Tag: Agriculture
Brazil drought punishes coffee farms and threatens to push prices even higher
CACONDE, Brazil -- Silvio Almeida’s coffee plantation sits at an ideal altitude on a Brazilian hillside, whose clay-rich soil does well at retaining...
Oregon governor uses new land use law to propose rural land for semiconductor facility
SALEM, Ore. -- Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek is using a new land use law to propose a rural area for a semiconductor facility,...
Refugees in New Hampshire turn to farming for an income and a taste of home
DUNBARTON, N.H. -- It's harvest time in central New Hampshire, and one farm there appears to have been transplanted from a distant continent....
An ancient African tree is providing a new 'superfood' yet local harvesters are barely surviving
K0TWA, Zimbabwe -- Since childhood, Loveness Bhitoni has collected fruit from the gigantic baobab trees surrounding her homestead in Zimbabwe to add variety...
Three more California dairy herds infected with H5N1 bird flu
California officials have identified three new outbreaks of H5N1 bird flu in Central Valley dairy herds, bringing the total number of infected...
The Mississippi River is running low again. It’s a problem for farmers moving beans and grain
ST. LOUIS -- The water level of the Mississippi River is unusually low for the third straight year, forcing barge companies to put...