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Deep Soils Could Hold Keys to Climate Resilience 0
- Global Agribusiness
- April 14, 2026
At the Sandpoint Organic Agriculture Center in Northern Idaho, a hydraulic press pushes a massive, hollow stainless steel cylinder, 4 feet across and 10 feet long, deep into the ground. An excavation crew constantly removes surrounding soil so the cylinder can continue to its slow descent. Four feet down it goes, then 6 feet, then
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SNAP Participation Has Dropped Since Passage of Republican Tax Bill 0
- Global Agribusiness
- April 13, 2026
Nationally, enrollment in SNAP declined by 6 percent between July and December 2025, according to an analysis by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP). While the administration has celebrated the drop in SNAP participants, the analysis points out that decline is likely due to policy changes rather than less need for assistance. The
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What to Direct Sow vs. Plant Indoors 0
- Global Agribusiness
- April 13, 2026
April Seed Starting: What to Direct Sow vs. Plant Indoors A good April seed-starting regimen can make all the difference for a farm’s revenue or the food it provides to a family. With the local climate in mind, there are many plants you can start this month. However, whether April weather is warm or still
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Food Companies Backslide on Promises to Reduce Pesticides 0
- Global Agribusiness
- April 13, 2026
In 2019, food giant General Mills debuted a three-point strategy to reduce synthetic pesticide use within its supply chains. The plan was to implement regenerative agriculture practices on 1 million acres of farmland by 2030, increase the use of integrated pest management (IPM) on farms, and expand organic acreage. More than six years later, the
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USDA Finalizes Rollback of Environmental Permitting Regulations 0
- Global Agribusiness
- April 13, 2026
The new rule will significantly pare back environmental impact requirements, eliminate opportunities for public comment, and remove climate change and environmental justice considerations. It represents a major change in the way the USDA implements the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), which was signed into law in 1970 and requires the government to identify and assess
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Farmworker Advocate Fights for the People Who Feed Us 0
- Global Agribusiness
- April 13, 2026
Ramírez’s multigenerational, migrant farmworker family inspired her life’s work. She often points to how her family’s story changed when farmers offered them a chance to stay in the rural Ohio town where she was born. That stability helped her parents move into work outside the industry and enabled Ramírez to attend school without having to
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