Tag: farm

• Friday, May 8th 2020 - 08:26 UTC

  US russet potatoes farmers giving away production before next July crop

  

  When Tina Yates pulled her truck up to a mall in western Washington state on Thursday, workers waved her past hundreds of cars waiting to pick up free russet potatoes.

• Wednesday, February 19th 2020 - 06:49 UTC

  China lifts tariffs on 696 products imported from the US, including farm and energy products

  

  China said on Tuesday it would accept applications for new tariff exemptions for 696 products imported from the United States including key agricultural and energy products such as pork, beef, soybeans, liquefied natural gas and crude oil.

• Tuesday, October 23rd 2018 - 08:28 UTC

  Scottish government confirms case of “mad cow” in a Aberdeenshire farm

  

  The Scottish government has confirmed a case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) on a farm in Aberdeenshire. Movement restrictions have been put in place at the farm, while further investigations are carried out, the government said in a statement.

• Thursday, October 20th 2011 - 06:51 UTC

  Cuba to lease larger plots to private farmers hoping to increase food production

  

  Cuba will greatly expand the amount of land granted to private farmers, an agriculture official said on Wednesday, as the country struggles to boost food production.

• Wednesday, August 18th 2010 - 00:38 UTC

  Environmentally friendly mini-cows latest trend in US farms

  

  They have become the latest trend in United States farms and an estimated 20.000 miniature cattle, weighing less than 300 kilos, are believed to be successfully breeding and could be indicating the future for environmentally-friendly beef.