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Farmer’s Seeing the Economic Benefit With the Demand for CBD
Ever since the government legalized hemp in December 2018, and along with it, hemp-derived CBD, the demand has been insatiable. Fortunately, farmers have also benefited by growing hemp for CBD products and are buying seeds […]
Peruvian organic farmers’ cooperative looking for European markets
Seventy farming families with less than a hectare each in Northern Peru’s Chira Valley came together in 2017 to form Cooperativa Agroperu to produce organic fair trade bananas and other fruit, trees and food crops. […]
Bailouts Not Enough to Keep Ginseng Farmers in Wisconsin Afloat
Joe Heil has been farming ginseng in rural Central Wisconsin for 25 years. He is the owner of Heil Ginseng Farms, a fourth-generation family business. Producing up to 150,000 pounds of roots per year, Heil […]
Organic Farmers Find A Demand Boost In India Through Organic Solutions Inc
People are becoming more health-conscious amidst the Covid-19 pandemic resulting in demand for organic foods which is driving the exponential growth of organic farming. Interestingly, educated Indians from various walks of life have turned to […]
Financial support for farmers to convert to “organic” – Saudi News
The Saudi Society for Organic Agriculture revealed that the state, represented by the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture, has provided non-refundable financial support for every organic farm or farm wishing to convert to organic […]
UMN establishing tool to connect organic farmers to brewers – The Minnesota Daily
In a partnership with the local Bang Brewing, University students are developing a searchable map to connect breweries with the organic grains they need. Audrey Rauth Bang Brewing sits under a light dusting of snow […]
Financial loans for farmers to convert to organic farming – Saudi…
The Saudi Society for Organic Agriculture revealed that the state, represented by the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture, provided non-refundable financial support for each organic farm or farm willing to convert to organic farming. […]
Organic Farming Market Will Hit Big Revenues In Future| Picks Organic Farm, Organic Farmers Co – PRnews Leader
The Global Organic Farming Market report provides detail information about the fact-based research which help clients understand the significance and also global industry research, including valuable facts and figures. This research study explores the Global […]
Educating farmers | West Hawaii Today
Getting the latest information about natural and sustainable farming practices and specific techniques can be challenging during our current shut down. Following up on a lead from a friend, I contacted Alex Dant at Kalakupua […]
EU agriculture reform pits farmers against environmentalists
For farmers, big and small, Europe’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) keeps them in business, and it’s a big slice of the European Union’s budget too, representing over a third of the entire expenditure. After years […]
Berks County farmers vote with trade, environment, economy in mind | News
Four years ago, Berks County farmers were a key voting bloc in Donald Trump’s successful campaign for president. Now they are once again faced with an unusually tumultuous presidential election. During the Trump administration, farmers have […]
Why Farmers are showing great interest in Bio capsule fertilizers? Here’s all you need to know
Scientist from Indian Institute of Spice Research has recently developed Bio-capsule, a brand new form of bio fertilizer using the encapsulation technology which has gained utmost popularity among the […]
Berks County farmers vote with trade, environment, economy in mind | News
Four years ago, Berks County farmers were a key voting bloc in Donald Trump’s successful campaign for president. Now they are once again faced with an unusually tumultuous presidential election. During the Trump administration, farmers have […]
Rahul Gandhi kindles hopes of Wayanad farmers
Farmers of Wayanad in Kerala, especially the 30,000 odd women farmers under the Kudumbasree women empowerment mission, are kindling hopes of their produce getting a wider market beyond Wayanad as Congress leader and local MP […]
This 17-year-old Punjabi student’s ‘lockdown’ app will connect you with organic farmers and fresh pr- Edexlive
Back home in Punjab from his boarding school in Wyneberg-Allen School, Mussoorie, Raghav Vashisht has had a lot of unexpected time on his hands. The twelfth standard student has known Java since middle school and has been […]
A thorny path for farmers – EURACTIV.com
The aim of agroecology, according to the declaration of the International Forum for Agroecology, is to find ways to recover the food system destroyed by industrial agriculture. But in Poland, it seems, there are too […]
Black Farmers Use Techniques Of Their African Ancestors
Cook hopes to inspire other new and aspiring Black farmers. He speaks at conferences, hosts training events and boasts healthy followings. At Thelonius Cook’s farm, roots aren’t just connected to crops and orchards. They’re also […]
Black farmers embrace African practices as empowering
At Thelonius Cook’s farm, roots aren’t just connected to crops and orchards. They’re also connected to history. Cook uses certain plants to attract pests and keep them away from his crops. He also avoids tilling […]
GROW SKAGIT: Farmers adapt to virus challenges with online sales | Local News
Skagit County farms are exploring online sales as a way to adapt to business challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and some have reported a surge in online sales this year. Like many small farms, […]
Smart robotic farmers & NASA lands on asteroid
TUCSON, Ariz. — First, an incredible new robot from Google. As part of their Project Mineral they’ve unveiled robot buggies that roll through farms and inspect individual plants in a field. Farmers are pretty great […]
Rodale Invests in Organic Farmers
An agri-penuer working with Main Street Project, a beneficiary of Iroquois Valley. Photo courtesy of Main Street Project. Kutztown, PA—Rodale Institute is investing $2 million with Iroquois Valley Farmland Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), a […]
Rodale Institute invests $2M into land access for organic farmers
Rodale Institute, the global leader of regenerative organic agriculture, is “putting its money where its mouth is” by investing 2 million dollars with Iroquois Valley Farmland Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), a farmland finance company […]