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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, […]
02/02/2022
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By Cassie B.
Shortages of fertilizer and computer chips could jeopardize the global economy
As Americans continue to deal with widespread grocery shortages and supply chain issues continue to impact the world, hopes for an economic turnaround this year depend largely on two major global shortages, according to Michael Snyder of The Economic Collapse. The first shortage to keep an eye on is fertilizer. The Wall Street Journal recently […]
01/19/2022
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By Cassie B.
Empty shelves reported at grocery stores across the U.S. as supply chain, omicron and weather issues converge
It’s beginning to look a lot like the early days of the pandemic in grocery stores across America, as store shelves are once again growing empty while supply chain issues and a surge in coronavirus cases create the perfect conditions for widespread shortages. Many Americans are currently being forced to quarantine or work from home […]
12/20/2021
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By Cassie B.
Environmental groups sue EPA over pesticide-coated seeds
Two major environmental groups have filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to stop the use of deadly pesticides that are harming bees and other pollinators. Last week, the Center for Food Safety (CFS) and the Pesticide Action Network (PAN) of North America filed a suit demanding that the EPA close a loophole […]
12/14/2021
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By Cassie B.
Kellogg’s commits to phase out use of wheat, oat products produced with glyphosate by 2025
Kellogg’s has pledged to stop using wheat and oat products that contain glyphosate by the year 2025 in a move that it says is a part of an ongoing commitment to reducing pesticide use and “sustainable agriculture.” The company, which is behind popular cereals such as Raisin Bran, Froot Loops and Frosted Flakes, garnered widespread […]
11/24/2021
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By Cassie B.
John Deere workers end 5-week strike after reaching deal with hefty raises
The long strike at Deere and Co., the company behind John Deere tractors, has finally come to an end as The United Auto Workers union members approved a new six-year contract on the third vote. The deal is said to only have slight changes from an agreement that was rejected earlier in the month by […]
11/21/2021
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By Cassie B.
Black American farm workers file suit after losing jobs to foreign workers
A group of black American farm workers who have been displaced by foreign workers on the H-2A visa program are now suing their former employers. In a suit that was filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi, the men have accused Pitts Farm of firing them to replace them […]
11/17/2021
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By Cassie B.
Prices of used tractors surge as month-long John Deere strike continues
Used tractor prices are surging as the nearly month-long strike at 12 Deere & Co Midwest factories has led to a shortage of new tractors and parts that has left farmers with little choice but to turn to secondary markets. A popular index of used farm equipment values, The Machinery Pete Used Values Index, rose […]
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