Those folks are having trouble getting on board with just the baseline collective actions needed for public health. Currently, so many folks in the rural parts of the country see this crisis as an urban thing. But if we look back at the influenza pandemic of (supposedly) 1918-19–which act...
Farmers walk by a cornfield at sunset, with the man pushing a wheelbarrow of vegetables, their silhouettes highlighted HD Farmers working on farmland field 4K Couple of farmers are resting lying in the field after harvest HD Farmers working on farmland fi...
Three of the most significant traditions are the gatherings at Hora Finfinnee, in Finfinnee the capital city of Oromia &Ethiopia, Hora Arsadi, a lake in Bishoftu and Malkaa Ateetee, in Buraayyu near Finfinnee where millions of participants dip grass and flowers into the water as a sign ...
In early April I spoke to the New Zealand Farm Forestry Conference in Napier about farm forestry options as I saw them. Most of the farmers I was talking to have had many years of experience in farm forestry, so I was certainly not going to tell them how to grow trees. Rather, I exp...
backdrop, states will soon be starting their 2024 legislative sessions. Given the state of things these days, it’s hard to predict what may happen. But based on all we’ve seen in 2023, these are the issues we believe will get the most attention from state lawmakers in the coming year...
Not only can refractive lens exchange fix severe vision issues, but it can also help with reading issues in older patients. It also ensures that you’ll never suffer from cataracts as you are swapping a natural lens for an artificial one. This is why having a thorough consultation is so im...
Where: the entire nation because peanuts are grown from Virginia to Texas, candy is made by Mars, Hershey, etc. nationwide and people eat peanut butter and whole nuts as an affordable food everywhere. Why: Here is the drama: farmers want a great price for their crops while candy makers wa...
The panel discussion under the title “Saving the earth : science and rationality in a time of madness” stood out for its contextual relevance and political appropriateness.With eminent panelists as Prerna Bindra, Richard Mahapatra, Dr. Navroz K Dubash, George Thomas and Mr. Pranay Lal as the...
As NCWA President David Guy recently wrote, California farmers are no strangers to drought, although one of the driest years in California has widespread and significant impacts in the Sacramento Valley. To provide some context for the dry year and the economic impacts, see the recent paper prepa...
Smithfieldannouncedit was closing down and ceasing operations indefinitely after more than 300 of its 3,700 workers tested positive for COVID 19. More than 550 independent family farmers supply the plant. This is a huge blow to Sioux Falls and South Dakota, as well as a kick in the gut to...