livestock

As he tries to rebuild after also losing his home and livestock, Kisha mourns the pine forest that had surrounded him since his childhood.

His uncles had regaled him with tales of the easy money available for legal seasonal workers — known as braceros — which allowed them to buy land and livestock back home.

Dutch farmers faced similar constraints: Much of their land was lost to the sea, so they specialized in livestock and traded for grain from the Baltics.

Two-thirds of livestock companies surveyed by an investor group aren’t properly managing potential water shortages, “indicating widespread failure to manage water-related risks effectively,” according to a report published on Tuesday.

Seeking ways to reduce U.S. farmers’ reliance on China, Kindred has traveled to Vietnam and the Philippines to try to persuade their livestock farmers to buy more American soybeans.