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Maryland Farm Bureau worked protect the Doe Harvest Challenge and fended off costly regulations for PFAS and cage-free eggs in this year’s legislative session.

/PRNewswire/ -- The third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF) was held in Beijing from Tuesday to Wednesday, as the year marks the10th...

On the first day of the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF), over 1,200 representatives from more than 80 countries and regions have taken on what some describe as a journey of “opportunity hunting,” eyeing establishing new business networks under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) – the world’s largest platform for international cooperation– to inject certainty into their businesses in an uncertain world and make joint contributions to global economic recover...

The third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF) will be held in Beijing from Tuesday to Wednesday, as the year marks the10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Leaders and representatives of countries from around the globe and international organizations have arrived in China, and Beijing is fully prepared for this major home diplomatic event.

The Maryland Market Money program is a statewide food access program that feeds Marylanders and supports farmers.

What will that look like this year? “As we learned over the past year, farmers markets are a critical source of fresh, local food products for many communities across our state,” said Maryland Ag Secretary Joe Bartenfelder, himself a farmers market farmer. “Throughout the pandemic, we have seen consistent demand and market managers have done an outstanding job ensuring that markets remain open as safely as possible.” Maryland has about 100 farmers markets spread throughout i...

Land: how to get it? That was the big question asked on the opening day of the annual Future Harvest CASA Conference. It is a recurring question, especially for beginner farmers, who, according to the National Young Farmers Coalition, cite land access as their No. 1 barrier to entering the field. Panelists said they wanted to buy land because it would help them scale up and maintain continuity in their operation, allow them to invest in infrastructure and soil health, and give them a valuable l...