Category: agriculture

Comical Corrections: ‘How I Edited an Agricultural Paper’

In “The Merchant of Venice,” Shakespeare says: “With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come.” He encourages us to live with laughter, for laughter and humor are the antidotes that lighten serious matters and bring daily joy. In his short story “How I Edited an Agricultural Paper,” Mark Twain encourages this cultivation of humor and…


LIVE 2:30 PM ET: House Ways and Means Committee Holds Field Hearing on Agriculture, Critical Supply Chains

The House Ways and Means Committee holds a full committee field hearing on “Trade in America: Agriculture and Critical Supply Chains” at 2:30 p.m. ET on July 10 in Kimball, Minnesota. Don Schiefelbein, past president of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association; Tom Bakk, former member of the Minnesota State Legislature; Carolyn Olson, vice president of the Minnesota…


LIVE 3:30 PM ET: House Ways and Means Committee Holds Field Hearing on Agriculture, Critical Supply Chains

The House Ways and Means Committee holds a full committee field hearing on “Trade in America: Agriculture and Critical Supply Chains” at 3:30 p.m. ET on July 10 in Kimball, Minnesota. Don Schiefelbein, past president of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association; Tom Bakk, former member of the Minnesota State Legislature; Carolyn Olson, vice president of the Minnesota…


LIVE NOW: House Ways and Means Committee Holds Field Hearing on Agriculture, Critical Supply Chains

The House Ways and Means Committee holds a full committee field hearing on “Trade in America: Agriculture and Critical Supply Chains” at 3:30 p.m. ET on July 10 in Kimball, Minnesota. Don Schiefelbein, past president of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association; Tom Bakk, former member of the Minnesota State Legislature; Carolyn Olson, vice president of the Minnesota…


House Ways and Means Committee Holds Field Hearing on Agriculture, Critical Supply Chains

The House Ways and Means Committee holds a full committee field hearing on “Trade in America: Agriculture and Critical Supply Chains” at 3:30 p.m. ET on July 10 in Kimball, Minnesota. Don Schiefelbein, past president of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association; Tom Bakk, former member of the Minnesota State Legislature; Carolyn Olson, vice president of the Minnesota…


Australian Regulator Comes Clean With Carbon Credit Data Release

Previously secret data has been released by the Clean Energy Regulator after questions were raised about the integrity of methods used to generate carbon credits. The Carbon Estimation Area (CEA) data was issued on June 2, as recommended by a recent review of Australia’s carbon credit scheme and after a law change allowed the release. “This…


Senators Disagree on How to Solve US Farm Worker Shortage

Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) agree that the shortage of farm workers in the United States is approaching crisis levels. But they differ on how to address the problem as it relates to recent immigrants. Witnesses at a May 31 hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee said current immigration law leaves immigrants…


Climate Policy Emerges as Major Risk to Farmers, Investors

News Analysis As governments continue to make climate policy one after another, some farmers are calling it a bigger threat than the ongoing weather ups and downs that they’ve historically managed to adapt to. Potential policy risk associated with climate mitigation isn’t limited to the resource sector but has significant financial implications as well. “Climate…


Consumers Warned High Price of Australian Fresh Food Here to Stay

The high price of fresh fruit and vegetables won’t come down anytime soon according to fresh food suppliers. Speaking at a food security inquiry Claire McClelland from the Australian Fresh Produce Alliance said continuing high inputs for producers is keeping prices high. “Once a price is up it very rarely goes back down … once…


California’s Lingering Rains, Cold Weather Impacting Crops With Mixed Results

Unseasonably cool California weather this spring—along with persistently saturated soil from so much rainfall—is delaying growth in some crops and increasing susceptibility to fungus, according to experts, which could mean less availability and potentially higher prices at the grocery store. Powdery mildew and fungal diseases thrive on excess moisture and farmers across the state are…