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Agriculture industry
The Biden administration wants more competition in the seed industry
Mar 7, 2023
Just four companies control more than 60% of the global market.
Black farmers' lawsuit points to limited remedies for past discrimination
Oct 13, 2022
A program to address USDA discrimination against Black farmers was revised after white farmers said it discriminated against them.
Farm profits, up last year, may sink again as farmers' costs rise
by
Lily Jamali
Feb 21, 2022
Seed and fertilizer are just a few of the products whose costs have risen because of ongoing supply chain problems.
California farmers say their crops are caught in the supply chain
Nov 4, 2021
Exports are delayed for key crops like walnuts, many of which are grown for overseas customers.
Drought has California farms destroying crops, rather than pay for water
Aug 16, 2021
The Woolf ranch in California’s Central Valley is scaling down its almond orchards to focus on less water-intensive crops, like tomatoes.
NOAA releases warmer climate "normals" for the U.S.
May 4, 2021
The new baseline temperatures are a reflection of climate change.
French farmers protest taking meat off Lyon school lunch menu
Mar 30, 2021
Green Party Mayor Grégory Doucet says adopting a single meatless menu helps to make social distancing easier during COVID-19.
For public good, not for profit.
Food commodity prices highest since 2014, according to UN
Mar 4, 2021
Weird weather, growing Chinese demand, locusts in Africa and, of course, COVID are driving the surge in prices.
Texas' ag industry faces hundreds of millions in losses after deep freeze
by
Andy Uhler
Feb 26, 2021
And those hits ripple through to grocery stores, where there are still some limits on buying things like milk and eggs.
Agriculture is counting on pent-up demand for its recovery
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sean McHenry
Feb 25, 2021
COVID-19 killed demand for many farm products. But with vaccine rollouts and consumers venturing out again, will that turn around?