Farmers and ranchers take home just 12.1 cents from every dollar that is spent on Thanksgiving meals, according to the annual Thanksgiving edition of the National Farmers Union Farmer’s Share publication. The popular Thanksgiving Farmer’s Share compares the retail food price of traditional holiday dinner items to the amount the farmer receives for each item they grow or raise. An organic farming program is giving students the freedom to earn college credits in a certificate organic farming course. The credits can be applied toward a bachelor’s degree in sustainable agriculture systems. Two law firms have now launched glyphosate class-action suits involving hundreds of Canadians, mostly from the Prairies. Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) traveled to Wyoming County, N.Y Wednesday to push for federal action to address the unusually high suicide rates among America’s farmers. According to a CDC study, the farmer suicide rate is on the rise. The Trump administration announced plans to weaken environmental safeguards for atrazine, a weed-killing pesticide linked to birth defects and cancer in humans. The change will increase by 50 percent the amount of atrazine allowed in U.S. waterways.
Organic Farming Program Gives Students Freedom to Explore
Delaware Valley University’s Organic Farming Certificate Program provides a unique opportunity for students to earn 36 college credits plus a certificate in organic farming in just one year. The credits can be applied toward a bachelor’s degree in sustainable agriculture systems.
Farmers Receive 12 Cents of the Thanksgiving Food Dollar, NFU Farmer’s Share Shows
Farmers and ranchers take home just 12.1 cents from every dollar that consumers spend on their Thanksgiving dinner meals, according to the annual Thanksgiving edition of the National Farmers Union (NFU) Farmer’s Share publication. The popular Thanksgiving Farmer’s Share compares the retail food price of traditional holiday dinner items to the amount the farmer receives for each item they grow or raise.
More glyphosate lawsuits planned in Canada
Two law firms have now launched class-action suits involving hundreds of Canadians, mostly from the Prairies.
Schumer calls on CDC to study high farmer suicide rate
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer traveled to Wyoming County Wednesday to push for federal action to address the unusually high suicide rates among America’s farmers.
EPA Weakens Safeguards for Weed Killer Atrazine, Linked to Birth Defects
The Trump administration announced in a document posted Thursday that it plans to weaken environmental safeguards for atrazine, a weedkilling pesticide linked to birth defects and cancer in humans. The change will increase by 50 percent the amount of atrazine allowed in U.S. waterways.
https://www.ewg.org/release/trump-epa-weaken-safeguards-or-pesticide-linked-birth-defects-cancer
