AFP News Agency
VOICED : Vietnam rice boom piles pressure on farmers and the environment
VOICED : Vietnam rice boom piles pressure on farmers and the environment
Bloomberg
USDA: Bigger Corn and Soybean Crops Ahead
Oct. 10 -- Bloomberg's Alan Bjerga reports on the USDA projections for corn and soybeans. He speaks with Matt Miller on Bottom Line. (Source: Bloomberg)
Bloomberg
Healthy Harvest of Wheat Expected in Russia and Ukraine, Says Menker
Russia's invasion of Ukraine is threatening shockwaves through two of the world's staple grain markets, prompting countries that rely on imports from the region to start seeking alternative supplies and heightening concerns about global...
Bloomberg
Blue Apron Co-Founder Launches New Food Venture Aimed at Reversing Climate Change
Mar.22 -- Matthew Wadiak, Blue Apron co-founder, discusses the launch of his new venture called Cooks Venture, a food ecosystem that he claims has been scientifically proven to reverse climate change. He speaks with Bloomberg's Scarlet...
Curated Video
Taliban Launch Campaign To Eradicate Poppy Crop In Afghanistan
Afghanistan is the world's largest opium producer, and the ban will likely impact millions of impoverished farmers and day laborers.
Curated Video
President on DRCongo, Africa food aid
1. President George W. Bush at Africa summit
2. Audience clapping
3. SOUNDBITE (English) President George W. Bush:
"In the Congo, nine countries took part in a five-year war that brought death to (M) millions. Now the parties to the...
Bridgeman Arts
Flowers and crops. University graduation ceremony. Estonia, 1971
Clip 5 from the 1971 documentary 'Estonia' made in the Soviet Union, dubbed in French. Footage of flowers and crops growing on farms. University students receive flowers during their graduation ceremony. Scenes inside the university...
Bloomberg
Farmers Race Against Time in the Carolinas Ahead of Florence
Sep.13 -- Hurricane Florence looms large on the Carolina coast. The storm has weakened to a Category 2, but is still threatening 105 mile per hour winds, a 13-foot storm surge and floods. Alix Steel analyzes the potential damage and how...
AFP News Agency
VOICED : Rwanda's essential oils offer big profits from little land
Inside a metal shed in southeastern Rwanda Nicholas Hitimana brandished a plastic container containing a green liquid: geranium essential oil freshly distilled and ready for export at more than $200 (175 euros) a kilo
Bloomberg
Europe's Rhine River Running Dangerously Low on Water
Water levels on the Rhine River are set to fall perilously close to the point at which it would effectively close, halting the flow of everything from fuel to chemicals. Europe is already facing its worst energy-supply crunch in decades...
Bloomberg
EU Looks to Close Sanction Loopholes, French Envoy Says
The European Union is "very keen to close all possible loopholes on sanctions imposed on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine," France's ambassador to Washington, Philippe Etienne said. He also talks about refugees flowing from Ukraine and...
Bloomberg
Biden Says Putin Cut Off Critical Food Supply From Ukraine
President Joe Biden praised U.S. farmers as essential to curbing record-high inflation and maintaining global food supplies following Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine. He says American farmers have stepped up...
Bloomberg
How Chinese Tariffs Are Biting U.S. Farmers
Aug.30 -- Agriculture, one of the few areas of the U.S. economy that sells more abroad than it buys, will see its trade surplus shrink next year as shipments to China collapse amid a trade war between the two nations, according to a...
Bloomberg
Roundup Not Carcinogenic, Formula Won't Change After Settlement: Bayer CEO
Jun.25 -- Bayer AG Chief Executive Officer Werner Baumann discusses the settlement to resolve U.S. lawsuits over its weedkiller Roundup, his firm's acquisition of Monsanto, and investments in the health and nutrition markets. He speaks...
Curated Video
The New Faces Of Farming
Tara Vander Dussen is a fifth-generation dairy farmer with roots tracing back to a dairy farm in the Netherlands.
Curated Video
Western Temperatures Are Hitting Triple Digits This Summer
Temperatures are hitting triple digits in western states all the way from Vegas to Oklahoma, and San Antonio to Montana.
Curated Video
UPITN 24 11 79 SATELLITE FREEZE WARNING FOR CITRUS FRUIT FARMERS IN FLORIDA
Citrus growers in Florida have long had problems getting fruit to market during the cold season. In the past few years fruit growers have spent millions of dollars trying to save their crops from the crippling winter freezes. Oil heaters...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : India farmers block roads in national action against new laws
Highways are blocked in New Delhi as farmers launched a national day of action against reforms deregulating the agriculture sector, upping the stakes after 10 days blockading the capital (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
Curated Video
California Heat Threatens Agriculture With Eighth Day Of Triple Digits
California's continued triple-digit temperatures are causing farmers to struggle to stay afloat, as others deal with a strained power grid.
Curated Video
California's record drought is hurting honey supplies and raising prices for consumers. The lack of rainfall means fewer crops and wildflowers that provide the nectar bees need to make honey. (Aug. 21)
SOUNDBITE (English) Gene Brandi, Beekeeper:
"Our honey crop is severely impacted by the drought, and it does impact our bottom line as a business."
SOUNDBITE (English) Mike Brandi, Beekeeper:
"If this would persist, you'd see higher food...
Curated Video
RR8018A PERU THE COCAINE CLEAN UP
Background to Story: With the soaring of the international drug trade, Peru has
now become the world's biggest exporter of cocaine, giving rise to an enormous
black economy involving thousands of Peruvians. Pressure from the...
AFP News Agency
VOICED : Botswana agriculture hard-hit by drought
VOICED : Botswana agriculture hard-hit by drought