https://dailycoffeenews.com/category/coffee-beans/farmlabor-news/ Business news for specialty coffee professionals Wed, 11 Mar 2026 17:40:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2026/03/11/u-n-officially-designates-oct-1-international-coffee-day/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 17:40:33 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=195125   The United Nations has officially designated Oct. 1 as International Coffee Day, giving the long-running coffee holiday formal UN status for the first time. The UN General Assembly adopted...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2026/03/10/usda-report-projects-growth-of-brazilian-specialty-coffee-despite-market-whiplash/ Tue, 10 Mar 2026 18:26:41 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=195100 As the Brazilian specialty coffee industry continues to build infrastructure and gain global visibility, it is also being tested by the same forces affecting the broader coffee trade, including U.S....]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2026/03/09/burger-study-explores-coffee-pulp-powder-as-beef-fat-replacement/ Mon, 09 Mar 2026 14:47:15 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=193794 New research proposes a potential secret ingredient in a classic comfort food, the burger: rehydrated coffee cherry pulp powder. As research-and-development teams in the global food and beverage industries continue...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2026/03/03/equal-origins-says-raise-your-cup-for-the-women-who-grow-coffee/ Tue, 03 Mar 2026 14:41:27 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=194927   The nonprofit Equal Origins is calling on traders, roasters, retailers and everyday coffee and chocolate lovers to take part in Raise Your Cup, a campaign designed to shine a...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2026/02/26/ico-launches-coffee-is-part-of-the-solution-campaign/ Thu, 26 Feb 2026 16:44:47 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=194837   The International Coffee Organization (ICO) on Feb. 26 launched a 2026 global communications campaign called “Coffee Is Part of the Solution,” positioning coffee as a vehicle for socio-economic development...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2026/02/23/caffeto-specialty-coffee-crafts-a-colombia-carolina-connection/ Mon, 23 Feb 2026 13:47:29 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=194118   With coffee sourced from the founders’ family farm in Colombia, roasted nearby in Manizales and shipped to North Carolina every two weeks, Caffeto Specialty Coffee has opened its first...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2026/02/18/report-climate-change-adding-weeks-of-coffee-harming-heat-in-major-growing-regions/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 16:08:12 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=194647 A new analysis found that climate change has already added weeks of “coffee-harming” heat to the world’s main coffee-producing regions, threatening future supply and the livelihoods of millions of smallholder...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2026/02/17/new-1-billion-usda-specialty-crop-bailout-includes-coffee-march-13-deadline/ Tue, 17 Feb 2026 18:08:44 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=194624   The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced $1 billion in one-time “bridge” aid for U.S. specialty crop producers, including coffee.  Called the Assistance for Specialty Crop Farmers (ASCF),...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2026/02/13/in-wake-of-indias-green-revolution-scientists-find-organic-soils-healthier/ Fri, 13 Feb 2026 14:44:08 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=193691   As concepts such as “regenerative” and “biodynamic” continue to enter the mainstream coffee lexicon, scientists continue to literally dig into the soil to give them meaning. A recent peer-reviewed...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2026/02/12/california-coffee-coffee-pioneers-jay-and-kristen-ruskey-mourned/ Thu, 12 Feb 2026 22:37:18 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=194522 John “Jay” Ruskey and Kristen Ruskey, the married couple behind Good Land Organics and pioneers in the California-grown specialty coffee movement through Frinj Coffee, died on Sunday, Feb. 8, in...]]>