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Pennsylvania Processors Get Grants for Biogas Development
Pennsylvania Governor Edward Rendell announced Dec. 22 that the commonwealth would invest $5 million in federal recovery money in eight innovative alternative energy projects that use biological materials such as sewage, animal and food processing... more »
Mechanical Asparagus Harvester Almost a Reality
After more than a century of experimentation, the U.S. asparagus industry just might be on the verge of getting itself a workable, economical mechanical harvester. Since 1908, 57 patents for some sort of mechanical asparagus... more »
UC Cuts Small Farm Program, Slashes Budgets
The University of California (UC) is shutting down its Small Farm Program, effective Jan. 1. What's that going to mean for California's tens of thousands of small farms? They'll still get help from UC, but... more »
Growers Getting Desperate in California Water Crisis
Like a lot of growers on the western side of California's San Joaquin Valley, Joe Del Bosque has had to cut back on his plantings. Water shortages forced him to fallow roughly half his 2,300... more »
Intolerance, Poor Conditions Scaring Off Migrant Workers
On a crisp September day, Noralba Perez and her 3-year-old daughter, Alondra, were warm and comfortable inside a two-bedroom mobile home adjoining an apple orchard at Glenn Lacross Farms in Cedar, near Traverse City. Detroit... more »
Are We the Bad Guys?
As soon as I saw the guy with the ponytail, I knew we were in trouble. As we got closer, I caught snatches of conversation. Somebody was recounting the bad deeds of big ag corporations... more »
Mhonpaj’s Garden
It's a long way from the tropical highlands of Southeast Asia to the temperate prairie of central Minnesota. But while the physical climate is a lot frostier in Minnesota, the political climate has been warmer... more »
Some Tomato Pickers get an Extra Penny Per Pound
There has been a breakthrough – although some call it a breakdown – that will put more money into the pockets of workers who pick tomatoes in the southeastern United States. Two things happened in... more »
State Program Teaches Agriculture to Homeless Veterans
A new program is preparing homeless veterans in Michigan for careers in agriculture. Veterans to Agriculture - which administrators say is the only program of its kind in the country - began in September when... more »
Seven N.J. Farms, Eight Contractors Fined by U.S. Department of Labor
The U.S. Department of Labor fined seven Atlantic County farms and eight farm labor contractors $44,697 for violating federal labor laws, employing underage children - some as young as 7 years old - and other... more »
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