John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture Global, Poultry, World Population, Coronavirus/COVID,
More than 50 percent of the world's population has received at least one shot of Covid vaccine
Only 4.2% of people in low-income countries have received at least one dose.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Jobs, Agriculture Global, Food/Nutrition, Food Waste, World Hunger, Coronavirus/COVID, Food Security/Shortage,
Staff shortages leaving food and plants unpicked on farms
Farming leaders tell MPs about the effect of a lack of agricultural workers and the waste in food and plant production.
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Randy Krotz
Topics: Agriculture US, Food/Nutrition, Coronavirus/COVID,
Diet-related diseases pose a major risk for Covid-19. But the U.S. overlooks them.
Other countries have been galvanized to confront diet issues. The U.S. has had no such wakeup call.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Vegetables, Gardening, Sustainability, Ag Asia / Pacific, World Hunger, Coronavirus/COVID,
Achieving better planting through new techniques - Borneo Post Online
HORTICULTURISTS are constantly looking at better ways and the latest techniques in planting. What if we’re to apply the ‘lateral-thinking’ concept to solve land scarcity? There is this thing called ‘air-planting’ utilising circular transparent upright columns for growing vegetables. Roots of the seedlings are inserted to the holes around the tube – very little or no amount of water is used; there’s
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Vegetables, Jobs, Economics, Pork/Swine/Pig/Hog, Transportation, Ag Asia / Pacific, Coronavirus/COVID, Food Security/Shortage,
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10/21/2021 SOURCE: www.agweek.com
Some North Dakota farm groups are growing concern about federal COVID-19 vaccination mandates for elected Farm Service Agency county advisory committees and others.
North Dakota ag groups raise concerns over USDA COVID-19 shot mandates | Agweek
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10/14/2021 SOURCE: www.fwi.co.uk
The National Pig Association (NPA) has said there is growing optimism the government will allow more butchers to come to Britain on temporary visas to
NPA optimistic visas will be granted to foreign butchers - Farmers Weekly
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture Global, Economics, Sustainability, Ag Innovation, World Hunger, Ag Africa, Coronavirus/COVID,
COVID-19 leads to African agricultural innovation - Verve times
by The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture A bean market in Kampala, Uganda. Credit: Neil Palmer/CIAT In a paper published in Advances in Food Security and Sustainability, researchers found that farmers in East Africa (Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda) were able to better […]
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Dairy, Agriculture US, Economics, Food/Nutrition, Jobs US, Coronavirus/COVID,
Dairy farmers forced to pour tens of thousands of litres of milk away due to HGV driver shortage and rising costs and labour shortages
The slim margin on milk and its short shelf life means any small hit to the labour market has a much larger effect on dairy than other products.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture Global, Economics, Food/Nutrition, Food Waste, Ag Asia / Pacific, Government / Policies, Coronavirus/COVID,
Farm produce pile up in south as farmers struggle to sell them amid COVID restrictions
Farmers across the south and Central Highlands are struggling to sell their harvests due to COVID-19 restrictions on travelling and business operations, leading to a massive pileup of agriculture goods.
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