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Climate change is depleting our essential fisheries
National Geographic | Posted onMarch 4, 2019 in Agriculture NewsA new study published Thursday in the journal Science outlines the impacts warming waters are having on commercially important fish species.The world's fishing industry relies on what's called fisheries, the clusters of regional fish populations that people can catch economically. And on average, the researchers found that the numbers of fish in critical fisheries around the world have decreased by four percent since 1930.Fisheries located in the Sea of Japan and the North Sea were the worst off. They experienced as much as a 35 percent drop in their numbers.
EUs common food name policy will cost U.S. dairy billions
Edairy News | Posted onMarch 4, 2019 in Food NewsThe U.S. dairy industry — and the U.S. economy — could be hit with anywhere from $9.5 billion to $20-billion in revenue losses if the European Union is successful in expanding restrictions on the use of generic cheese terms like parmesan, asiago, feta and others, according to a new study conducted by Informa Agribusiness Consulting, commissioned by the Consortium for Common Food Names (CCFN) and the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC).
Examining Food Loss and Food Waste in the United States
Choices Magazine | Posted onMarch 4, 2019 in Food NewsFood that is lost before it reaches the consumer, and food that is wasted by consumers, has been estimated to account for as much as 40% of the total food produced in the United States (Buzby, Wells, and Hyman, 2014; Hall et al., 2009). This represents losses of important resources—including water, chemical inputs, and labor—as well as unused nutrients for consumers. Stakeholders along the supply chain are increasingly interested in developing improved approaches to measuring food waste, understanding its determinants, and devising strategies to ultimately reduce it.
‘Too much milk’: Production is up, prices are down and farmers are in crisis
The Cap Times | Posted onMarch 4, 2019 in Agriculture NewsThe price Litkea gets for his milk is 43 percent off from its 2014 high. For all his work, Litkea said he's earning about $650 a month. A few years ago, he dropped his health insurance, a $1,100-a-month expense. Then he got rid of his crop insurance, farm insurance, even his car insurance.“I pay out more than I make,” he said. “I have an $800 loan payment, electric bills and feed bills and fuel bills.”Through the years, he scraped out a comfortable living and raised a family.
Marie-Claude Bibeau named Agriculture Minister in Canadian cabinet shuffle
Global News | Posted onMarch 4, 2019 in Rural, SARL Members and Alumni NewsMarie-Claude Bibeau was shuffled Friday and became Minister of Agriculture and Agrifood, which was prompted as Lawrence MacAulay became Veteran’s Affairs Minister to replace Jody Wilson-Raybould.
Federal judge directs more counties to halt voter citizenship review efforts as lawsuits proceed
Texas Tribune | Posted onMarch 4, 2019 in Rural NewsAfter state officials conceded that at least a quarter of a list of nearly 100,000 Texas voters flagged for citizenship review should never have been questioned, a federal judge said, "I wish all of this could've been done back as the original effort."
California provides grants for store refrigerators
California Department of Agriculture | Posted onMarch 4, 2019 in SARL Members and Alumni NewsThe California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is pleased to announce a competitive grant application process for the Healthy Stores Refrigeration Grant Program. CDFA will fund energy efficient refrigeration units in corner stores and small businesses in food deserts throughout the state to stock California-grown fresh produce, nuts and minimally processed foods. The purpose of the program is to improve access to healthy food choices in the small retail environment for underserved communities, while promoting CA-grown agriculture.
Vancouver port traffic hits record high on Asian demand for grain and potash
Cape Breton Post | Posted onMarch 4, 2019 in Agriculture NewsThe Vancouver port saw record cargo numbers in 2018, driven by hunger for grain and potash overseas and a thirst for consumer products in Canada.
Vancouver port traffic hits record high on Asian demand for grain and potash
Cape Breton Post | Posted onMarch 4, 2019 in Agriculture NewsThe Vancouver port saw record cargo numbers in 2018, driven by hunger for grain and potash overseas and a thirst for consumer products in Canada.
Farmers Leave Classic without trade, ESMCA, Immigration issues resolved
Hoosier Ag Today | Posted onMarch 4, 2019 in Agriculture NewsOver 9,000 farmers came to Commodity Classic in Orlando last week to get a look at the future of agriculture, but they left seeing little progress on some of the most important issues facing the industry for the 2019 season. Tariffs remain in place, no trade agreement has been reached with China, the USMCA has not been ratified by any of the countries involved, and immigration continues to be a political issue too hot to handle. Mary Kay Thatcher, with Syngenta Government Relations, is not optimistic much progress will be made before planters roll this spring.