Farming
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Von der Leyen faces rebellion as her party seethes over 2040 climate goal
A mutiny is growing within Ursula von der Leyen’s own political family just days before the EU executive is to…
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Groundwater Contamination Drives California Farmers, Residents to Court
Near fields awash with strawberries and greens, Ileana Miranda and her family pay $72 a month to get water piped…
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The Livestock Industry’s Beef is with Biden, Not Australia
”People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy…
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Fines for trespassing on farms would double to $115,000 under Victorian biosecurity bill
New biosecurity laws being debated in Victorian parliament could see fines double for animal activists found trespassing on farms, in…
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EU strikes landmark deal on law to restore and protect nature
EU lawmakers and member states have struck a deal on a landmark law to protect nature after watering down rules…
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The Key to Sustainable Food Systems
In particular, the future of agriculture in the Global South depends on distributed renewable-energy solutions to address the challenges faced…
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Absorbing Climate Shocks and Easing Conflict in Kenya’s Rift Valley
Authorities should redouble aid to hard-hit areas and, with donor support, look for ways to encourage sharing of resources. ICG…
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Banning China from Owning US Farmland Will Achieve Nothing
A new bipartisan bill would prohibit anyone associated with “foreign adversaries” like China from purchasing US farmland. Nancy Qian While…
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Myanmar opium production surges since coup, UN finds
Production of opium has flourished in Myanmar since the military’s seizure of power, with the cultivation of poppies up by a third…
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Govt to import 22K metric tons of onions
THE government will import 22,000 metric tons (MT) of onions, as there is “no other option” since farmgate prices of…
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Green farming schemes to be paid more taxpayers’ money
It is hoped the increase in payment rates will encourage more farmers to sign up to new environmental land management…
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‘We’re only seeing the negative’: UK farmers on Brexit and losing the common agricultural policy
Sitting in his 18th-century farmhouse in the uplands of Bethlehem, in the breathtaking western reaches of the Brecon Beacons, Ian…
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How did the patriarchy start – and will evolution get rid of it?
In Afghanistan, the Taliban once again prowl the streets more concerned with keeping women at home and in strict dress…
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The world food crisis is about to get worse
Six months of fighting between Russia and Ukraine — two farming powerhouses — has plunged a teetering global food system…
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England ‘failing to invest in water networks to avoid future droughts’
England is failing to invest in the water networks needed to avoid a future of recurrent serious droughts, with current…
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Biden races against time to unlock Ukraine’s trapped grain
President Joe Biden surprised some European and U.S. officials this week when he publicly announced that the U.S. was working…
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