Essential workers in kitchens and in agricultural settings are most at risk of death from the coronavirus, according to a study that adds a new urgency to the race to … Read More
Global competition for the ribbed steel containers means that Thailand can’t ship its rice, Canada is stuck with peas and India can’t offload its mountain of sugar. Shipping empty boxes … Read More
Frey Farms, headquartered in Keenes, has facilities in eight states. The farm’s owner Sarah Frey was the keynote speaker at the annual Illinois Specialty Crop Conference, put on virtually by … Read More
Citing a White House memo freezing decisions made late in the Trump administration for regulatory review, the Agriculture Department has announced it has suspended the processing and payments under the … Read More
Early Saturday morning, the semi-truck full of food from organization Farmers to Families arrived at Bernard Long Elementary in Madison, Illinois, where the community is making sure everyone goes home … Read More
Some of America’s biggest retailers are preparing to take a central role in administering Covid-19 shots, hoping to avoid logjams and other complications that have slowed the vaccine rollout’s early … Read More
The administration has pledged to make agriculture a cornerstone of its plan to fight global warming, but also to tackle a legacy of discrimination that has pushed Black farmers off … Read More
The Biden administration will review all national security measures put in place by former President Donald Trump, including the U.S.-China Phase 1 trade deal signed in January 2020, White House … Read More
The Agriculture Department is sitting on a $30 billion warchest that President Joe Biden could tap to prop up struggling restaurants, pay farmers to implement climate-friendly production and potentially much … Read More
Last Thursday, French senators unanimously passed a law to protect the “sensory heritage” of the French countryside, including its sounds and smells. (Travel and Leisure)
