Tag: Agriculture
Idaho Senate OKs bill to kill up to 90% of wolves in state
BOISE, Idaho — The Idaho Senate on Wednesday approved legislation allowing the state to hire private contractors to kill up to 90% of the...
A farmer to chefs reveals his deep vegetable knowledge
NEW YORK — Despite thousands of years of humans working the soil, there are still things to learn. Just ask Farmer Lee Jones about...
Mexican president wants work visas, citizenship for farmers
MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Monday he will ask U.S. President Joe Biden to give work visas to Mexican...
Legislation aims to kill 90% of wolves roaming Idaho
BOISE, Idaho — A Republican-dominated state Senate committee on Tuesday approved legislation allowing the state to hire private contractors to kill about 90% of...
New Castle woman, 76, trapped in farm grain bin dies
NEW CASTLE, Ind. — A 76-year-old eastern Indiana woman has died after being trapped in a grain bin on her farm in Henry County.
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Patience: In a major home project, the joy is in the work
CASTELBUONO, Sicily — When my wife and I bought a hectare (about 2.5 acres) of countryside with three buildings on it in the mountains...
Growers fret as Mexico moves to legalize marijuana
BADIRAGUATO, Mexico — For the first time that María can remember, half of her marijuana harvest is still in storage on her ranch in...
Equal pay bill nears approval in House, long odds in Senate
WASHINGTON — House Democrats were poised to pass legislation Thursday that they say would help close the gap between what men and women are...
New Zealand bans live cow exports due to welfare concerns
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand announced Wednesday it is banning the export of live cows and other farm animals by sea due to...
Review: A book celebrating Black American farming history
"We Are Each Other’s Harvest: Celebrating African American Farmers Land and Legacy,” by Natalie Baszile (Amistad)
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