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First US phosphate fertiliser plant since 1984: Morocco’s OCP and CHS plan $450 million, 1-million-tonne Louisiana factory with nearly 1,000 jobsMorocco’s OCP and US farmer-owned cooperative CHS plan a $450 million Louisiana phosphate fertiliser plant, the first of its kind in Americ...
USDA field pilots replaced most woodchips with corn cobs in nitrate bioreactors; the 75% corn-cob beds removed nitrate up to 10 times fasterField pilots have demonstrated that corn cobs are highly effective in removing nitrates from farm drainage water. These innovative bioreact...
Untested in court, Trump's new tariffs on Canada raise legal questionsPresident Trump invoked a 96-year-old law to impose tariffs on Canadian imports. This action prompted retaliatory measures from Ottawa, str...
Spanish explorer who became the first European to cross the Mississippi River brought 13 pigs from Cuba to Tampa Bay in 1539. Three years later, his herd had grown to 700, and its spread helped turn America into a pork-producing giantHernando de Soto's arrival in Florida in 1539 marked the beginning of a revolution in agriculture as he brought along thirteen pigs. These ...
In 1998, New York listed Keuka Lake as impaired after DDT contamination. 16 years later, fish-tissue data led officials to remove the lake from the impaired waters listKeuka Lake DDT cleanup shows how a pesticide banned decades ago kept affecting fish through contaminated soil and runoff. The problem began...
2026 Old Farmer’s Almanac weather forecast predicts a surprising winter across the USThe Old Farmer's Almanac forecasts a mild 2026-27 winter across much of America. Some regions may experience colder weather and above-avera...
A 73-year-old Oklahoma farmer battled years of drought before leasing land for five wind turbines. The wise decision transformed his farm incomeFacing the challenges of a drought-stricken Oklahoma, Bob Kerr found his wheat and cattle farming income dwindling. However, the five wind ...
Trump says the US doesn't need Canada. America's economy says otherwiseDespite President Donald Trump’s claim that the United States does not need Canada, both economies remain deeply interdependent. Canadian o...
Best coffee will be harder to get as downpours hit Brazil’s treesPremium arabica coffee has a particularly aromatic and mild taste that requires the right conditions.
In a divided America, the left and right unite to oppose artificial intelligence data centersRural communities face growing concerns over rapid data center expansion. Farmers and environmentalists unite against potential farmland lo...
Canada 'ripping off' US for decades: Trump says Ottawa 'most difficult and unreasonable' to deal withUS President Donald Trump stated Canada has been ripping off the United States for many decades. He mentioned high tariffs on American farm...
Canada to announce retaliatory tariffs against US as Trump tells its leaders to 'fall in line'Canada is set to announce retaliatory tariffs against the US after President Donald Trump threatened steeper levies on Canadian autos, stee...
Tariffs first, electricity and critical minerals next: Canada may hit the US without hurting itselfCanada is preparing targeted retaliatory tariffs after trade talks with the United States collapsed and President Donald Trump threatened 5...
Trump threatens 50% tariffs on Canadian cars, trucks and steel from January 2027United States President Donald Trump announced future tariff increases on Canadian goods. Tariffs on Canadian cars, trucks, and auto parts ...
Canada’s Doug Ford compares Trump to school bully, says ‘he’d take your lunch money, steal your running shoes’ as tariff fight deepensOntario Premier Doug Ford labelled President Donald Trump a loser and a bully. He vowed to fight back against escalating United States tari...
Texas turned 68,000 acres of solar farms into sheep pastures to control weeds; the state now accounts for more than half of U.S. solar grazingTexas solar farms are turning to sheep as a surprising solution to a growing maintenance problem. Across roughly 68,000 acres, sheep now gr...
World’s biggest citrus waste-to-energy plant is being built in Brazil: 2.1-million-square-foot facility to turn orange juice waste into 1.77 million cubic feet of biogas every dayBrazil is building the world’s biggest citrus waste-to-energy plant, a 2.1-million-square-foot facility designed to transform orange juice ...
‘We got attacked’: Mark Carney claims Canada is ‘at war’ with US as Trump’s 50% tariffs trigger trade showdownCanada-US tariffs: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada was “attacked” and is “at war” with the US over trade as President Donal...
Donald Trump says Canada trade deal moving forward, new Mexico pact in worksPresident Trump stated a trade deal with Canada is progressing well. He also announced that Washington has begun work on a new Mexico deal....
In 1862, Abraham Lincoln signed a law that gave Americans a chance to claim 160 acres of free land. What happened next transformed the American West foreverIn 1862, President Abraham Lincoln enacted the Homestead Act, granting land to settlers eager to populate the West. This initiative allowed...