Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
By P.J. Huffstutter. CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture will release approximately $20 million in funding for previously approved contracts that had been frozen by the Trump ...
Event purpose: The Perennial Farm Ecosystem Conference is dedicated to providing a valuable and educational session that encourages tree fruit and vineyard growers to explore alternatives to ...
Aug. 26—By Paula Martin Farmers markets are in full swing across the region with many food access programs ready to support health. We are lucky to have several seasonal and year-round farmers ...
The run of weekly programmes on Network Three came to an end on 25 August 1964 and from 31 August Farming Today (now subtitled News, market trends, and current topics) moved to a 6.35–6.50 slot on Monday to Saturday mornings on the BBC Home Service (later to become BBC Radio 4 in 1967), where it replaced the 10-minute Farm Bulletin which had ...
The United States experienced a major farm crisis during the 1980s. By the mid-1980s, the crisis had reached its peak. Land prices had fallen dramatically leading to record foreclosures. Farm debt for land and equipment purchases soared during the 1970s and early 1980s, doubling between 1978 and 1984.
World Ag Expo is the largest annual outdoor agricultural exposition with over 1,200 exhibitors and an attendance of more than 100,000 each year. It is held at the International Agri-Center in Tulare, California, in the United States, starting on the second Tuesday of February.
The event in Smithton, Pennsylvania, gave Trump a chance to drive his economic message against Vice President Kamala Harris, arguing that imposing tariffs and boosting energy production will lower costs. He highlighted Harris' reversal of a previous vow to ban fracking, a method of producing natural gas key to Pennsylvania's economy.
The percentage of Americans who live on a farm diminished from nearly 25% during the Great Depression to about 2% now, [8] and only 0.1% of the United States population works full-time on a farm. As the agribusiness lobby grows to near $60 million per year, [ 9 ] the interests of agricultural corporations remain highly represented.