Tag: Agriculture

Middle East, Africa, in Special Trouble as Human-Caused Climate Emergency causes 30% drop in Agricultural Productivity Growth

Source: Middle East, Africa, in Special Trouble as Human-Caused Climate Emergency causes 30% drop in Agricultural Productivity Growth

Australian Agricultural Bosses Can’t Find Workers. Maybe They Should Try Paying More.

Agricultural bosses and their allies are accusing Australians of being work-shy as they face a post-pandemic labor shortage. But it’s low wages and abusive working conditions that make it hard for them to find workers. The solution is obvious: decent pay for decent work.

Source: Australian Agricultural Bosses Can’t Find Workers. Maybe They Should Try Paying More.

USDA taxpayer-funded podcast is a paean to Trump and his disastrous agricultural trade policy | Media Matters for America

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via USDA taxpayer-funded podcast is a paean to Trump and his disastrous agricultural trade policy | Media Matters for America

Trump’s Wasteland of Farmlands | The Smirking Chimp

“U.S. farm bankruptcy rates jumped 20% in 2019 – to an eight-year high – as financial woes in the U.S. agricultural economy continued in spite of massive federal bail-out funding, according to federal court data.”

via Trump’s Wasteland of Farmlands | The Smirking Chimp