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How many seasonal agricultural visas petitions approved for employers classified under the Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation industry in Ohio during 2024?
Tammy Meckley, Associate Director, Immigration Records and Identity Services Directorate for USCIS | https://www.dhswatchlist.com/ Tammy Meckley, Associate Director, Immigration Records and Identity Services Directorate for USCIS |...
Farming in the fire: Climate change threatens PH breadbasket
THE Philippines, an archipelago blessed with fertile lands and a hardworking agricultural sector, faces a growing storm on the horizon. Climate change, a global crisis, is poised to deliver a devastating blow to the nation’s breadbasket,...
This Week in Farming: TB vaccine, Chinese pickup and IHT
Welcome back to another edition of This Week in Farming, your one-stop shop for the best Farmers Weekly content from the past seven days. First, here are your markets (opens as PDF). Beef has edged up as Christmas buying seems to have begun in...
Connecting city children with food, farming and nature
As recent pressures on the farming industry increase, understanding where food comes from and how it is produced is becoming ever more important. Farms for City Children was founded in 1976 and has welcomed more than 100,000 children and young...
Agricultural manufacturer ADR Axles begins construction in Perry
Farm Service Agency offices this week. Those county offices offer financial assistance to family farms. An agriculture equipment manufacturer is breaking ground in Perry. A-D-R Axles makes axles, braking systems and suspensions for agricultural...
COS Agriculture Departments Celebrates Their Annual Harvest Fest
On October 22nd, College of the Sequoias Agriculture Department’s Annual Harvest Fest turned out to be a successful event! The event featured hayrides, horseback rides, a petting zoo, food trucks, a pumpkin sale and raffle, face painting and a...
Agriculture is growing in Rhode Island
Farmers, food producers, lawmakers and community partners came together at Farm Fresh Rhode Island on Oct. 6 for the first annual RI Grown Day – a celebration of all the people who make our local food system thrive. From inspiring talks to...
NOA transforms an agricultural area into a new neighborhood in the Dolomites
Italian architecture studios Network of Architecture (NOA) has released plans to transform an agricultural land into a new neighborhood in the Dolomites, Italy. A brand-new neighborhood, named Renneria, is created by NOA on the outskirts of...
$3 Million Boost for Greener, Deforestation-Free Farming
Belize has received a BZD $3 million grant from the Italian government to boost sustainable and deforestation-free farming. The funding, given by the Italian Ministry of Environment and Energy Security, will support projects that help farmers grow...
UT Board of Trustees approves $3.1M recurring funding request for new Tennessee Center for Agriculture Innovation
Experts want UT to become a national hub for agriculture and research, much like the role Oak Ridge serves for nuclear energy. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The University of Tennessee Board of Trustees voted to approve a $3.1 million recurring funding...
How many seasonal agricultural visas petitions approved for employers classified under the "Other Services (except Public Administration)" industry in North Dakota during 2024?
Jennifer B. Higgins, Deputy Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services | https://medium.com/the-u-s-digital-service/meet-the-dhs-digital-service-champions-may-2018-caee7dade2bJennifer B. Higgins, Deputy Director, U.S. Citizenship and...
Iowa warns of spotted lanternfly threat to local agriculture
DES MOINES, Iowa — The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS) is urging residents to watch for the spotted lanternfly (SLF), an invasive insect from Asia. This pest, first detected in the U.S. in Pennsylvania in 2014, has...
Visualizing Crop Health: How Data Drives Smarter Farming Decisions
Visualizing Crop Health: How Data Drives Smarter Farming Decisions Friday, October 24th 2025 - 00:50 UTC Full article Worrying about crops is the inherent instinct of every farmer, especially those who depend on the health of their vegetation to...
Agriculture Ministry Defeats ACC 3–0 in Inter-MDA Football Gala
The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security handed a 3–0 defeat to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in a thrilling encounter at the National Stadium Practice Field on Tuesday, 21st October 2025, as part of the ongoing NSA Inter-MDA Football...
Breaking barriers in agriculture and championing women farmers - Armstrong
Diana Armstrong MLA is urging immediate action on the recommendations of the ‘Breaking the Grass Ceiling’ report after attending yesterday’s sold out Women in Agriculture Conference at Loughry College, hosted by the Ulster Farmers’ Union under the...
Agriculture Ministry Reveals Reasons for Indonesia's Cocoa Production Decline
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesia's Ministry of Agriculture has stated that the productivity of local cocoa plantations has declined in the past year. "Our productivity has indeed decreased in the past year," said the Head of the Cocoa and Other...
Maharashtra to become next hub of natural farming: CM Fadnavis
Mumbai: Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said that Maharashtra is set to become the next hub of natural farming, noting that the excessive use of chemical fertilisers and hybrid seeds has reduced soil fertility and increased input costs....
Cómo el cierre del gobierno federal está perjudicando a los agricultores, que ya están atravesando por un año difícil
Read this story in English. Actualización del miércoles 22 de octubre: El Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos abrirá 2,100 oficinas de la Agencia de Servicios de Agricultura en todo el país. La medida se produce tres semanas después...
70% Of Farming Families Lack Succession Plan
Friday, 24 October 2025 16:07 Anew survey by Irish Country Living and IFAC also shows 61% of men farm compared to 28% of women. The majority of farming families in Ireland don't have plans over who will take over the family business. A new survey...
Nebraska man collects $117,700 after stealing agricultural equipment, investigator says
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A Nebraska man was arrested last week after being accused of stealing $112,000 in agricultural equipment. On June 7, 2024, an employee with Gooseneck Implement in Lemmon, S.D. reported to the Perkins County Sheriff’s Office...