Patrick Montgomery served honorably as an Army Ranger in Afghanistan, and endured his share of loss and trauma during his military career. As he tried to transition to the civilian world, he encountered a hiring manager who told him that his status as a veteran would hurt, rather than help him find employment. Fortunately, Montgomery…
NSW Govt Brings Back Strongest Rodent Pesticide to Combat Mouse Plague
The New South Wales (NSW) government has secured 5000 litres of bromadiolone, one of the world’s strongest pesticides against rodents, as part of a $50 million (US$38.8 million) ‘mouse trap’ package to help farmers combat the ongoing mouse plague. The chemical, which has been banned from outdoor usage since 2017, is currently awaiting approval from…
Agricultural Carbon Coalition Faces Uphill Battle
A national coalition of agricultural groups wants Ottawa to acknowledge its efforts to reduce carbon emissions, but its task will be difficult, say experts. The Agricultural Carbon Alliance (ACA) was formed March 1 to engage the federal government on carbon pricing and advocate for practical options regarding offsets, rebates, and exemptions. Its 14 organizations account…
Farmers Have a Lot on Their Plate as Costs, Food Prices Expected to Rise
Canada’s agriculture sector is grappling with soaring demand, rising costs, and a worker shortage while also facing pressure to reduce its carbon footprint.
Rising Food Prices and Operating Costs Are Plenty for Farmers’ Plate
Canada’s agriculture sector is grappling with soaring demand, rising costs, and a worker shortage while also facing pressure to reduce its carbon footprint.
Farmers Urge Collaboration, Not Top-Down Environmental Regulation
NEOSHO, Wis.—Farmer Tony Peirick of Dodge County, Wisconsin, said he used to see as adversaries those trying to impose environmental regulations on farmers. “We were like water and oil. We never got along,” he told The Epoch Times. For him, it was about butting heads with a local lake association that wanted to regulate practices on surrounding farms. In rural America at large, tension…
EU to Expand Organic Farming
BRUSSELS—The European Commission on Thursday said it would expand financial and policy support to help achieve a goal for a quarter of Europe’s farmland to be organic by 2030. Organic farmland, which restricts chemical pesticides, synthetic fertilizers, and genetically modified organisms, has expanded by more than 60 percent over the last decade in the European…
Australian Growers Concerned About Potential Taiwan Pineapple Imports
Australia’s largest pineapple grower and a federal politician are concerned about the biosecurity risks of importing Taiwanese pineapples into the country after the Taipei Times reported that six tonnes of the fruit would be shipped to Australia in May. This comes after Taiwan’s vice president wrote on Twitter on March 1 that an Australian importer had…
New South Wales Lifts Moratorium on GM Crops
New South Wales (NSW) is lifting its ban on genetically modified crops to deliver a multi-billion-dollar boost to its primary industry. Adopting the genetically modified (GM) technology is estimated by the government to deliver up to $4.8 billion in financial gains across New South Wales’ primary industries over the next ten years. Announcing the NSW government’s…
Senate Confirms Tom Vilsack as Agriculture Secretary
On Feb. 23, the U.S. Senate confirmed Tom Vilsack as secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). He has said he’s committed to advancing President Joe Biden’s climate agenda within the agricultural sector. He has also said he will prioritize nutrition equity and equity for farmers of color, echoing another of Biden’s top priorities, racial equity. Vilsack will be responsible for getting food out to needy families as prescribed in…
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