ECU faculty guiding new inter-institutional research for equity initiatives From left, Joseph Lee, Jamie Bloss and Leslie Cofie show an internet survey for farmworkers on an iPad. (Contributed photo) East Carolina University faculty members Joseph Lee, Jamie Bloss and Leslie…
“If you had to say the No. 1 critical asset to Carvel when it comes to the poultry industry, it is our poultry diagnostic lab, Lasher Laboratory, hands down,” Isaacs said. In Newark, scientists at the Charles C. Allen Jr.…
The Western Cape Department of Agriculture’s Veterinary Services recently launched its innovative Export Certificate Office System (ECOS). The launch coincided with the Western Cape’s inaugural Veterinary Week, which focused on state veterinary services’ role in the agriculture sector. One such role is…
from the office of Rep. Don Davis (D-NC-01) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Don Davis (NC-01) joined a bipartisan majority to oppose H.R. 4368, the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2024, which failed 191-237.…
Canada will conduct its first Express Entry draw aimed at the agriculture and agri-food sector this week, it has announced. Immigration Minister Marc Miller said on Wednesday that the draw targeting candidates with skills and experience in three occupations in…
Paying it forward Kaleb is also working on addressing the issue of student placements. “I’ve got a young apprentice on my farm. I left school and went straight into work, and he said he wants to do the same so…
ST. PETERSBURG — Florida agriculture losses from Hurricane Idalia are estimated at between $78 million and $371 million, with producers also suffering widespread damage to such infrastructure as irrigation rigs and fences, according to a preliminary report Thursday from the…
Florida agriculture losses from Hurricane Idalia are estimated at between $78 million and $371 million, with producers also suffering widespread damage to such infrastructure as irrigation rigs and fences, according to a preliminary report Thursday from the University of Florida.…
The European Commission is considering giving fresh funds from the EU’s agricultural reserve to Slovenia and Greece after the disastrous extreme weather events there, but other EU countries are increasingly questioning the way the fund is being used. Greece and…
Aside from the expected high demand for various farm products during the holiday season, he said typhoons might also affect the prices. MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture and other concerned government agencies are closely monitoring the price movements…