The Latest Breaking News on Agriculture

Gardener's notebook: Don't get green-fingered envy — it's not too late to grow your own food this year

All this unsettled weather means there is still a window to grow vegetables from seed

Evening Standard · Jun 15, 2024

Europe’s far-right wants to win over unhappy farmers

A few days before the recent European parliamentary elections, an event took place that hardly made it into the news anywhere: a dozen tractors, escorted by police, rolled into Brussels, honked their horns outside the EU parliament, and drove away.

The Conversation · Jun 14, 2024

High orange juice prices may be on the table for a while due to disease and extreme weather

Orange juice prices have always been volatile and highly dependent on the weather

The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2024

$5m worth of oysters wiped out after fresh rainwater overwhelms their Texas home

Oysters thrive in brackish water — a mixture of fresh and salt water — and a severe imbalance can cause mass die-offs

The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2024

For the GOP, raw milk is the new masking

Consuming raw milk could lead to the spread of bird flu. Republicans don't care

Salon · Jun 12, 2024

Farmer Annie and her prize-winning sheep: Joanne Coates’ best photograph

‘Sheep are Annie’s passion. She won an award with this north country cheviot. It’s put on a stand to keep it still’

The Guardian - UK · Jun 12, 2024

Nitrous Oxide Emissions Surge In Climate Threat: Study

Global emissions of nitrous oxide -- a potent greenhouse gas -- are outpacing expectations and putting climate change goals in peril, a major study published on Wednesday found.

International Business Times · Jun 11, 2024

Food has a climate problem: Nitrous oxide emissions are accelerating with growing demand for fertilizer and meat – but there are solutions

Food’s role in climate change has emerged as one of the defining challenges of our time. The journey of a steak, fruit or salad from the vast expanses of agricultural lands to the plates on our tables leaves a significant footprint on the environment.

The Conversation · Jun 11, 2024

The new USDA nutrition rule in schools

"While the rule goes into effect on July 1, 2024, program operators will have time to adjust"

Salon · Jun 11, 2024

New Zealand scraps ‘burp tax’ on livestock after backlash from farmers

Centre-right coalition gov’t says it will focus on ‘practical tools and technology’ to reduce agricultural emissions.

Al Jazeera · Jun 11, 2024