AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoFarm Labor: Dolores Huerta, co-founder of the United Farm Workers and a leading voice for farmworkers’ rights, has died at 96. Farm Economics: U.S. farmer sentiment fell as input costs squeezed operations; a Purdue survey found a record 52% named rising costs as their biggest concern. Water & Climate: Drought has left wells dry on Virginia farms, prompting 20 emergency-well applications and more expected. In Kenya, a new irrigation project aims to bring year-round water to 1,668 farm households. Food Security: Haiti is projected to have 6.35 million people facing acute hunger from March to June 2027, more than half a million above the same period this year. Crop Science: A genomic study of 142 rice varieties traced Kashmir’s traditional strains to Northeast Asian lineages and identified traits that could aid climate-resilient breeding. Farm Data: NASA and USDA are expanding satellite-based agricultural data, while USDA plans more flexible crop-insurance options for 2027.
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