They got a raw deal. Long Island’s oyster industry has been left shellshocked after the “worst winter of the century” cost purveyors tons of inventory — and steep profit losses — thanks to an unprecedented deep freeze. “We’re buying clams and oysters about 10% higher already,” Vincent’s Clam Bar manager Danny Pepi told The Post … Read more
For more than two centuries, the Farmers’ Almanac has been sought out by Americans from all walks of life — from farmers to presidents — for its weather predictions and folksy advice. Or was. After publishing their 2026 edition, the beloved mainstay will cease publication, the organization behind the beloved tradition announced on Thursday. “It … Read more
National brands are betting big on small farmers. Food giants such as Chipotle and Sweetgreen have long emphasized close partnerships with small or local farmers, in many cases, due to corporate sustainability goals. Today, those relationships may be essential to the survival and resilience of the American agriculture industry, as the sector faces increasing instability. “The agricultural … Read more
Over 80 farms in the United States and Canada have trimmed their hedges to honor “Peanuts” creator Charles M. Schulz and his timeless, beloved characters. Corn maze farmers have teamed up with Peanuts Worldwide to create “Peanuts”-themed attractions, as the Associated Press noted. Schulz released the first strip 75 years ago in Oct. 1950, across seven … Read more
Nothing beets the farmers market — unless you get sick from shopping there. 48 million people fall ill from foodborne diseases each year in the US, sending 128,000 to the hospital and killing 3,000, according to estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Because bacteria can thrive in warm, moist environments, food poisoning is … Read more
Axe body spray isn’t just reserved for middle school locker rooms anymore. Sold by Unilever, the body spray — once synonymous with overt machismo thanks to the company’s campaign of provocative adverts — is catering to a new consumer: sheep. In the rolling green hills of the UK’s farmlands, the spirited rams are spritzed with the pungent … Read more
A woman was hospitalized with paralysis after eating expired pesto that she bought at a market in Brazil. “I couldn’t move my body,” Doralice Carneiro Sobreira Goes, 47, told Jam Press of the food-induced affliction. The horrific saga began in December 2021 after Goes purchased a jar of pesto from a local store which she … Read more
BRASILIA, Sept 13 – When farmer Rubens Braz started breeding Brazilian chickens, he had no idea how big the operation – or the birds – would get. Some twenty years later, he now raises giant roosters for small-scale farming and hobby purposes in central Brazil and is making a living from surging sales across the … Read more
When life gives you lemons, combine them with melons and make an all-new Frankenfruit. Japanese farmers are now selling Lemon Melons that were grown across five farms in the city of Furano, Hokkaido. According to its creators at Suntory, the Lemon Melon “is characterized by its strong sweetness with a slight acidity that makes it … Read more
Hay Fellas! The 2023 edition of the Irish Farmer calendar has been unveiled as have lots of bare chests across the Emerald Isle, including Gaelic hunks from Offaly, Mayo, Dublin, Wicklow, and Kilkenny. Labeled “Agri porn” by Irish television’s Ryan Tubridy, the calendar isn’t just a monthly parade of chiseled abs and cheekbones. “They are … Read more
Poultry farmers in the United Kingdom are calling for their government to issue a nationwide housing order for chickens and captive birds after a bird flu outbreak last month. Currently, parts of the U.K., including Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex, already have a housing order for all poultry, which requires owners to keep their birds indoors … Read more