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Dozens of local water agencies are scrambling to stop costs from spiraling out of control amid the high price of importing water and the impacts of climate change including wildfires.
“We import 80% of the fertilizer we use from outside the U.S. so the situation in eastern Europe will affect those supply chain issues around the world," one farm bureau representative said.
The USDA expects the prices to affect some producers' plans.
Under the new approach, the EPA recently banned certain pesticides in more than a 100 U.S. counties.
Climate change is making water more scarce in some areas, but water-intensive meat production isn’t slowing down.
Suffering from Parkinson’s disease or cancer, European farmworkers experience inadequate recognition and failing compensation schemes.
In Europe, scientists have blown the whistle on farmworkers' exposure to pesticides for years. They remain unheard.
The U.S. has put various protections in place to keep African Swine Fever out to protect the more than $8 billion pork industry.
With millions of members, the American Farm Bureau Federation says it represents "divergent opinions." But the farmers outside its circle believes it leans "heavily towards corporate interests."
Rural areas are losing grocery stores but gaining other kinds of food retailers, such as dollar stores, according to the USDA.