Incomplete list of announced United States food supply shutdowns, outbreaks and recalls for the month of September, 2018:
WARN=Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification
In Denmark, one of the world’s most profitable salmon farms is now blaming the mass die-off of salmon (750-thousand around just one of Denmark’s islands) on farm fertilizer run-off which is causing a deadly algae to bloom
Who actually makes money off taxpayer funded farm bills; Wealthy urbanites from Hollywood to Manhattan
Is the Second Farm Crisis Upon Us?
More than 1-thousand-3-hundred Shop ’n Save employees across Illinois and Missouri losing their jobs as a result of failed efforts to sell-off the troubled stores by parent company Supervalu!
ALABAMA: Legal Petition Urges Feds to End Toxic Agricultural Pesticide Use on Alabama Wildlife Refuge Complex
Almost a Half-Million Pounds of Prepared Chicken Is Being Recalled
ALASKA: worries that Alaskans could lose food stamps
240 varieties of potatoes grown in Palmer
ARKANSAS: In Texarkana, after more than 40 years Park Place Restaurant shutdown so the owner can retire.
Legal Issues in Arkansas Agriculture
Rain Stalls Potentially Record Arkansas Cotton Harvest
ARIZONA: The owners of Tucson Tamale Company said, on facebook, that they’re forced to shutdown their Broadway location because of road construction, they hope the shutdown is temporary. In Chandler, after ten years Wimpy’s Paradise shutdown, the owner claiming he is not quiting the eatery scene, he just has to adjust to his age.
Life as a Farmworker in Yuma’s Lettuce Fields
Department of Agriculture investigates well-being of horses in Vail
CALIFORNIA: In Los Gatos, after 36 years Gilley’s Diner shutdown due to family ‘obligations’. In San Francisco, The Matterhorn Swiss Restaurant shutdown after 24 years “because we’re old and tired.” Four Ruby’s Diners, in Huntington Beach, Laguna Hills, Oceanside and Palm Springs, now bankrupt busted. Color Spot Nurseries issued a shutdown WARN for its Carson location, 52 jobs gone by Thanksgiving. Veggie packer Jackpot Harvesting Company issued a shutdown WARN for its ops in Gonzales, 256 jobs gone in January 2019! (it might have something to do with a lawsuit over compensation of piece-rate employees)
Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton held a Feds Feed Families food event at the Blinder Memorial Chapel. Feds Feed Families is a U.S. Department of Agriculture operation, relying totally on unpaid volunteers (federal government employees), to help provide food to food pantries near military bases.
Despite California farm shutdowns, Farmers claim they’re Struggling To Find Workers.
Arrogant leftist-liberal California claims its farmers will show the world how to lead on climate change.
COLORADO: Are hot springs the future of farming?
meatpacker recalls ground beef after E. coli death
CONNECTICUT: In Stratford, after 62 years popular restaurant Marnick’s shutdown without warning to customers and employees, local news media reported that city officials were happy to announce the property (which also included the Rodeway Inn) had been sold.
At Farm Aid In Hartford, Neil Young Tells Fans ‘Corporate Farms Suck’
DELAWARE: Restaurant Cocina Lolo shutdown after only three years, even the facebook page was disabled.
Third equine case of West Nile Virus confirmed
Monsanto grant to help Delaware Farm Bureau
Delaware farmers to get tariff relief
FLORIDA: What exactly is the Florida Commissioner of Agriculture?
GEORGIA: diversity of agriculture industry
Mayfield Dairy (Dean Foods) eliminated 108 jobs!
GUAM: Guam Agriculture Awarded $313-thousand in taxpayer funded Federal Grants
SNAP recipients to get 60% of food stamps automatically added to help deal with Typhoon Mangkhut
HAWAII: Stratos New York Pizzeria shutdown due to ongoing lava flows running-off tourists, and the fact that the owners have been blocked from moving to a new location.
IDAHO: tax panel raising valuations on irrigated farmland
elk hunters are having some of the best hunting of all time
Gov. Otter to lead trade mission to Canada
Raising warm water fish near the cool waters of Idaho
U.S. Department of Agriculture m44 land-mine explodes Pocatello family
ILLINOIS: Chicago based, but British empire Canada/South Africa owned, MillerCoors eliminating 350 corporate jobs in the U.S. by the end of October! MillerCoors is also raising prices, as well as canceling some of its products, due to crashing beer sales. Shop-n-Save issued shutdown WARNs for grocery stores in Jerseyville, Granite City, Belleville, Cahokia and Springfield, 420 jobs gone just in time for Xmas!
More proof its farm welfare; farmers anxious about promised federal taxpayer payouts
Rauner declares harvest emergency for 2nd straight year
INDIANA: Farmers Need Industrial Hemp Or Legal Marijuana To Prosper
Indiana partners with British empire Canadian province to advance agricultural
Why aren’t land values plummeting?
IOWA: VeroBlue Farms issued a shutdown WARN for its fish farm ops in Webster (and also warned of looming bankruptcy), 24 jobs gone by Halloween.
USDA is putting tax dollars into developing new markets
KANSAS: first step toward growing industrial hemp
American Farmers Are in Crisis
KENTUCKY: In Louisville, after 28 years Clifton’s Pizza shutdown because the owner needs to “take care of my personal life.”
AppHarvest launches high-tech agriculture class
test plot of malaria-fighting plant a success
Why Vermont students are farming in Kentucky
LOUISIANA: After 18 years The Melting Pot shutdown its Baton Rouge location because “we have been unable to work out a long term lease deal with our landlord”.
Government data proves Louisiana is in trouble
MAINE: Oyster farm on Maquoit Bay raises concerns
small, midsized farms suffering from labor shortage
Maine ranks highest in New England for food insecurity
MARYLAND: Fudgery shutdown its 33 years old location at Inner Harbor, due to sales that can’t keep up with increasing costs.
Coalition Launches ‘Save A Shore Farmer’ Program
New regulations for lawn-fertilizer
MASSACHUSETTS: Save-A-Lot suddenly shutdown its 12 years old grocery store in Taunton, with only a weeks notice, local news media reported the corporate office refused to say why. In Hyannis, Cape Cod Potato Chips suddenly laid off 21 people as part of efforts to ‘upgrade’ to new equipment, which reduced the three production lines down to just one.
Cranberry prices so low farmers are going to dump their crops!
Indigo raises $250M to build online marketplace for farmers
MICHIGAN: Grocery giant Kroger shutting down its store in Mundy, 73 jobs lost by the end of October. In Hastings, after 30 years Mills Landing shutdown, the restaurant owners didn’t say why. Great Lakes Coca-Cola Bottling shutting down its Kalamazo operations, 102 jobs affected by November! Great North Foods issued a layoff WARN, at least 19 people (the official WARN also warned of additional layoffs) jobless right after Thanksgiving.
Here’s one reason for Trump’s tariffs; Michigan lost 143 dairy farms in the past year!
Marie Catrib’s in Grand Rapids closing in October
MINNESOTA: In Minneapolis, Colossal Cafe shutdown so the owner can retire. Maple Plain Food Center shutdown after 52 years due to increased competition, the owners reminisced about how hard it was to start a family run store because of government regulators: “We were actually the first combination grocery store/pharmacy in the state of Minnesota. We had trouble getting our license initially because the state board of pharmacy thought it was unethical to have groceries and pharmacy in the same facility.”-Tom Reycraft
MISSISSIPPI: farmers, contractors still back Trump
MISSOURI: HeBrews Coffee forced to shutdown its Springfield location due to a court order, as a result of a dispute with the landlord. In Saint Louis, after more than 40 years Llywelyn’s Pub, on McPherson Avenue, suddenly shutdown so the owner can focus on the more profitable locations. In Jefferson City, Weber Meat Market shutting down by Xmas because the property owner wants to demolish everything, due to the fact that the majority of spaces in the 60 years old shopping plaza are vacant. In Kansas City, after about 12 years Domo Sushi & Japanese Grill shutdown so the 75 years old owner can retire.
Drought effects persist despite rain
Farm owner refuses to comply with state regulations
MONTANA: The farmers who trust Trump
NEBRASKA: Obviously trying to “revolutionize the way America thinks about food” doesn’t pay-off because Eat Fit Go now chapter 11 bankrupt busted, suddenly shutting down two stores.
New health care plan available for Nebraska farmers
New Costco poultry complex initiates ripple effect at retail
NEVADA: Starving horses suddenly appear, nobody knows where they came from
tariffs strengthen “perfect storm” slamming Nevada farms
USDA hands out $5-million taxpayer funded grant for snow-pack study
NEW HAMPSHIRE: Farm Bet on Organic Eggs and Won Big
NEW JERSEY: Grocery store Seasons now bankrupt busted and up for sale. In Cherry Hill, Asian Food Markets shutdown its 13 years old Barclay Farms location, saying a new location is being sought.
a thriving agriculture industry
Hazelnuts could never grow in New Jersey — until now
NEW MEXICO: USDA bills New Mexico $164-million for over-billing of SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, aka food stamps)!
NEW YORK: Coffee shop chain Fika now chapter 11 bankrupt busted, apparently rent on 11 of the 20 shops hasn’t been paid. Maritima issued a shutdown WARN for its LaSirena restaurant, 140 jobs gone right after Xmas! Signature issued a shutdown WARN for its North End Grill, 59 jobs gone a week before Xmas.
New invasive pest could impact NY’s agriculture
Immigration policy at the forefront of New York apple farming controversy
NORTH CAROLINA: Golden Corral shut down its buffet in Elizabeth City, without warning or explanation. Smithfield Foods shutting down its Clayton distribution center, 1-hundred jobs lost to consolidation operations! The Winterville Rucker Johns restaurant shutdown with no warning and no explanation. In Washington, after six years Coffee Caboose shutdown.
Millions of dead chickens and pigs found in hurricane floods
Video, Maryland National Guard assists North Carolina National Guard in food distribution after Hurricane Florence:
Video, North Carolina National Guard delivers MREs to a local fire department after Hurricane Florence:
Marines from MCAS Cherry Point conduct food distribution ops house-to-house in New Bern, 20SEP2018.
NORTH DAKOTA: Judge rules North Dakota anti-corporate farm law is constitutional
Demand for North Dakota beans goes south
OHIO: Tilted Kilt suddenly shutdown its pub-restaurant on East Prospect Avenue, in Cleveland, supposedly the employees will be working at a “new venue” elsewhere. In Cincinnati, after 20 years restaurant Palomino announced it can’t renew the lease on its Fountain Square location and shutdown. In Findlay, after 40 years New China Inn shutdown, the owners said “we’re getting old.”
U.S. Defense Logistics Agency associates, along with local food bank volunteers, collected 9-thousand-143 pounds of food that will support more than 525-thousand people in Central Ohio!
Bumper crops not paying off for farmers
OKLAHOMA: Woody’s Corner Bar shutdown after 12 years in Tulsa, the owners claim they’ll be back with something new. Also in Tulsa, the Natural Grocers store shutting down by November, 16 jobs lost to ‘recent financial performance’.
8-Year-Old Boy Killed In Farming Incident
producers can apply for funds to offset tariff disruptions
Men Charged with Series of Cattle and Equipment Thefts
OREGON: Beaverton Bakery shutdown after 93 years, apparently due to increased competition as local news media reported there were eight other bakeries in the immediate area. In Portland, Sweet Heart Pizza on North East 7th Avenue shutdown so it can be turned into something else.
Critical Drought Levels After Driest Summer
USDA approves emergency grazing, cover crops
Feds will take over troubled Lost Valley Farm megadairy
PENNSYLVANIA: In Indiana, after 25 years The Coventry Inn shutdown, the owners claiming they can’t find reliable employees saying “We need eight or 10 committed workers, and four or five is hopeless.” In Pittsburgh, after 28 years Beehive CoffeeHouse & Dessertery forced to shutdown because the building is being sold-off. In Hermitage, After 86 years family owned Darrenkamp’s grocery chain shutting down and/or selling-off its stores, more than 641 jobs affected! Hunger relief organization Philabundance got 3-thousand-931 pounds of food from the local U.S. Defense Logistics Agency employees. Philabundance feeds 90-thousand people across Pennsylvania and New Jersey!
sounding the alarm on deer disease
$10 million in farm tax credits available
PUERTO RICO: In coffee country, ‘We have to motivate the farmers to come to the soil’
RHODE ISLAND: In Middletown, after 14 years Rusty’s Bar & Grill forced to shutdown so the property can be gentrified into a 23 unit apartment building, local news media reported that the customers are opposed to the city’s decision.
Topsfield Fair pumpkin record smashed
SOUTH CAROLINA: Hurricane Florence causes at least $125-million in damages to farms
SOUTH DAKOTA: 2-year-old dies from farming accident
Variability leads to questions about crop outcomes
TENNESSEE: In Franklin, after only two years the Buffalo Wings & Rings shutdown with only one weeks notice.
TEXAS: Farmers Branch based Taco Bueno suddenly shutdown 16 restaurants across four states due to “changing traffic patterns”. In Upper Kirby, Steakhouse Power owned Del Frisco’s Grille suddenly shutdown after five years, local news media reported its another in a long list of restaurants that can’t seem to survive in that area of town. In Austin, after more than 70 years iconic Hill’s Cafe shutdown, the owners say they’re looking for a new location.
Sheppard Air Force Base Feds Feed Families video promo:
UTAH: new innovations in food production
Drought conditions prompt emergency meeting
Panguitch Lake closed because of toxic algal bloom
VERMONT: Magnolia Bistro suddenly shutdown after 12 years due to the owner’s negative social media comments about people with addictions, and despite the owner’s apology for those comments.
Scores of farm owners face higher taxes
Thieves Put Damper On Hemp Harvest
VIRGINIA: man killed in farming accident
WASHINGTON: Starbucks warning of massive layoffs at the corporate level due to “significant changes”.
Record $171-million spent in farm-land sale
apple crop awaits answers amid ongoing trade uncertainty
WEST VIRGINIA: More Women Are Becoming Farmers
U.S. Attorney Sues Hemp Farm Over Seeds’ Origin
WISCONSIN: On Pace To Hit Highest Loss Of Dairy Farms In 4 Years
University of Wisconsin-Madison: Ancient farmers reduced the negative effects of The Ice Age and started Global Warming
The Fort McCoy Commissary donated food as part of the nation-wide Feds Feed Families operation. Feds Feed Families is a USDA operation, relying totally on unpaid volunteers (federal government employees), to help provide food to food pantries near military bases.
WYOMING: Why a wrinkle in the old water law is worth millions (thanks to the oil industry)
elk populations boom ahead of hunting season
Wyoming to begin international trade with Taiwan
U.S. FOOD CRISIS, August 2018: OUTBREAKS & RECALLS