Showing posts with label farming. Show all posts
Showing posts with label farming. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 3, 2026

Facing a Western water crisis, Trump turns to Democrats’ climate law - POLITICO

The sudden willingness to open the federal wallet marks a sharp U-turn for the Trump administration, which froze funding for some of the same efforts last year and has overall sought to claw back billions of dollars of spending from Democrats’ 2022 Inflation Reduction Act…

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/02/trump-biden-climate-money-colorado-river-ee-00944211


 

Saturday, March 28, 2026

Trump provides new aid for farmers and food suppliers amid Iran war

But Trump's second-term policies have tested that loyalty for many of those farmers. Many farmers reported millions in missing funds after the Trump administration pulled support for US Department of Agriculture programs created under former president Joe Biden. And others said that Trump's tariffs and immigration policies were hurting their ability to sustain their business...

 https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/27/trump-farmer-food-supplier-aid-iran-war


 

'The planting season is now,' but war in Iran has sparked a global fertilizer shortage | PBS News

The fertilizer shortage is putting the livelihood of farmers in developing countries — already troubled by rising temperatures and erratic weather systems — further at risk, and could lead to people everywhere paying more for food... 

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/the-planting-season-is-now-but-war-in-iran-has-sparked-a-global-fertilizer-shortage


 

Wednesday, March 25, 2026

USDA cancels $300 million program to help farmers buy land amid anti-DEI push - POLITICO

The funding cancellations come as the challenges facing farmers — especially young and beginning farmers — remain steep. The vast majority of farmland is owned by nonfarming landlords, according to an annual survey USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service released March 12...

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/24/usda-cancels-program-help-farmers-buy-land-00841948 


 

Sunday, December 14, 2025

New Israeli barrier will slice through precious West Bank farmland

The army says the barrier is being built for security reasons, but human rights activists say there has been only one lethal incident anywhere near Atouf in recent years in which an Israeli was killed. They argue the real motive is land seizure and the further strangling of Palestine's prospects as a viable state. 

"It is happening all through the Jordan valley, especially in the north. Israel is pushing forward, and accelerating the ethnic cleansing of this area," said Dror Etkes, an Israeli activist who is the founder of the Kerem Navotorganisation, which monitors Israeli land policy in occupied Palestine...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/13/new-israeli-barrier-slice-through-precious-west-bank-farmland 









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