agriculture News

Delayed Passage of Farm Bill Stirs Concern for Texas Agriculture

WASHINGTON — Key federal legislation to support farmers and consumers could get delayed due to the looming government shutdown, causing uncertainty for agriculture and nutrition programs in Texas. The must-pass package of legislation known as the farm bill, which is …

Washington Declares Drought Emergencies in a Dozen Counties

A drought emergency was declared in a dozen counties of Washington state because of early snowmelt, a lack of spring rain and low-flowing streams. Some wells in Whatcom County in the northwestern part of the state are dry, and one …

Washington’s Legal Cannabis Farms Reopen After Pesticide Concerns Halted Operations

A big mound of fresh dirt sits at Terry Taylor`s marijuana farm in the high desert of north-central Washington state. Each hole for a new plant gets filled with the clean soil. Large swaths of recently installed landscape fabric cover …

Midwest States Consider Relaxing Child Labor Laws to Address Worker Shortages

MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Lawmakers in several states are embracing legislation to let children work in more hazardous occupations, longer hours on school nights and in expanded roles including serving alcohol in bars and restaurants as young as 14. The …

Bill Would Offer Crop Insurance Discount to Farmers Who Plant Cover Crops

A bipartisan bill proposed by federal lawmakers would provide farmers a discount on crop insurance premiums by planting cover crops. The Conversation Opportunity and Voluntary Environment Resilience (COVER) Act, proposed last week by Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Reps. Sean …

Fruit Harvest Faces Ruin After Floods Hit Italy’s Emilia-Romagna

Deadly floods in northern Italy will ravage fruit production in what is normally one of the country’s most bountiful agricultural regions, farm lobby Coldiretti said on Monday. Floods killed 14 people last week in Emilia-Romagna as torrential rain caused more …

California to Meet 100% of Water Requests Thanks to Storms

California will provide 100% of the water requested by cities and farms for the first time in years thanks to winter storms that filled reservoirs and runoff from a record snowpack, regulators announced. The State Water Project will provide full …

Cloud Seeding Catching on Amid Rocky Mountain Drought

Garrett Cammans and his brothers sometimes don’t talk about their toughest moments on the job in the cloud seeding business, like the time when one of them got stuck in deep mountain snow and had to hike out alone in …

Navajo Nation Receiving Federal Aid for Severe Flood Damage

The Navajo Nation is set receive federal emergency aid to help repair damage caused by severe flooding during a series of storms earlier this year. President Joe Biden granted a disaster declaration for the largest Native American reservation in the …

Dairy Farm Fire Kills 18,000 Cows in Texas Panhandle

LUBBOCK — More than 18,000 cows died and one farm worker is in critical condition following a dairy farm fire in the Texas Panhandle. The fire started Monday night at South Fork Dairy Farm in Dimmitt, about 66 miles south …