Food Politics

APRIL 2, 2024

It refers specifically to what happened in Thailand over attempts to restrict the marketing of toddler formula ( an unneccesary product ). It banned advertising for infant formula but allowed companies to market formula for toddlers like Gustun — one of the industry’s most profitable and dubious products.

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ATTRA

AUGUST 15, 2023

At Armed to Farm, participants learn about business planning, budgeting, recordkeeping, marketing, USDA programs, livestock production, fruit and vegetable production, and more. The event is free for those chosen to attend; lodging, transportation to local farms, and most meals will be provided.

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

What was unusual was the reason: The lawsuit alleged that Walmart misled consumers by selling seafood products “certified sustainable” by the nonprofit Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), advertised with a prominent blue checkmark in the shape of a fish. Redmond was concerned about receiving inferior products—or possibly none at all.

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Agwired

JANUARY 10, 2024

The finding, reported in the December issue of Pest Management Science , will enable farmers to avoid crop losses, such as by choosing a tolpyralate-tolerant variety or by using a different herbicide product. 26-29 at The Lodge at Gulf State Park in Gulf Shores, Alabama. Syngenta, Iowa Soybean Association, U.S.

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Modern Farmer

MARCH 7, 2024

When announcing the results from the 2022 Census of Agriculture this February, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack said that many farmers rely on off-farm income to keep their production afloat, and he supports diversifying farmers’ income streams to keep farming economically feasible, although he didn’t mention agritourism specifically.

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Agwired

JULY 21, 2023

This year’s event was held at Montana Farmers Union’s Arrowpeak Lodge in Highwood, MT. The tour brings the latest information on peanuts while giving a first-hand view of industry infrastructure from production and handling to processing and utilization. Tour stops will be made in several peanut producing counties in Southwest Georgia.

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Sustainable Food Trust

OCTOBER 11, 2023

There are, however, a vocal minority who argue that almost any form of livestock production represents an unacceptable, even immoral, use of land. Concerns about rewilding Many rewilding advocates are supportive of hill farming when practised in a nature-friendly way.

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The Lunatic Farmer

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Of course, I’m always going to speak so my hosts take care of meals, lodging, tickets, etc. It generates no exhaust and the only waste product is a teaspoon of mineral-rich ashes every few hours. I’ve been to 19 foreign countries and have not spent one dime in any of them. No souvenirs, no museums, nothing. Who needs knick-knacks?

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

MAY 28, 2024

Unable to muscle Mexico City into reversing course, the US trade representative, Katherine Tai, last August lodged a formal complaint with the secretariat of the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). We are challenging an entire model of production that threatens not just Mexico, but the world.”

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