Touch the Soil News #1962 (Photo – UK Allotment Garden – CCA SA 2.0 Generic, Johnathan Wilkins) Earlier this year, news stations in Europe were abuzz over the shortages of fresh fruits and vegetables in supermarket in the United Kingdom. From weather issues to energy issues at greenhouses growing vegetables, supplies are short and prices…
Touch the Soil News #1859 (Feature Photo – Local Food Stand – Public Domain) If you are a political leader, history suggests that your power is anchored in whether your constituents can afford to eat and/or the grocery shelves are stocked. When the top agricultural agency in the world – The Food and Agriculture Organization…
The USDA reports that Americans spent $877 billion for food purchased to eat and cook at home from grocery stores and a variety of grocery outlets. American’s spent another $813 billion when eating out. These numbers are for 2020 and combine for total food expenditures of $1,690 billion. With food inflation escalating the costs of…
Positive Future News #902 (Feature Photo – Soybean Harvest – CCA 2.0 Generic, United Soybean Board) Very few small farmers, or even larger farmers, are aware of the larger world position when it comes to primary commodities. Market intelligence on the global production of primary food crops is researched and published by the World Agricultural…
Touch the Soil News #1380 (Feature photo – Farm Stand – Public Domain) Phil Lempert (https://www.supermarketguru.com/) explores how much of every food dollar we spend goes to American farmers. If you think farmers are getting rich, think again. You can watch Lempert’s report here:
