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2 months, 4 weeks ago

Hawaii has gone down under for invasive species advice – again

A delegation of Hawaii lawmakers and officials recently returned from a more than $50,000 visit to New Zealand seeking ways the state could better shield itself from invasive species – advice it failed to heed almost two decades ago. Over five days, 17 people – five legislators and representatives of four state departments – visited New Zealand’s capital, Wellington, and …

Agriculture New Zealand Biosecurity Invasive Species Species State Report

3 months ago

Farmers get agriculture department schemes, announcements through WhatsApp

The Hindu

The officials of Department of Agriculture, who have worked for more than three weeks, have compiled all welfare schemes meant for the farmers and started sharing it through prominent social media platform, WhatsApp. During the last farmers’ grievance redress meeting held at the Collectorate, Collector K. Elambahavath, hailing from agrarian background, asked the agriculture department officials to compile within a …

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8 months, 1 week ago

Bombay High Court Monthly Digest: March 2024

Live Law

Nominal Index Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd. v. Ramchandra s/o. “It would be necessary to video record any proceeding relating to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act 1989 even though the proceedings are held in open court.Hearing of a bail application under section 14-A of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act 1989 is a 'judicial proceeding' as …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Internal documents detail dirty conditions at Beyond Meat plant

LA Times

Photos and internal documents from a Beyond Meat Inc. plant in Pennsylvania show apparent mold, listeria and other food-safety issues, compounding problems at a factory the company had expected to play a major role in its future. Inspections by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture in March and September “found no instances of nonconformance with regulations,” and the company’s food-safety protocols …

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3 years, 3 months ago

Destiny of new mango varieties passed to Queensland Department of Agriculture

ABC

The fate of Australia's newest — and still nameless — mango varieties has taken another twist, with the commercial rollout now in the hands of Queensland agriculture officials. Key points: Queensland's Department of Agriculture is put in charge of commercialising three new varieties After 25 years of development, the mangoes still have no name Growers have been disappointed by the …

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3 years, 4 months ago

How a federal agency is blocking America’s largest wind farm

LA Times

This is the Aug. 5, 2021, edition of Boiling Point, a weekly newsletter about climate change and the environment in California and the American West. But several years ago, the Natural Resources Conservation Service — an agency within the federal Department of Agriculture — spent $3.3 million to help fund a “conservation easement” across 16,000 acres of Cross Mountain Ranch. …

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4 years ago

Farmers' protests: An intellectual biography of India’s new agri laws

Firstpost

It is time for politicians, administrators, economists, policymakers and other concerned citizens to examine the evolution of these laws The debate around the economics and administration of farm laws stands frozen by politics. • Chapter VII: a new Chapter on ‘Contract Farming’ added to provide for: ‣ Compulsory registration of all contract farming sponsors ‣ Recording of contract farming agreements …

India Marketing Delhi Markets Agriculture Constitution Free Movement

4 years ago

An Intellectual Biography of India's New Agri Reforms

News 18

The debate around the economics and administration of farm laws stands frozen by politics. “PROVISION MADE FOR DIRECT SALE OF FARM PRODUCE TO CONTRACT FARMING SPONSOR FROM FARMERS’ FIELD WITHOUT THE NECESSITY OF ROUTING IT THROUGH NOTIFIED MARKETS” • Chapter VII: a new Chapter on ‘Contract Farming’ added to provide for: ‣ Compulsory registration of all contract farming sponsors ‣ …

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