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USDA’s “Specialty Crops.” Translation: Food.

Food Politics

Specialty Crops Sector. The launch of the Assisting Specialty Crop Exports (ASCE) initiative will provide $65 million for projects that will help the specialty crop sector increase global exports and expand to new markets. Specialty crop exports totaled $24.6 The post USDA’s “Specialty Crops.”

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The Various Products you can make from Plantain and Banana

Agric4profits

Plantain can be eaten raw when ripe, processed into flour to make elubo, a local meal consumed in Nigeria and other parts of the world with soup, and also serves as industrial raw material in firms producing sanitary pads, fabrics and also for the food and beverage industry for making baby foods, biscuits, bread and… Read More » The Various (..)

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Craft beverage industry plans summit

Western FarmPress

Michigan Bits: Dairy farms work to reduce methane; proposals due for specialty crop funding; box tree moth quarantine expands; agribusiness scholarships announced.

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Complete Practical Guide on Barley Farming

Agric4profits

Barley is a versatile crop that can adapt to various growing conditions, making it a reliable option for farmers in different climates. Barley farming involves growing barley, a cereal grain used for food products like bread, soups, and beverages. It… Read More » Complete Practical Guide on Barley Farming

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In Hawai‘i, Restoring Kava Helps Sustain Native Food Culture

Civil Eats

Last fall, Ava Taesali opened Kava Queen , Oahus only brick-and-mortar kava bar, after three years of building a loyal following for this traditional beverage at farmers markets in Honolulu. There are so many misconceptions about kava, Taesali said, adding that official recognition is key to changing the narrative.

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Food as Filler OR Food as Medicine?

UnderstandingAg

The major achievements of the Green Revolution consisted of the development of high-yielding crop varieties, increased mechanization, synthetic fertilizers, a dizzying array of pesticides (herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, etc.), Crop diversity has decreased by 75% since 1950. and various production technologies.

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Raising a Toast to Planet-Friendly Wine, Beer, and Spirits

Food Tank

But water isn’t the only beverage many of us drink. The grapes, grains, and other crops that become alcoholic beverages—and the production process itself—all have environmental footprints that can’t be ignored. They purchase the crops from local farmers at fair prices and use a variety of other low-impact processes.

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