OP-ED: A future for youth in rural Latin America and the Caribbean

The Latin American and Caribbean region is undergoing a rapid demographic transformation: falling birth and mortality rates, coupled with an increase in life expectancy, are resulting in an aging population. In this context, the situation of rural...

Could Ethereum become the new Bitcoin for Latin America?

Wednesday, September 17th 2025 - 00:08 UTC Photo: Freepik Cryptocurrency adoption is accelerating across Latin America. This is where inflation, currency instability and limited access to banking make digital assets a practical alternative. For a...

Ireland still hopeful of EU coalition to block Mercosur trade deal with South America

Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon remains hopeful of getting enough support at European Union level to block the proposed Mercosur deal. The agreement between the EU and the biggest countries in the South America has been years in the making....

Brazil’s Top Agricultural Research Leaders Visit CIMMYT to Forge Game-Changing Partnership

Representatives from CIMMYT and Embrapa stand in front of the Norman Borlaug statue at CIMMYT’s global headquarters in Texcoco, State of Mexico, to mark the beginning of the strategic dialogue for creating a shared agenda on agricultural science...

Farmers should consider all risk management strategies with uncertainty ahead

News Farmers should consider all risk management strategies with uncertainty ahead September 17, 2025 By Kellan Heavican Filed Under: Market News, News A grain marketing expert says farmers will need to keep all risk management options on the...

Brazil’s Amazon Nears Tipping Point After Losing Forest Area the Size of Spain

Aerial view of the Amazon rainforest. Credit: Jorge.kike.medina / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 3.0 Brazil’s Amazon has lost forest area cover equivalent to the size of Spain over the past four decades, raising concerns among scientists regarding the...

Esperanza para el jaguar en América: aumenta la población de estos imponentes felinos en México y Argentina

Por Karen Esquivel, CNN en Español El jaguar o yaguareté, el felino más imponente de América que alguna vez habitó sin amenazas desde el suroeste de Estados Unidos hasta las orillas del Río Negro, en la Patagonia argentina, tiene una nueva...

Report: Farmers Face Another Season of Tight Margins As Operating Costs Rise and Commodity Prices Fall

According to a recent RaboResearch report, rising operating costs and falling agricultural commodity prices are once again squeezing field crop farm margins, with financial pressures likely to persist across major crop regions through mid-2027....

Growing concern: America's farmers sound alarm over economic challenges

(TNND) — American farmers are facing a "crisis in the heartland" with low commodity prices, high input prices and, for some more than others, new stress from tariffs, according to the president of the National Corn Growers Association. “It's like...

India to start pilot projects in Venezuela

Secretary (East) P. Kumaran met Raul Hernandez, Vice-Minister for Development of Information and Communications Technology, Venezuela. Photo: X/@MEAIndia India will start pilot projects in Venezuela in “priority areas” like agriculture,...

Delmarva soybean farmers sound the alarm on tariffs

DELMARVA — Soybean farmers on Delmarva say tariffs between the United States and China are squeezing an already fragile industry, raising fears that one of the region’s key crops could face steep losses if trade tensions continue. China, the...

'There'd better be results': Devastated farmers warn Trump they're close to rebelling

As anticipated, U.S. President Donald Trump’s economic and immigration policies are harming American farmers’ ability to earn a living—and testing the loyalty of one of the president’s staunchest bases of support, according to reports published...

Private cane, rice farmers signal readiness to replant as President pushes for large-scale farming

President Dr. Irfaan Ali has called on private farmers in Berbice to commit fully to large-scale food production, warning that Guyana cannot afford idle lands or absentee landlords at a time of growing opportunities in agriculture. The Head of...

Private cane farmers urged to boost production, diversify as government invests in infrastructure

Private cane farmers have been called upon to ramp up agricultural production and make full use of their lands, as President Dr Irfaan Ali warned that government investments in infrastructure must be matched by increased productivity on the...

Pioneering LI Mexican restaurant to close

Coche Comedor, one of the first Long Island restaurants to serve authentic, regional Mexican food in a swank, upscale setting, is closing its doors after dinner on Sept. 27. The Amagansett eatery was opened in 2019 by Honest Man Hospitality, the...

Pennsylvania Farmers Can’t Find Labor. Why’s That?

Welcome to this week’s episode of our continuing series, “Hello, Suckers!” In rural Pennsylvania, we come to say ... Hello, suckers! From Politico: In Tioga County, where President Donald Trump won 75 percent of the vote in 2024, farmers are...

The Complicated Relationship Between Chicano Identity and Mexican Cultural Appropriation

Willy Chavarría’s collaboration with Adidas wasn’t just cultural appropriation; it upheld the social caste system that was established during the Spanish colonial era. When Adidas released Chavarría’s “Oaxaca Slip Ons,” the backlash on social...

Shooting involving police in Pennsylvania leads to responses from the Consulate of Mexico and the Governor

HARRISBURG, P.A. (AP) — At least two people were seriously injured in a shooting involving police in the southern part of Pennsylvania on Wednesday, and Gov. Josh Shapiro was rushing to the scene, officials said. I’ve been briefed on the situation...

Caribbean Week of Agriculture 2025

Members of the media are invited to attend and cover the 19th Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) in St. Kitts and Nevis. The CWA 2025 will be held from 29 September–3 October under the theme ‘Sowing Change, Harvesting Resilience: Transforming Our...

Uh Oh, US Farmers Totally Screwed Right Now

For fucking around with the world of Trump, some groups of people are reaching the find out phase faster and harder than others. And one of those groups is among the most loyal to the regime, farmers. While farm income is technically up, it’s only...