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UN May Cut Food Rations
for Schoolkids

Soaring food prices raise 'world's misery index,' group says

Apr 19, 08 12:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Food rations for hundreds of thousands of schoolchildren may be cut because of surging crop prices that have widened the World Food Program’s funding gap to $750 million, Reuters says. The UN food aid agency also blamed the situation on high fuel prices and reductions in new crop plantings.... More »

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United Nations • wheat • crops • rice • farmer • food prices • World Food Program

Argentina Prez Rallies as Massive Strike Empties Shelves

Farmers' blockade nears fourth week

Apr 2, 08 4:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Argentina's president canceled her trip to London today as a massive farmers' strike neared its fourth week, leaving supermarket shelves bare. Hundreds of thousands of agricultural workers have protested new taxes by blocking more than 400 roads and cutting off supplies of meat, grains and milk. Last night Cristina Ferná... More »

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Argentina • strike • farmer

 UK Pig Farmers Squeal Poverty 

As high feed costs drive losses, protests seek higher pork prices

Mar 26, 08 10:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - Floundering British pig farmers are on the march behind a curious protest song: "Stand by Your Ham." With feed prices soaring, UK farmers say they're losing $50 on every pig they sell, so they’re begging anyone who’ll listen to support higher pork prices, reports the Wall ... More »

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meat • pig • farmer • Britain • pork • feed prices

Easter Bunny's Budget Strained
as Egg Prices Skyrocket

But 29% jump is windfall for farmers

Mar 22, 08 6:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - As far as the egg industry is concerned, Easter might as well have been Christmas. Prices skyrocketed 29% over the last year, and show no sign of slowing, as eggs are such a staple that demand hasn’t slowed a bit. “We’ve never seen profits like this,”... More »

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agriculture • eggs • Easter • farmer • food prices • chickens

As Global Temps Rise, So Do ... Popcorn Prices

As farmers plant more crops for biofuels, moviegoers feel pinch

Mar 14, 08 9:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - The movie stars driving flex-fuel SUV are driving up popcorn prices at the nation’s nickelodeons, and it’s not because of their salaries: A move toward planting crops for alternative-fuel production has made popping corn more scarce—and therefore more expensive, the Los Angeles Times reports. Moviegoers shouldn’t... More »

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ethanol • biofuel • farmer • popcorn • snack foods • cooking oil • movies • movie theaters • National Association of Theater Owners

Wal-Mart Helps Farmers Grow, American Style

But Central American stores may ruin them first, critics say

Mar 9, 08 6:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Wal-Mart is helping Central American farmers even as the chain threatens to render their mom-and-pop ways outdated, the Los Angeles Times reports. Thousands of small farmers are financially at risk, unable to grow produce that fits the US giant's supply chain—so Wal-Mart, Washington, and a Portland, Ore., relief group... More »

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agriculture • retail • Mexico • Central America • Guatemala • farmer • Wal-Mart • food industry

Clean Air Rules Squeezing
Berry Farmers

Strawberry growers rip EPA pesticide limits as 'too much, too soon'

Mar 2, 08 7:38 AM CST
(Newser) - California strawberry farmers fear that EPA efforts to curb pesticide pollution could kill most of this year's crops, the AP reports. Ventura County growers, who produce 25% of the nation's berries, say the pesticides are needed to increase crop output. Requirements that fumigants be cut as much as half could... More »

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California • Clean Air Act • Environmental Protection Agency • crops • farmer • air pollution • cash crops • Ventura County • strawberries • pesticide

Boom Time on Heartland Farms

US farmers strike it rich satisfying ethanol, export demands

Feb 15, 08 2:55 AM CST
(Newser) - The US economy may be teetering on a precipice but agriculture is enjoying what one industry analyst is calling a "golden age" after decades of decline, with bountiful harvests of crops and profits. The boom is fueled by the soaring demand from ethanol producers and to fill grain orders... More »

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agriculture • ethanol • Credit Suisse • corn • biofuel • Nebraska • Cedar Rapids • wheat • rice • farmer • grains • Food and Agriculture Organization • boom • heartland • rural America • Albion • agricultural economy • Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago • Boone County Commissioners • VeraSun • cash crops

Tweaks May Boost Guest Worker Pool

Bush plan to ease visa requirements draws fire from both sides of debate

Feb 6, 08 11:11 AM CST
(Newser) - With immigration reform having failed in Congress, the Bush administration is today unveiling a plan aimed at boosting the US guest-worker program. President Bush's plan would simplify the much-derided bureaucratic program, providing a reliable source of legal workers to replace illegal immigrants. But anti-immigration groups say the changes will cost... More »

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illegal immigrant • immigration reform • Dianne Feinstein • guest worker • farmer • guest-worker program • George W. Bush

UK Veal Now Cool, Not Cruel

New farming standards make calf meat a newly ethical food

Jan 20, 08 2:21 PM CST
(Newser) - Veal is the new guilt-free meat in Britain, and everyone from top chefs to farmers and animal activists is pushing consumers to eat up. Anti-cruelty groups largely eliminated veal from the UK diet in the '90s, and as a result, dairy farmers slaughter half a million male calves and... More »

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agriculture • cattle • veal • animal cruelty • dairy • farmer • Britain • rose veal • Tesco • British veal • veal farms

Fla. Growers Fight Record Cold

State of emergency as
temperatures plummet

Jan 3, 08 8:31 AM CST
(Newser) - Florida shivered last night  last night as a cold snap set new lows—35 degrees in Ft. Lauderdale—and threatened serious damage to crops. Farmers spent the night in the fields, spraying strawberries and oranges with water to create a protective glaze of ice. In  Plant City, dubbed the winter... More »

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Florida • crops • farmer • oranges • cold snap

Bush Picks Ex-Governor to Head the Farm Team

Schafer could overhaul way Agricultural Department does business

Oct 31, 07 9:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Edward Schafer has extolled the virtues of smaller government, but he is President Bush’s nominee to head the mammoth Agriculture Department, which employs more than 100,000 people and spends $90 billion a year. If approved by the Senate, the former North Dakota governor would likely be thrust into... More »

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Chuck Hagel • North Dakota • farmer • Mike Johanns • Edward Schafer • farm bill • Department of Agriculture • George W. Bush

Meteorite Hunter Gets His Due

He finds fame, maybe fortune, by digging through dust

Oct 27, 07 1:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - He’s not exactly Indiana Jones, but Steve Arnold does have fame, wild adventures, and an 18-foot-wide metal detector. Arnold, a meteorite hunter, has combed the deserts of Chile, the tundras of Siberia, and the streets of Chicago looking for the extraterrestrial lumps of metal, the LA Times reports.... More »

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Chicago • Oman • Chile • Kansas • South America • farmer • Bonhams Auctions • meteorites • Steve Arnold • Sahara • Houston Museum of Natural Science

Ethanol Glut Sinking Farmers' Hopes

'Gold rush' fades as biofuel prices plummet

Sep 30, 07 4:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - A glut of ethanol has sent prices plumetting, staggering the hopes of farmers and businesses who once counted on a biofuel gold rush, reports the New York Times. Companies and farm cooperatives built so many ethanol distilleries that production has far outpaced demand, in part because distribution hasn't... More »

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Congress • Iowa • ethanol • gas • corn • biofuel • fossil fuel • farmer • E 85 • energy dependence

Grain Price Hikes: Here to Stay

Lasting hikes triggering profound changes for farmers and consumers

Sep 28, 07 2:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rising global demand is pushing prices for grain and other crops to record heights and dramatically altering the food landscape for both farmers and consumers, the Wall Street Journal reports. Unlike ordinary price hikes, caused by crop failures, these increases—corn up 40%, soybeans 75%, wheat 70%—could last 10... More »

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farmer • food prices

Case of Bluetongue Has UK Farmers on High Alert

One more 'body blow' to the industry

Sep 23, 07 9:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - The discovery of bluetongue—an insect-borne illness that has killed livestock throughout Europe—in a cow on a rare breed farm in Britain yesterday was devastating news to a cattle industry already staggering from waves of foot-and-mouth outbreaks.Tests are underway to determine if England's first case had spread to... More »

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cows • farmer • Britain • bluetongue • sheep • goats • farm

Rodent Attacks Demolish Spanish Crops

As 750M voles enjoy the all-day buffet, farmers resort to their wits

Aug 20, 07 2:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - As many as 750 million voles have descended on farmland in central Spain, and with government response slow, farmers are taking matters into their own hands. The reason the number of rodents has exploded over the past few months is unclear, the Christian Science Monitor reports, but a likely explanation... More »

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climate change • Spain • farming • global warming • rodents • voles • farmer

Crickey! Crocs Tree Aussie Man

Farmer perches in tree for a week waiting for rescuers

Aug 15, 07 4:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - An Australian farmer spent a week in a tree, out of reach of  stalking crocodiles and surviving on two sandwiches and some fresh water, reports the BBC. He fell from his horse while riding in the northern outback and found himself in high swamp grass criss-crossed with "monstrous" croc... More »

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Australia • rescue • crocodile • farmer

Wal-Mart Sets Sights on India

Retail behemoth teams up with local biz, hoping to get piece of $300B market

Aug 7, 07 3:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Wal-Mart will set up shop in the lucrative Indian market for the first time, the Times of London reports. In collaboration with Indian mobile phone company Bharti, the American retail giant will sell wholesale goods to small shops, restaurants, and other businesses. The first "Bharti Wal-Mart" stores are expected... More »

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retail • India • business • US economy • Bharti • farmer • Wal-Mart

Foot-and-Mouth Turns Up at Second Farm

New suspicions that virus may have spread in floodwaters

Aug 7, 07 4:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - England is culling a second herd of cattle feared to have foot-and-mouth disease. The animals were showing symptoms on an unidentified farm within a restricted zone around the area southwest of London where the first outbreak occurred. Investigators were considering the possibility that a flood in July may have spread... More »

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cattle • health • farming • United Kingdom • England • farms • cows • infection • foot and mouth disease • farmer • outbreak

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