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News Articles: Farmers

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) signage is seen through a bus stop at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018, in Silver Spring, Md., on the FDA grounds.

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  • Food

Food safety will rely on better traceability data, says new FDA rule

Harvesters, processors, manufacturers and others in the food chain have three years to comply with the new record keeping system, effective next month

December 30, 2022
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By:
  • Sofi Gratas
New farmer Bobbi Wilson stands on land in southern Oregon where she is prepping the land to grow vegetables.

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  • Politics

There aren't enough young farmers. Congress is looking to change that

Attracting a younger generation is key to building a sustainable food system, but getting access to land is a huge barrier to entering farming, according to a new survey.

September 01, 2022
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By:
  • Ximena Bustillo
Clinton Vicks

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  • Business

Airbnb partners with African American-owned farms in southwest Georgia for agritourism

The new collection of bookable stays is meant in part to raise awareness of the history and present-day needs of Black farmers.

May 19, 2022
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
William Terry, of Terry Farms, looks at strawberries at his farm Thursday, March 31, 2022, in Oxnard, Calif. Terry Farms, which grows produce on 2,100 acres largely, has seen prices of some fertilizer formulations double; others are up 20%.

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  • Fitness & Nutrition

Russia-Ukraine war worsens fertilizer crunch, risking food supplies

The Russia-Ukraine war pushes up the price of natural gas, a key ingredient in fertilizer, and has led to severe sanctions against Russia, a major exporter of fertilizer.

April 12, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
William Terry, of Terry Farms, looks at strawberries at his farm Thursday, March 31, 2022, in Oxnard, Calif. Terry Farms, which grows produce on 2,100 acres largely, has seen prices of some fertilizer formulations double; others are up 20%.

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  • Fitness & Nutrition

Russia-Ukraine war worsens fertilizer crunch, risking food supplies

The Russia-Ukraine war pushes up the price of natural gas, a key ingredient in fertilizer, and has led to severe sanctions against Russia, a major exporter of fertilizer.

April 12, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Rep. Robert Dickey, a middle Georgia Republican, is proposing a rewrite of the state’s four-decade-old “Right to Farm” law. But opponents warn it will open the door to large-scale animal operations.

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  • Politics

Ag industry creating stink again over latest right to farm bill

Agricultural groups, which represent the state’s largest industry, argue the state has changed in the last 40 years – with subdivisions popping up in previously agricultural areas – and the law should reflect that while protecting the investments of producers.

February 16, 2022
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By:
  • Jill Nolin
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack speaks at the 2022 Farm Bureau Convention at the Georgia World Congress Center.

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  • Politics

U.S. Ag Secretary commits to help Black farmers get back to land during Georgia stop

A plan to provide debt relief to Black farmers championed by Sen. Raphael Warnock remains in limbo, but during a trip to Atlanta Monday, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said he’s hopeful a solution will come, whether through Congress or the courts.

January 11, 2022
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By:
  • Ross Williams
Supporters of All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee, a group of farmers' organizations, hold flags during a protest to mark one year since the introduction of divisive farm laws and to demand the withdrawal of the Electricity Amendment Bill, in Hyderabad, India, on Thursday.

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  • World

India's farmers faced down a popular prime minister and won. What will they do now?

India is repealing controversial farm laws that sparked a year of protest from farmers. Analysts say it's both a victory for nonviolent resistance, and a shrewd political move.

November 26, 2021
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By:
  • Lauren Frayer
Members of Communist Party of India shout slogans during a protest against farm laws in Mumbai, India Monday, Sept. 27, 2021. The farmers called for a nation-wide strike Monday to mark one year since the legislation was passed, marking a return to protests that began over a year ago.

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  • World

India's Farmers Renew Protests, Challenging Modi Government

Monday marks one year of demonstrations against government-backed laws that farmers say will hurt their livelihoods.

September 27, 2021
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By:
  • The Associated Press
White House press secretary Jen Psaki and Brian Deese, director of the National Economic Council, take questions from reporters on Friday.

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  • Politics

The White House Wants To Clamp Down On Noncompete Agreements

The White House is working on an executive order that aims to increase competition across a range of industries. One of the measures will look at ways to curb the use of noncompete agreements.

July 07, 2021
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By:
  • Asma Khalid
Rod Bradshaw, pictured in January 2021, says he's the last Black farmer in Hodgeman County, Kan. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack talked with NPR about debt relief coming for Black farmers.

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  • National

Black Farmers Have Long Faced Discrimination. New Aid Aims To Right Past Wrongs

Generations of systemic discrimination have decimated the number of Black farmers in the U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack talked with NPR about new funding for debt relief.

March 13, 2021
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By:
  • Michel Martin and
  • James Doubek
Farmers, traders and customers weave through waist-high heaps of chili peppers, piles of ginger and mounds of carrots at a government-run wholesale market in western India.

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  • Global Health

India's Farmer Protests: Why Are They So Angry?

Demonstrations have been going on for months. Pop stars and climate activists have pledged support for the farmers. What sparked the movement is less glamorous: New rules for wholesale markets.

March 02, 2021
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By:
  • Lauren Frayer
Protesting farmers riding tractors shout slogans as they march to the capital during India's Republic Day celebrations on Tuesday in New Delhi.

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  • Asia

Protesting Farmers Flood India's Capital, Storm Historic Fort

Tens of thousands of Indian farmers had been protesting on the outskirts of New Delhi for months. On Tuesday, they stormed the city, overshadowing a military parade on a national holiday.

January 26, 2021
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By:
  • Lauren Frayer
Daryl Minton, 45, throws chicken feed into a yard where the chickens roam at the Triple J Farm in Windsor, N.Y. Minton lives and works on the farm his grandfather, James Minton, bought it a decade ago. Between lending discrimination and rising costs, many obstacles stand in the way of Black Americans looking to own farmland.

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  • National

'Make Farmers Black Again': African Americans Fight Discrimination To Own Farmland

There is a growing movement of young farmers led by people of color in the Northeast but barriers to accessing funding and land remain. The family behind Triple J Farm in Windsor, N.Y., knows this.

August 25, 2020
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By:
  • Jillian Forstadt
Rattan Lal, an Indian-born scientist, has devoted his career to finding ways to capture carbon from the air and store it in soil.

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  • Environment

A Prophet Of Soil Gets His Moment Of Fame

Rattan Lal, an Indian-born scientist, has devoted his career to finding ways to capture carbon from the air and store it in soil. Today, that idea has a catchy name: regenerative agriculture.

August 11, 2020
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By:
  • Dan Charles
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