Bananas, After the Strike
When Christopher Columbus first set eyes on Bocas del Toro on Oct. 6, 1502, he was struck by the area’s natural beauty. The archipelago, located on present-day Panama’s northwestern Caribbean ...
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Trump Is Squeezing U.S. Farmers on All Sides
U.S. President Donald Trump’s chaotic agenda is taking a growing toll on American farmers, many of whom backed his return to office but are increasingly feeling the pressures of his ...
Salmonella outbreak tied to recalled eggs has sickened 95 people since January
At least 95 people in more than a dozen states have been sickened since January in an outbreak of salmonella poisoning tied to recalled eggs, federal health officials said Thursday. ...
India Says U.S. Arms Deals Still on Track, but No Compromise on Trade
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday repeated his vow to protect Indian farmers from competition with tariffs and trade barriers, even as President Donald Trump’s punishing retaliatory tariffs of ...
USDA to vacate several Washington buildings, relocate staff to regional hubs
The US Department of Agriculture announced Thursday it will relocate much of its staff in the Washington, D.C., area to five regional hubs and vacate several buildings in the nation’s ...
Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Struggles with Trump Trade Talks
Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru said on Tuesday he found it “deeply regrettable” that President Donald Trump announced he would impose reciprocal tariffs of 25 percent on exports from Japan. ...
‘We’re the United States, but They Treat Us Like a Colony’: USDA Farm Security Plan Targets China’s Bioterrorism, Land Grabs
The U.S. Department of Agriculture formally announced its National Farm Security Action Plan on Tuesday, rallying top Trump administration officials, Republican governors, and lawmakers around a resolute effort to protect ...
Relief could be coming to lower high meat prices across US: expert
Meat prices remain higher across the country, with staples like steak, chicken, and ground beef still costing significantly more than they did a year ago. But one industry leader believes relief ...
More states to ban soda, junk food purchases with food stamps, Trump Agriculture secretary says
Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said during a Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) event Thursday that the Trump administration is making history with its approval of numerous waivers that will eliminate ...
American Farmers Brace for Trade War Pain
As Washington’s top trading partners mull retaliatory measures against U.S. President Donald Trump’s expanding and increasingly aggressive trade war, American farmers are all but certain to be caught in the ...
