"We don't have the talent now to progress on these research projects. It's setting us back by years, if not decades," he said.
The #ARS conducts #research on #agriculture topics like #pests, #FoodSafety & #ClimateChange that are high-priority to American #farmers. The agency has lost about 1,200 employees, more than 17% of its 2024 staffing level, to terminations & voluntary incentives to quit offered by the #Trump admin.
Some arrived to work on July 9 to find their badges no longer worked, Henderson said.
Because of a #federal #HiringFreeze that has been extended through October 15, the #USDA will not be able to replace the fired staff & will need to halt ongoing #scientific work that benefits #farmers, like a project to develop a #vaccine for a deadly #toxin that occurs in undercooked #beef, he said.
Good luck getting pesticides out of our food chain – KRCW
https://www.kcrw.com/culture/shows/good-food/louvre-pesticides-farmer-suicides-mangoes-melons/pesticide-industry-bayer-roundup
#agriculture #farmers #sustainability
Britain’s trade chief to press White House on Trump tariffs in Washington trip – POLITICO https://www.byteseu.com/1201359/ #Aerospace #Aluminum #DonaldTrump #Exclusive #Exports #farmers #GreatBritain #Imports #industry #JonathanReynolds #KeirStarmer #Markets #Negotiations #PeterMandelson #Ports #Steel #tariffs #trade #TradeAgreements #TradeWar #UK #UnitedKingdom #UnitedStates #War
Pineapple convoy
Tangail, #Bangladesh
Farmers ride in convoy as they head to a market carrying up to 100 pineapples each on their bikes.
Photograph: Joy Saha/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock
https://www.europesays.com/2250975/ The muddled €1.8 trillion EU budget launch that exposes von der Leyen’s weaknesses – POLITICO #agriculture #Budget #ChristopheHansen #conflict #courts #défense #elections #Europe #EuropeanSocialFund #FARMERS #investment #latvia #MEPS #missions #negotiations #oil #PiotrSerafin #policy #RaffaeleFitto #Regions/Cohesion #rights #RoxanaMînzatu #SiegfriedMuresan #Ukraine #UrsulaVonDerLeyen #Vaccines
The #USDA said it'd
cut funding for a nat network of centers that have supported 1000s of sm & mid-sized farm & food bus'.
The cuts are another hit to #farmers from Pres Trump's effort to shrink the size & cost of the fed govt *already CXL programs for local foods, food banks & climate-friendly farming, among others.
The USDA under Biden spent $400M to open the centers as part of its effort to increase resilience & comp in the US #foodsupply chain.
#Privatization #USPol
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-farm-agency-ends-program-support-small-businesses-2025-07-15/
https://www.europesays.com/2233959/ Farmers in southeast Estonia struggling due to rainy summer | News #crops #Eesti #estonia #FARMERS #PõlvaCounty #rain #summer #Uudised #VegetableGrowers #VõruCounty
#DOGE keeps gaining access to sensitive #data. Now, it can cut off billions to #farmers
A staffer from…DOGE recently got high-level access to view & change the contents of a #payments system that controls tens of billions of dollars in government payments & #loans to farmers & #ranchers across the #UnitedStates, according to internal access logs reviewed by NPR.
#Trump #law #economy #InfoSec #FederalGovernment #funding #Congress #SeparationOfPowers
https://www.npr.org/2025/07/10/nx-s1-5455779/doge-usda-farmers-data
With the current administration pausing funding for farming and related projects, the system of agriculture needs to be reimagined. Some ideas can be found in my review--> #Bookthreads #Booksky #BookBlogger #RegeneratingEarth #Patagonia #ARCReview #Environment #Agriculture #Farmers #NetGalley
Pounds Turkey Farm to stop raising their own turkeys after 90 years https://www.byteseu.com/1180141/ #Agriculture #farmers #Turkey
Crops are rotting in the fields, on the vine and in the trees because more than 70% of farm labor has been deported, fled or is scared that ICE will round them up.
And weirdly enough none of the MAGA Trump voters who whine about immigrants stealing their jobs have stepped up to take the place of the displaced migrant workers.
#SustainableAgriculture research tour planned for July 16 at #UMaine farm in #OldTownME
June 30, 2025
Old Town, Maine — "University of Maine Cooperative Extension will hold its annual Sustainable Agriculture Research Tour on Wednesday, July 16 from 2 to 5 p.m. at the UMaine #RogersFarm Forage and Crop Research Facility, 914 Bennoch Rd., Old Town and the nearby #WymansWildBlueberry Research Center.
"The event is geared toward #farmers, crop advisors and others interested in #agricultural production. Faculty and staff from UMaine’s School of Food and Agriculture and #UMaineExtension will present their field research on a variety of crops. Specific topics will include #organic #NoTill dry #bean production methods, soil health demonstrations, #CimateChange effects on wild blueberries, #agroforestry and variety trials for #forage #legumes and #potatoes.
"This event is free and pre-registration is not required. Participants will receive two pesticide certification credits and 3.5 CCA credits. Registration begins at 1:30 p.m. For a detailed announcement visit the event webpage.
"Rogers Farm and Wyman’s Wild Blueberry Research Center are two of several facilities across the state that comprise the Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station.
"For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation, contact Thomas Molloy at thomas.molloy@maine.edu.
About University of Maine Cooperative Extension:
"As a trusted resource for over 100 years, Extension has supported UMaine’s #LandAndSeaGrant public education role by conducting community-driven, research-based programs in every Maine county. UMaine Extension seeks to build thriving communities and grow the food-based economy, focusing on aspects from production and processing to nutrition, food safety and food security. Extension also conducts the most successful out-of-school youth educational program in Maine through 4-H which offers hands-on projects in areas like health, science, agriculture and civic engagement and creates a positive environment where participants are encouraged to take on proactive leadership roles."
FMI:
https://extension.umaine.edu/2025/06/30/sustainable-agriculture-research-tour-2/
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