Counties in the state that received the most money from the program over the last 20 years collected $66.7 million in loans since 2005.
The drug war turned this cash crop into forbidden fruit, yet other nations around the world continue to reap huge profits from the domestic and international use of the wildly versatile plant.
CARSON CITY, Nevada --- Last week, Nevada became the latest state to pass a bill supporting the cultivation of industrial hemp, a valuable cash crop that became illegal thanks to the American war on drugs. The bill, sponsored by Democratic state Sen. Tick Segerblom, unanimously passed both chambers of the Nevada
10 USDA scientists allegedly faced retaliation and punishment for research on neonicotinoid insecticides and glyphosate, which is included in Monsanto’s Roundup Herbicide, as well as related topics, including genetically modified crops.
Monsanto herbicide to be sprayed on food crops. (USDA Photo) More than 25 farmworker, environmental, and food safety organizations sent an open letter on Tuesday to the U.S. Department of Agriculture demanding that the agency investigate
‘Agri-Terrorism’ was cited by officials as a reason why such regulations should be enforced on something as natural as the right to exchange and possess seeds.
(ANTIMEDIA) Last year, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture officials sent ‘a friendly letter’ to a seed bank/seed exchange group in Mechanicsburg,
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture tells Mechanicsburg library its seed library is a violation.
A public library in small Pennsylvania town offered a new public resource for its patrons: a seed library. That is, until the state Department of Agriculture pulled the rug out from under the plan. Launched on April 26, the seed library at Mechanicsburg's Joseph T.
After failing to pass stricter gun laws, has the federal government moved to create a shortage of arms and ammunition? Or, fearing stricter gun laws, did gun owners clear the shelves?
In January, the U.S. Postal Service sent out -- via the General Service Administration’s Federal Business Opportunities website -- a solicitation for small arms ammunition. This unusual invitation helped spur a talking point that many conservative websites have latched on to: since the administration’s failed attempts at passing stricter gun laws,
A leaked U.N. report reveals that contrary to popular belief, crops-derived biofuels are actually doing more harm than good.
The world is oil-mad. The global energy drive has taken on the vestiges of a quest: nations wage war for access to other nations’ oil reserves, while economic feuds break out over pricing and delivery schedules. World leaders hustle to ensure that the growing energy demands
