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07/10/2022
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By Cassie B.
UK farms left with tons of unpicked food thanks to Brexit-related seasonal visa processing issues
Countless crops are going unpicked in the UK as a Brexit-induced shortage of workers continues. Millions of pounds have been lost as a result, driving up food inflation by as much as 20 percent, the agriculture sector reports. A shortfall in the total number of visas and delays in processing post-Brexit seasonal working visas by […]
06/22/2022
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By Cassie B.
Bad weather is damaging crop planting prospects for South Dakota farmers
Many South Dakota farmers have fallen significantly behind schedule on their planting, thanks to rains and flooding seen in parts of the state. The heavy rains that struck in the middle of a lengthy drought have left many farm fields in the state soaked and rendered them inaccessible to farm equipment. Adding to their woes, […]
05/29/2022
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By Cassie B.
Drought-stricken Texas finally gets some rain, but it may not be enough to save crops and cattle
Areas of Texas that have been suffering from a devastating drought finally got some relief this week in the form of much-needed rain, and now farmers are hopeful that they may be able to turn things around on the field as a result. However, more rain is needed to save crops and cattle. Before the […]
05/27/2022
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By Cassie B.
Appalachian apple hunter has saved more than 1,000 lost varieties of fruit
We are constantly bombarded with stories about various species in both the plant and animal worlds going extinct due to human activity, but sometimes the opposite happens. And in the case of Tom Brown of North Carolina, one man’s efforts have been responsible for reclaiming around 1,200 lost varieties of apples. Brown, a retired chemical […]
05/09/2022
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By Cassie B.
Millions of tons of harvested grain are currently stuck in Ukraine due to war as global hunger crisis deepens
It is no secret that Russia’s war against Ukraine has been disrupting food production, but one particularly frustrating aspect of the situation is the fact that it is also preventing food that has already been harvested from being exported as global hunger rages on. The regional director of the United Nations World Food Program, Martin […]
04/06/2022
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By Cassie B.
Soaring fertilizer prices ahead of planting season could lead to higher food prices, shortages
Fertilizer prices continue to set new records amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which is putting a significant portion of the global supply of fertilizer at risk and contributing to rising food inflation. On Friday, prices for ammonia, a nitrogen-based fertilizer, climbed by 43 percent to reach $1,625 per metric ton. This marked a new record […]
03/24/2022
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By Cassie B.
Nebraska farmland values climb 16%, but farmers worry about effects of Russia-Ukraine conflict
The value of farmland in Nebraska has hit historic levels, rising 16 percent from last year to reach a statewide average of $3,360 an acre, a new survey shows. Across the state, center pivot-irrigated cropland values increased by 17 percent, while the market values of dryland cropland rose by 15 to 19 percent and those […]
03/18/2022
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By Cassie B.
Farming disruptions in Ukraine are endangering the food system and global supply chain
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been encouraging the country’s farmers to sow as many fields as they can in an effort to protect the food supply. It’s an important message from the world’s largest exporter of sunflower oil and second-largest shipper of grains, but it’s looking increasingly impossible as Russia’s invasion of the country rages […]
03/18/2022
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By Cassie B.
Drought threatens US wheat harvest, deepening global supply challenges
A severe drought in the southern U.S. plains has placed the region’s winter wheat crops in serious jeopardy right as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is putting a major dent in global wheat supplies. America’s top wheat-producing state, Kansas, is being hit especially hard, with some farmers in the southwestern part of the state reporting that […]
03/16/2022
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By Cassie B.
Price increases are hitting farmers hard across the US and the world
Russia’s attack on Ukraine is having economic effects throughout the world, but farmers are among the parties being hardest hit by price increases as a result of the ongoing conflict. The invasion comes as inflation and supply chain issues were already making life difficult for farmers. The president of the Indiana Farm Bureau, Randy Kron, […]
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