The Ca. Department of Food and Agriculture is seeking to create a new program that will award a total of $10 million in research grants for projects that may reduce methane emissions.
California nut farmers are tabulating their crop losses after a late-February freeze damaged orchards in multiple counties. International food and feed prices could jump by as much as 20%.
The USDA’s Farmers to Families Food Box Program has now distributed over 50 million food boxes in support of American farmers and families affected by COVID-19.
In a survey of 1,600 Americans last week, 31% of U.S. households are shopping using online grocery delivery or pickup in the past month, up from just 13% in August.
Many Chinese farmers are shopping online for vital supplies as the spring planting season begins and the coronavirus disrupts traditional supply chains.
Farmers facing fewer choices for profitability, many are standing firm in their support of the President. Trump has supported farmers with tax reform and a farm bill,
Bill Gates says he toured a Tanzania's Yara fertilizer warehouse and is excited about the farmers using fertilizer and the positive impact it would have.