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Mexico to send water to Texas farmers as US treaty threat grows
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Mexico to send water to Texas farmers as US treaty threat grows

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) — Mexico will make an immediate water delivery to farmers in Texas, President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Friday, to help make up its shortfall under a treaty…
Posted by John McCarthy April 12, 2025
U.S. farm groups want Trump to spare their workers from deportation
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U.S. farm groups want Trump to spare their workers from deportation

WASHINGTON — U.S. farm industry groups want President-elect Donald Trump to spare their sector from his promise of mass deportations, which could upend a food supply chain heavily dependent on…
Posted by John McCarthy November 29, 2024
Black and other minority farmers are getting $2 billion from USDA after years of discrimination
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Black and other minority farmers are getting $2 billion from USDA after years of discrimination

COLUMBIA, Missouri (AP) — The Biden administration has doled out more than $2 billion in direct payments for Black and other minority farmers discriminated against by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the…
Posted by John McCarthy July 31, 2024
Extent of St. Croix Drought Exposed At USDA-NRCS Workshops
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Extent of St. Croix Drought Exposed At USDA-NRCS Workshops

KINGSHILL — The Natural Resources Conservation Service field office on St. Croix participated in a seven-day workshop on fencing and pasture sponsored by the USDA recently. The St. Croix field…
Posted by John McCarthy April 20, 2023
Jamaica Faces Marijuana Shortage As Farmers Struggle With Lack Of Rain
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Jamaica Faces Marijuana Shortage As Farmers Struggle With Lack Of Rain

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Jamaica is running low on ganja. Heavy rains followed by an extended drought, an increase in local consumption and a drop in the number of marijuana…
Posted by VI Free Press February 5, 2021
Department of Agriculture Begins Accepting Beekeeping Training Applications
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Department of Agriculture Begins Accepting Beekeeping Training Applications

FREDERIKSTED — The Virgin Islands Department of Agriculture (VIDA) began accepting applications for its new Beekeeping Training Program on Friday. Intentionally designed to help bolster the bee population in the Virgin…
Posted by VI Free Press December 1, 2020
VIDA Given $715K To Fix Ancillary Facilities For Animal Slaughterhouse
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VIDA Given $715K To Fix Ancillary Facilities For Animal Slaughterhouse

FREDERIKSTED — The Office of Disaster Recovery announces that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has obligated $715,091 in funding to the Virgin Islands Department of Agriculture (VIDA). These funds…
Posted by VI Free Press July 21, 2020
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