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US will halt Mexico avocado imports 'as long as necessary'
The US Department of Agriculture said the suspension took effect Feb. 11 and affects avocados grown in Michoacán, Mexico, the only state approved to export avocados to the US.
Carl Icahn wants McDonald's to stop buying pork from alleged pig abusers
Billionaire Carl Icahn is demanding that McDonald's stop doing business with pork producers who use gestation crates to confine pregnant swine.
Romaine lettuce prices soar 61% as farmers purposely grow less
If you're lucky enough to get your hands on a head of romaine lettuce these days, it will cost you a lot of cabbage.
What are the nicknames for each full moon?
Every full moon each month has a name inspired by historic traditions. Learn why here!
US companies announce plans for gene-edited strawberries
Simplot and Plant Sciences officials said genetically modified strawberries will help reduce waste, and make them available to consumers much of the year.
Fired Nebraska man shot 3 before co-worker killed him with shotgun
A disgruntled worker fired from a Nebraska agricultural facility returned to his jobsite and shot three people -- killing two before he was gunned down by another employee, authorities said.
Hundreds of 'murder hornets' found in massive live nest
The nest was found in the base of a dead alder tree about two miles from where the first-ever murder hornet nest was found in the US last October. Officials...
Officials sound alarm on lanternfly invasion: 'Kill it! Squash it!'
State governments are encouraging merciless murder against this invasive insect.
Well, murder hornets are back – live killer insect found again in Washington
The first live Asian giant hornet of 2021 has been spotted in Washington state, seen in a photo attacking a wasp’s nest in Blaine, just south of the Canadian border
Pesticide caused kids’ brain damage, California lawsuits say
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Lawsuits filed Monday in California seek potential class-action damages from Dow Chemical and its successor company over a widely used bug killer linked to brain damage in...
Des Moines faces extreme measures to find clean water
Water Works for years has tried to force or cajole farmers upstream to reduce the runoff of fertilizer that leaves the rivers with sky-high nitrate levels but lawsuits and legislative...
Shearing time for sheep in Germany’s mountains
The job is not as easy as they make it look: the shearers must wield their tools while keeping under control a wriggling animal weighing up to 220 pounds and...
EU nations putting mealworms on the menu
Dried yellow mealworms could soon be hitting supermarket shelves and restaurants across Europe.
Biden to push citizenship for US illegal immigrants in speech despite surging border crisis
President Biden will use his first speech to Congress Wednesday night to renew his call for immigration reform legislation despite a disastrous surge of migrants to the US-Mexico border since...
Colorado agricultural burn turns into almost 900-acre wildfire
An agricultural burn in Colorado has scorched almost 900 acres, authorities said Monday night. In a statement posted to Facebook, the Rio Blanco County Sheriff's Office (RBCSO) said the Meeker area fire had spread over 890 acres...
Indian farmers squat on railway tracks to mark four months of protests
NEW DELHI - Dozens of farmers squatted on railway tracks in northern India on Friday, disrupting traffic to mark four months of a campaign against the opening up of agriculture...
Indian farmers block highway outside Delhi marking 100th day of protest
NEW DELHI - Indian farmers began gathering on Saturday to block a six-lane expressway outside New Delhi to mark the 100th day of protests against deregulation of agriculture markets, to...
‘We are facing extinction’: Black farmers in steep decline
BELLE PLAINE, Kan. — After Gil Alexander’s death left no active Black farmers in a historic Kansas community once home to hundreds, Alexander’s nephew and his wife gave up their...
Tiny watermelon is the size of grape
Feel like a giant with this bite-size "watermelon." The cucamelon, engineered by an agricultural firm in Antalya, Turkey, looks like a miniature watermelon and tastes like a cucumber. Botanically, the...
Oregon mink farm, staff infected in COVID-19 outbreak
COVID-19 has found its way to an Oregon mink farm, where both staff and animals are getting infected, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The USDA's National Veterinary Service...