Farmers
U.S. Senators Angus King (I-ME) and Rand Paul (R-KY) have introduced bipartisan legislation to make it easier for small farms and ranches to provide locally produced meats to consumers. The Processing Revival and Intrastate Meat Exemption (PRIME) Act aims to reduce federal regulations and give individual states the freedom
Farmers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced additional disaster assistance to help Virginia farmers recover from Hurricane Helene. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins signed a block grant agreement with the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) to provide $60.9 million in funding to support
Farmers
England's environment secretary, Steve Reed, announced that farmers will receive new payments for cleaning up the waterways near their land, aiming to tackle agricultural pollution that affects 40% of Britain's lakes and rivers. The initiative comes as the environmental impact of farming practices is increasingly evident,
Farmers
The Kentucky Public Service Commission has directed Farmers Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation (Farmers RECC) to provide specific information regarding a complaint filed by Brian Dewayne Boyd. The Commission has issued a regulatory document outlining the requested information, to be filed electronically by April 23, 2025. This information is in line
Farmers
Farming communities in Dorset and Wiltshire are embracing a new safety initiative to minimize the risk of combine fires and accidents during the harvest season. The Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service has identified numerous instances of fire-related incidents involving farm machinery, hay bales, fields, and barns each year.
Farmers
Rural livestock farmers across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and parts of Nasarawa State are using ingenuity and mutual support to keep their animals and livelihoods alive as food inflation bites harder. In dusty Zhidu village, herders Umar Shagari and Alhaji Adamu Mohammed have begun pooling their resources to buy
Farmers
Engro Fertilisers and Bank Alfalah Limited, two major players in Pakistan's agricultural and financial sectors, have joined forces to provide enhanced lending facilities to farmers across the country. This strategic partnership aims to bridge the gap between financial institutions and the agricultural community, enabling farmers to access resources
Farmers
Rwanda's northwestern region has seen a significant rise in tourism, which has both positive and negative effects on the local agriculture. A recent study published by researchers at the University of Tokyo has shed light on the impact of tourism on agriculture in the region, specifically focusing on
Farmers
Fears of restrictions on the use of glyphosate, a widely used weed killer, have wheat farmers in the United States scrambling to drum up support for the chemical, which was targeted in a recent report commissioned by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Gil Crosby, a wheat grower from Spokane
Farmers
Representatives Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Chellie Pingree (D-ME) have re-introduced the PRIME Act to ease regulations for small farms and ranches to serve consumers directly. This bipartisan legislation aims to open state markets to intrastate distribution of custom-slaughtered meat, giving consumers more access to locally raised food while supporting family
Farmers
Representatives Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) have reintroduced the Processing Revival and Intrastate Meat Exemption (PRIME) Act to ease regulations for small farms and ranches to sell meat directly to consumers. The bill would allow states to permit intrastate distribution of custom-slaughtered meat, making it easier for farmers
Farmers
Floodwaters have inundated Williamson County, leaving many farmers and ranchers grappling with significant losses. In response, the Farm Service Agency (FSA) is reminding affected producers that disaster assistance programs are available to support their recovery efforts. These programs aim to help farmers and ranchers recover from lost livestock, grazing land,
