Trump’s immigration crackdown is supposed to help U.S. citizens. For California farmers, it’s worsening a desperate labor shortage. Arnulfo Solorio’s desperate mission to recruit farmworkers for the Napa Valley took him far from the pastoral vineyards to a raggedy parking … Continued
Professor Richard Roush, Dean, College of Agricultural Sciences, Penn State University kept a packed house attentive to his outstanding presentation highlighting the implications of GM crops for climate change, conservation of soil and water resources, and feeding the growing world. … Continued
Thanks to Duncan Allison for our latest installment of Farming Notes. A great read with lots of important information below. Federal – New Secretary of Agriculture – Sonny Perdue seemed to sail through his questioning. He is very aware he … Continued
Ag Chairman Calls for Quick Committee Vote to Advance Sonny Perdue’s Nomination. (Washington, D.C) – Sonny Perdue, President Donald Trump’s nominee for Agriculture secretary, seemed to reassure every senator on every issue during his confirmation hearing Thursday, and Senate Agriculture … Continued
A great read shared by our member Bettsy Mosimann NY TIMES: A Staten Island Urban Farmer Kenneth R. Rosen March 10, 2017 Zaro Bates operates and lives on a 5,000-square-foot farm on Staten Island, which may make her the … Continued
At the society’s March 2 meeting of the membership voted to approve Robert V Jones of Chesapeake City, Maryland as the latest member of our society. Bob Jones is a practicing attorney in Elkton, Maryland. He has a lifelong interest … Continued
Kristine Nichols held the attention of the Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture with her outstanding presentation regarding regenerative soil health and the carbon sequestration problem. Her in-depth analysis of the biological systems of healthy soil and how this relates to solving … Continued
An Ecotopian Toolkit for the Anthropocene Conference presented by Penn Program in the Environmental Humanities. Thursday, 13 April 2017—Saturday, 15 April 2017 Harrison Auditorium, Rainey Auditorium Conference presented by Penn Program in the Environmental Humanities. Tool making is a … Continued
The Philadelphia Society for promoting agriculture will be participating in the Philly Farm and Food Fest on April 8, 2017 from 10 AM to 4 PM. And we need your help!! Our chairman for the event, Bettsy Mosimann, is … Continued
A article of interest to all PSPA members submitted by Bettsy Mosimann from the New York Times. COLONIA BERLIN, Bolivia — A few months ago, a representative from Cargill traveled to this remote colony in Bolivia’s eastern lowlands in the southernmost … Continued
