| | | Consider The Gift Of Food This Holiday Season | | Hunger in the U.S. has grown from about 37 million people before the pandemic to more than 50 million Americans who will experience food insecurity in 2020, writes Jennifer Shike, Pork editor. Gifts of food can help reduce that number. | | | |
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| Delaware Ag Secretary Predicts Biden’s Path For Agriculture Michael Scuse weighs in on the direction he believes President-elect Biden will take with climate change, environmental regulations, trade and a new USDA Secretary. Read More |
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| Meat Packers Accelerated Spread Of Coronavirus, Study Says The data show a strong positive relationship between meatpacking plants and local community transmission, suggesting the plants act as transmission vectors and accelerate the spread of the virus, according to this article in Drovers. Read More |
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| New Research Sheds Light On U.S. Agriculture’s Water Usage U.S. agriculture water use decreased for most crops and livestock production between 1995 and 2010. Yet there were some increases, according to new research released by the University of Illinois. Read More |
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| Grassland 2.0 Aims To Replace Soy And Corn Farming With Perennial Pasture In The Upper Midwest The University of Wisconsin-Madison project will help farmers transition to pasture-based systems to protect the environment and boost rural livelihoods while meeting demand for grassfed meat and dairy, according to this article by Civil Eats. Read More |
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