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How many ag and food careers are there?
The 2025 Feeding the Economy Report says over 47 million people in the U.S. work in the agricultural and food industries. That is 29 percent of the U.S. population, and that number may be surprising to people, depending on where they live. One interesting thing about agriculture is the sheer number of jobs that aren’t considered “ag” careers, which play a role in producing food and getting it to consumers. For example, ag business careers include everything from lawyers to human resources to...
Federal agents seize almost 10 tons of illegal meat at California port
Officials with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection reports it has intercepted 19,500 pounds of prohibited pork, chicken, beef, and duck products arriving from China. The products were intercepted at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. According to an official...
New app feature helps farmers identify yield robbers
A new app update seeks to enhance recognition of in-field issues.Pioneer released a major update to its Pioneer Seeds App, which launched shortly before the 2019 Farm Progress Show. Jeremy Groeteke, U.S. Pioneer Digital Ag Lead, says the software has since evolved,...
38th Carstens Farm Days postponed until 2021
A longtime western Iowa Ag event has been wiped out due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 38th annual Carstens Farm Days near Shelby has been postponed until September of 2021 over coronavirus concerns. Terry Torneten helps organize the event and is the Region 12 Director...
USDA Farmers to Families Food Box Program reaches milestone
More than 20 million boxes of food have been distributed through USDA?s Farmers to Families Food Box Program, which supports American farmers and families impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue made the announcement this week on...
Farm groups launch a free stress management course
To say farming is stressful, may just be the understatement of understatements. Even without trade wars or global pandemic, farmers worry about many aspects of their operation. Many of these worries are beyond their control. The stress producers face even during good...
Judge rules glyphosate doesn?t require cancer warning
A federal judge this week sided with an agriculture coalition issuing a permanent injunction against the California warning requirement of Proposition 65 for glyphosate. The ruling removes the cancer warning on glyphosate. The judge in the case says providing...
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Grassley hopes DHS addresses ag sector ransomware attacks
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley remains concerned about the growing ransomware attacks in the nation?s agricultural sector.Earlier this month, Grassley and fellow Iowa Senator Joni Ernst sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) pressing the agency...
USMEF outlines potential impact of China?s CPTPP bid
The U.S. Meat Export Federation is looking at potential trade impacts stemming from China?s recently applied for membership in the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, or CPTPP.USMEF officials say the United Kingdom and Taiwan have...
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