One of the under-sung trends of the political cycle is the way Trumpian disregard for farm country has inspired workers in the industry to run for office.
The ‘MAHA Trots’ are what happens when Republicans implement their anti-government agenda. On the food side of the equation, Trump has wreaked havoc on American food safety infrastructure.
The biggest episodes of the past have altered the course of human events, according to researchers. An emerging one is drawing historic comparisons.
In a filing in the Federal Register, the Labor Department argues there are “immediate dangers to the American food supply” due to a lack of migrant agricultural workers.
When Florida growers last attempted to plant coffee in the 1940s it “got frozen out,” unable to tolerate temperatures in the 40s and 50s.The number of freezing events per year has sharply decreased opening the possibility of growing crops like coffee
Supposedly, this is all going to revive domestic manufacturing. But the evidence for that is slim, and it wouldn’t happen overnight—especially not without other policies. At a basic level, tariffs make stuff more expensive.
With major government funding, Hashomer Hachadash sends volunteers to cement Jewish control of open farmland — on both sides of the Green Line.
Some produce purveyors offer exorbitantly priced fruit and claim unparalleled quality — but are we mostly paying for a status symbol?
A business born of necessity and the pandemic, Amish Agriculture Inc and its mushrooms are finding fertile ground. The collaboration, rooted in urgency and with high-tech assistance, is believed to be the first formal Amish-Chinese business venture
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