Touch the Soil News #2048 (photo – USDA Organic Farming Program Logo – Courtesy of USDA) Organic Consumers Association offered a critical piece on the GMO foods that are emerging under the titles of molecular farming, while discussing the future of proteins under the mantra of animal-free meat. Nonetheless it is an interesting perspective from…
Touch the Soil News #2047 (photo – Vegetables – Courtesy of USDA) One of the larger Food Banks in America is the Tarrant Area Food Bank, located in Fort Worth, Texas. Serving a metropolitan county area of 2.2 million people. Recently, the Food Bank was awarded a multi-year grant to provide food-as-medicine meals. It took…
Touch the Soil News #2046 (photo – Community Garden – Courtesy of USDA) Garden plots and/or allotment gardens can be in high demand. In Great Britain, waiting lists can encompass thousands of people and waiting times can be several years. A recent article in The Straits Times of Singapore) a crowded city-state of 6 million…
Touch the Soil News #2045 (photo – Irrigated Hay Field – Courtesy of NRCS/USDA) Farmland Grab News brings an insightful story about water. While the issues of over pumping are not new, it does remind us about a need that goes beyond just conservation and reduced use. The need is actually in reverse, more new…
Touch the Soil News #2044 (photo – Corn Field – Courtesy of NRCS/USDA) For anyone that is farming in soils, access to farmland is a challenge to keep an eye on. If there is a reasonable deal, it may be worth stretching a little to get it. Recently, two plots of land sold in Iowa,…
Touch the Soil News #2048 (photo – Food Bank) (Courtesy of Morning AgClips (Ag News Service) recently posted a story by the Associated Press Journalist Jessica Damiano. The story covers all the topics new household gardeners might visit when planning their first vegetable garden. The article suggest keeping a focus on your tastes and your…
Touch the Soil News #2047 (photo – Farm Workers in Strawberry Field) (Courtesy of USDA Public Domain) American Farm Bureau just had its 105th annual convention in Salt Lake City. Established in 1909, the organization has affiliate organizations in all 50 states and Puerto Rico. With an annual budget of around $2 million, the organization…
Touch the Soil News #2046 (Amiga Farm Robot) (Courtesy of: https://farm-ng.com/) The new Ag Robotics company called farm-ng, located in Watsonville, California is bringing to market one of the most versatile farm-assistants to hit the market. Called the Aimga, this modular robot boasts versatility. The robot is adjustable to any task be it soil prep,…
Touch the Soil News #2045 (photo – Royal Food Mart) (Courtesy of Royal Food Mart and Cornerstone Community Wellness https://www.ccwell.org/) The Washington Post brings an inspiring story of how a small town, about to lose its only grocery store, was saved by the community and turned into a grocery store whose primary goal is the…
Global Food Price Index – Continues to Moderate Downwards Touch the Soil News #2044 (photo – FAO Logo) (Courtesy of FAO/Public Domain) The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) a division of the United Nations, keeps track of the global commodity prices, what nations have to buy food at from producers. Back in 2022, global commodity…
