some, but is waiting for buyers to up their bids to […]
European Union countries on Monday gave final approval to a major and long-awaited plan to better protect nature in the 27-nation bloc. It follows months of protests by farmers who argued that EU environmental and climate laws were driving them toward bankruptcy. After surviving a razor-thin vote by politicians last summer, the so-called Nature Restoration […]
By P.J. Huffstutter and Karl Plume CHICAGO (Reuters) – South Dakota farmer Eric Kroupa received a flurry of calls from grain dealers and ethanol plants asking to buy the corn locked away in his bins when prices neared 4-1/2-month peaks last month. He sold some, but is waiting for buyers to up their bids to […]
In the heart of an 11-acre lychee orchard, Yin Yaocheng begins his daily labour early in the morning. But unlike some of his fellow farmers, who spend the day ploughing fields or harvesting fruit, Yin films himself taking leisurely strolls among lush trees while talking into a smartphone. Yin, the marketing head of Donglin Fruit […]
This week’s top-selling Taunton property is a charming custom Ranch-style home with a farmers porch that sold for $750,000. Located at 798 Caswell St., the 2,092-square-foot, three-bedroom, two-bath home is situated on a 1.48 acre lot. Built in 2018, some notable features include a farmers porch, full walk-out basement, open living areas with vaulted ceilings, […]
A new farmers market has launched on the West Side of Binghamton. By 1 p.m. on its first day Sunday, June 2, most of the vendor shelves at Recreation Park were empty, and fresh strawberries from Eden Heights Farm were sold out before noon. The Binghamton Farmers Market will be held from 11 a.m. to […]
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – There are major delays in a years-long project that affects critical water supplies for New Mexico farmers. Work has been underway at El Vado dam since 2021, but now planners have to go back to the drawing board and farmers will have to wait even longer for their water. Story continues below […]
PETALUMA, California — Animal rights activists first forced their way onto Mike Weber’s chicken ranch six years ago, seeking to expose what they view as the horrors of egg production in a region known as the “American Provence” for its abundance of vineyards, dairies and organic farms. That confrontation, which resulted in the arrest of […]
Stink bugs, recognizable to most by the gnarly, unpleasant odor they emit after being unceremoniously crushed, are actually one of most significant agricultural pests tormenting farmers throughout North America and southern Europe. The pesky invasive species, which may have hitched a ride from Asia to the US via shipping containers back in the 1990s, reportedly, […]
2024 is not expected to be a good year for farms, with the U.S. Department of Agriculture forecasting a 25% downturn in profits. But some farmers in Iowa have planted something new in the ground to offset their losses: wind turbines. Evie Haupt, 75, has three of them working the land year-round on her 160-acre […]
Jun. 4—Field & Fork Network, a leading food and farming nonprofit, is preparing to launch its Double Up Food Bucks NY program at the Cooperstown Farmers Market. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program matching program increases access and affordability of fresh fruits and vegetables for low-income individuals and families across New York state, according to a […]