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Zhangjiagang family farms highlight modern agriculture charm
1 month ago

Zhangjiagang family farms highlight modern agriculture charm

China Daily  

Family farms in Zhangjiagang are showcasing the vibrancy and innovation of modern agriculture, which are playing a key role in advancing rural vitalization in the city. Since 2016, Changxing Family Farm has been pioneering eco-friendly farming by integrating aquaculture, fruit orchards, and vegetable cultivation into a closed-loop production system. Changxing Family Farm has been pioneering eco-friendly farming since 2016. Dayu …

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British farmers warn of bitter harvest
1 month, 1 week ago

British farmers warn of bitter harvest

China Daily  

Farmers claim they have been fighting a financial battle for years. Clarkson has now become a figurehead for farmers' discontent, most particularly over the new government's planned reforms to inheritance tax on farms, which Webster called "a culture war that shows they have scant regard for country life". "After that strike, the few mines left were private and they do …

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Starmer accused of lying to farmers as ‘tractor tax’ threatens to destroy countryside and increase cost of food
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Starmer accused of lying to farmers as ‘tractor tax’ threatens to destroy countryside and increase cost of food

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sir Keir Starmer has been accused of lying to farmers about …

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Supermarkets ditch pineapple products from Kenyan farms over human rights risk
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Supermarkets ditch pineapple products from Kenyan farms over human rights risk

The Independent  

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Why I love my CSA (it’s more than the weekly box of fresh produce)
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Why I love my CSA (it’s more than the weekly box of fresh produce)

Associated Press  

I might never have fallen in love with kohlrabi had I not joined a CSA. It’s a way to take advantage of summer’s bounty, discover new fruits and vegetables, and support the folks who grow food in your area. The basic idea: Customers buy a “share” of a farm’s harvest before or at the beginning of the growing season. There …

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Two poultry farms catch fire in Tamil Nadu: 8,000 chickens charred to death
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Two poultry farms catch fire in Tamil Nadu: 8,000 chickens charred to death

New Indian Express  

TIRUPATTUR: Around 8000 chickens were charred to death in two fire accidents at poultry farms on Wednesday located in Arangaldurgam village near Ambur and Mallakuppam village near Natrampalli in Tirupattur district in separate incidents. It quickly engulfed the chickens in the farm of area 20×300 feet located at the Arangaldurgam village. It cost him nearly 30 lakh to build the …

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US farms are increasingly reliant on contract workers who are acutely exposed to climate extremes
9 months ago

US farms are increasingly reliant on contract workers who are acutely exposed to climate extremes

Associated Press  

Six years ago, Illinois farmer John Ackerman didn’t hire any contract workers at all. “A lot of farmers, they use the excuse, ‘I don’t have no workers’ because they want an expanded H-2A,” he says, because “they want to have power.” Fredy Osorio, a contract worker from Veracruz, Mexico, carries tools back while doing maintenance inside a tobacco barn, Tuesday, …

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Can only seek their mercy: Delhi LG as farms smoulder in Punjab
1 year, 1 month ago

Can only seek their mercy: Delhi LG as farms smoulder in Punjab

Hindustan Times  

In a scathing criticism of the Aam Aadmi Party governments in Delhi and Punjab over the ongoing pollution crisis, lieutenant governor VK Saxena on Thursday said that “nothing concrete” has been done in the national capital to tackle the issue, while Punjab was “playing truant” as farm fires rage in the neighbouring state. In a series of posts on social …

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L.A.’s sushi revolution was fueled by this secret ingredient from the Central Valley
1 year, 7 months ago

L.A.’s sushi revolution was fueled by this secret ingredient from the Central Valley

LA Times  

Robin Koda navigated the levees of her family’s rice farm with the grace of someone who has been moving among water, soil and grass her whole life. “We never would have pigeonholed ourselves into just sushi rice — you would cut your market down,” Koda said, explaining that her company’s two biggest products are its Sho-Chiku-Bai sweet rice and Blue …

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Another California exodus: Dairy cows leave for greener pastures in Texas, Arizona as farms squeezed
2 years, 3 months ago

Another California exodus: Dairy cows leave for greener pastures in Texas, Arizona as farms squeezed

LA Times  

Michael Oosten’s grandparents were dairy farmers in the Netherlands and immigrated to California in the 1920s, starting their own dairy farm in Paramount in 1945 before relocating to bigger farms in Artesia and Bellflower. Oosten, who for 18 years has owned Marvo Holsteins — a dairy farm in the unincorporated Riverside County area of Lakeview that supplies milk to Land …

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Historic drought threatens California farms
3 years, 4 months ago

Historic drought threatens California farms

Al Jazeera  

Farmers say extreme weather and policies meant to combat climate change have left their fields barren. “I had two wells dry up last week,” 28-year-old Nick Foglio, a fourth-generation farmer and feed broker, told AFP news agency. Standing in a dusty field near Fresno, he said he worries that with “the wrong political agenda, we’re simply going to starve ourselves …

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Farming clicks to unethically boost followership on social media
4 years ago

Farming clicks to unethically boost followership on social media

The Hindu  

An illicit Instagram click farm, based in Central Asia, was discovered last week by researchers at cybersecurity firm, vpnMentor. The desire to get more likes and followers, and to draw more engagements on profiles and posts has given rise to a new shadowy industry, known as click farms. A business or an individual new to the market with few followers …

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Tens of thousands of mink to be gassed, as Covid-19 is found on 10 fur farms
4 years, 6 months ago

Tens of thousands of mink to be gassed, as Covid-19 is found on 10 fur farms

Dutch News  

Officials and farm workers on Saturday began the process of gassing thousands of mink on 10 fur farms where coronavirus has been found, and which may have spread from the animals to humans. On Friday evening, judges ruled that the farm clearance could go ahead, despite protests by animal rights groups. ‘Ten or more sources of the virus in a …

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Tens of thousands of mink to be gassed, as Covid-19 is found on 10 fur farms
4 years, 6 months ago

Tens of thousands of mink to be gassed, as Covid-19 is found on 10 fur farms

Dutch News  

Officials and farm workers on Saturday began the process of gassing thousands of mink on 10 fur farms where coronavirus has been found, and which may have spread from the animals to humans. On Friday evening, judges ruled that the farm clearance could go ahead, despite protests by animal rights groups. ‘Ten or more sources of the virus in a …

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