US state agriculture leaders looks to Cuba’s private farming sector for possible cooperation
The leader of an association of U.S. state agricultural officials said Wednesday that Cuba may want to take advantage of ongoing reforms, perhaps through investments. “It looks like a new Cuba is being born, and it could be a path toward greater cooperation,” Ted McKinney, CEO of the State Department of Agriculture and Agriculture Association, […]
Czech farmers protest in Prague over EU agriculture policies
Hundreds of tractors blocked roads in downtown Prague on Monday in a farmers’ protest against the European Union’s agricultural policies. Similar protests against EU policies have occurred across the EU in recent weeks. The European Commission made several concessions, including shelving plans to halve pesticide use. Hundreds of tractors blocked lanes in downtown Prague on […]
WV agriculture bill revives concerns over planned fumigation facility
A restrictive bill passed Tuesday by the West Virginia House of Representatives is raising concerns that logging companies will revive plans to build pesticide-spouting fumigation facilities in the Allegheny Mountains. The bill would prevent counties from superseding state agricultural regulation laws. Hardy County resident John Rosato called the bill “a backdoor way for non-local entities […]
GOP agriculture commissioners go after big banks for backing UN’s ‘failed, left-wing climate agenda’
A group of Republican state agriculture committees recently launched an investigation into six large U.S. banks over their membership in and commitment to the United Nations’ environmental, social and governance goals. fox business It was reported on Monday. The coalition, made up of 12 Republican state agriculture commissioners from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, […]