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NAFTA: U.S. Farmers Are Hopeful But Nervous

5 years ago

President Trump made his view of the North American Free Trade Agreement very clear during the presidential election. He called NAFTA “the worst trade deal in … the history of this...

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10 Reasons Why You Should Eat Local

6 years ago

Eating local is a way to cut down on food miles and emissions. Economically, you support your own community, not large companies. Environmentally, your food travels less, and you know more where it’s...

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Celebrate the Three Sisters: Corn, Beans and Squash

6 years ago

Corn, beans, and squash are called the “three sisters.” Native Americans always inter-planted this trio because they thrive together, much like three inseparable sisters. By the time European...

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California will open its first legal cannabis shops and it’s posing a huge problem for local pot farms

6 years ago

Growing marijuana has run in June’s family for three generations, a stretch that has seen universal prohibition give way to accelerating legalization. For well over a decade, June (who asked her real...

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Canadian guidelines say children should have skimmed or semi-skimmed only

6 years ago

Some dairy farmers in Scotland have complained to the government about not being able to supply his local primary school with milk. Emma and Don Dennis, who run the Wee Isle Dairy on Gigha, are not...

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Texas Farmer Rescues More than 200 in ‘Harvey’ Floods

6 years ago

Rio, a South Houston farmer, is credited with saving more than 200 flood victims in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. He used his John Deere tractor to move flood victims to safety. Rios’ tractor...

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Is NAFTA Good for American Farmers?

6 years ago

One of the clearest stories from the NAFTA experience has been the devastation wreaked on the Mexican countryside by dramatic increases in imports of cheap U.S. corn. But while Mexican farmers...

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Scientists have found a way to pull water from the air using only energy from the sun

6 years ago

New Technology Brings Star Wars–Style Desert Moisture Farming a Step Closer Luke Skywalker wasn’t just a farmer. In the original 1977 Star Wars film, the lead character was desperate to leave his...

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Newly Widowed Man Comforted By Returned Wedding Ring Lost 15 Years Ago

6 years ago

A third-generation Christmas tree farmer has found and returned a wedding ring that was lost by a newly widowed man roughly 15 years ago.

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Farmer finds a creative way to fill manure spreader’s tank

6 years ago

An organic farmer from Ontario, Canada posted a video showing how he refills the tank in his manure dispenser.

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