Nearly twice as many meat-processing plants employ short-term foreign workers than in 2015, “a small but growing trend,” according to an Investigate Midwest report.
Irrigation canals can be tempting during sweltering heat, especially for kids and teenagers, The Columbia Basin Project is urging would-be swimmers to stay out.
More vineyards will be removed in California this year, as farmers and wineries work to correct an imbalance of their inventories in supply and demand.
A big problem in the U.S. is food waste. It is the single largest category of material sent to municipal landfills. The need to better educate the U.S. on the importance of reducing food waste.
Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack will announce food waste reduction goals tomorrow. This first-ever initiative will set a national goal for food waste reduction within a specific timeframe. The announcement occurs just one week before world leaders begin to gather at the United Nations General Assembly in New York to address sustainable development practices and goals, including sustainable production and