Author: Membership

NESTLE FULL YEAR GROWTH OUTSHINES PEERS THANKS TO PET FOOD, HEALTH PRODUCTS –

Food giant Nestle said on Thursday it wanted to keep growing organic sales towards a mid single-digit rate this year after strong demand for pet food and health products in … Read More

CENTRAL TEXAS FARMERS, RANCHERS RACE AGAINST THE WEATHER TO PROTECT THEIR LIVESTOCK –

Central Texas farmers and ranchers are doing everything they can to protect their livestock from the crippling cold. (KXXV)  

WE ARE SAYING IT WITH FLOWERS. LOUDLY AND REPEATEDLY –

The flower industry’s pandemic success at the retail level has revealed our zealous, if not a little despairing, need to nurture relationships from a distance. (Press News Agency)

EU WINEGROWERS HOPE BIDEN CAN LIFT THEM OUT OF THE RED –

With Biden’s new administration settling into the White House, wine lobbies and EU politicians are pressuring EU trade chief Valdis Dombrovskis to uncork the trade barrier. (Politico

ROBOTS MILK COWS SO FARMERS CAN SLEEP LATER; MENTAL HEALTH BENEFITS FOR BOTH –

A study published this month found that farmers using automated milking systems reported having better mental health than their peers. But farmers aren’t the only ones benefiting from the technology … Read More

WHEAT AT ONE-WEEK HIGH AS FREEZING U.S. WEATHER IN FOCUS –

Chicago wheat futures climbed 2% on Tuesday to hit a one-week high as frigid temperatures in U.S. growing areas raised concerns about crop damage. (Reuters)  

FARMERS, FAMILIES & COMMUNITIES PREP FOR PLANTING SEASON –

Snow, cold or COVID, spring is on its way and in Illinois, that means farmers will be planting soon. The University of Illinois Extension is offering a free Zoom webinar … Read More

THE LIVES OF ESSENTIAL WORKERS, ONE YEAR INTO THE PANDEMIC –

It’s been a year since the pandemic hit America and sent more than 40 percent of our workforce home. But for delivery drivers, grocery cashiers, farmers, and so many more … Read More

TEXAS LIVESTOCK INDUSTRY REELS FROM STORM, OUTAGES –

Bitter cold and power outages have created a crisis for some Texan farms and ranches, leaving livestock dead from exposure and raising fears that herds could run short of food … Read More

KNOWING WHERE YOUR FOOD COMES FROM: CSAS ‘REINTRODUCE AGRICULTURE TO LOCAL COMMUNITIES’ –

Community Supported Agriculture programs — otherwise known as CSAs — help farmers with the planning part, while allowing supporters to share in the harvest by paying up front before the … Read More

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