The shortage is a serious problem for New Mexico farmers whose crops can only be harvested by field laborers. Without more helping hands, the farmers may have to consider growing crops that can be harvested by machines. The push for immigration reform is creating a shortage of field workers. The foreman at one New Mexico farm we visited told us the number of laborers showing up to work on the fields is decreasing. The workershortage is prompting farmers to consider higher pay. He blames...

This will make it increasingly difficult for food producers to track down pure organic supplies, pushing up their costs, which they will be forced to pass on to consumers. EU agriculture ministers last week agreed that food accidentally contaminated with up to 0.9 per cent genetically modified content could be labelled "GM free" GM labelling 'may push up organic food prices' advertisement Maintaining this standard could incur extra costs to farmers and growers which in turn would push up...

Smith said another reason for concern about the lack of young farmers is that the United States may face a security risk if it is forced to become a food-importing nation. That has caused concern among agriculture-dependent communities about their economic vitality in the future. As farmers age, concern for future rises. Although American farmers grew a record crop of food last year, the country also imported a record amount, he said. He also said high costs for land and equipment may be a...

In its bid to boost agriculture and ensure food security, Sokoto State government has made arrangements for distribution of fertlizer to farmers on loan. We have already made it clear to council chairmen that the commodity should be given to genuine farmers, irrespective of the party they belong to, because we want to boost food production in the state," he said. He, therefore, urged the council caretaker Chairmen to make necessary arrangements for distribution of the commodity and ensure...

There is still no money to help them in transition to a new crop, but this is a vital first step in coping with an industry that has lost its major customer - Cadbury-Schweppes, which closed its plant in St. But that will require the participation of the federal government, and neither Ottawa nor Queen's Park have shown an eagerness to move on this without the other's commitment. Dombrowsky said the replanting program will be on the agenda when she meets with her federal counterpart and...

Low-linolenic soybeans reduce or eliminate trans fats in processed foods and offer a 55 to 65 per bushel incentive for farmers. The lower linolenic soybean oil produced from the Visitve beans has less trans fats than hydrogenated oil from conventional soybeans. Trans fats are formed during hydrogenation, a process used to increase shelf life and flavor stability in foods. This provides an incentive for food processors to reduce trans fats in their products. Monsanto estimates 1.5 million...