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Explainer-Have Western sanctions on Russia impacted its wheat exports?

Russia wants the West to remove obstacles to the export of its grain and fertilisers before it agrees to the extension of a deal allowing safe Black Sea exports of agricultural products from three Ukrainian ports.

Reuters

Explainer-Have Western sanctions on Russia impacted its fertiliser exports?

Russia is demanding the West removes obstacles to its grain and fertilisers in talks underway in Turkey on Thursday on extending a deal allowing safe Black Sea exports of agricultural products from three Ukrainian ports.

Reuters

Midfield Meat bid to appeal workplace safety conviction after Dunkeld death quashed in Supreme Court

Three Supreme Court justices handed down their judgement today, rejecting Midfield Meat International's appeal bid and finding none of the grounds of appeal had "any real prospect of success".

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Fourth fire at Struan Research Centre likely 'deliberate', SARDI boss believes

Police say it's too early to determine the cause of the latest blaze, but SARDI's executive director says "it's deliberate".

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Institute upbeat on food export outlook

Thai food exports have a promising outlook this year, with shipments forecast to eke out growth of 2.1% to 1.5 trillion baht despite economic uncertainty in developed markets, inflationary pressure, foreign exchange volatility, rising production costs and drought.

Bangkok Post

Cheap macadamias unlikely to hit market, despite farmers getting near record low prices

The majority of Australian macadamia processors will pay their suppliers some of the lowest prices on record, with concerns they could drop further.

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Will discuss tenant farmers’ issues with Andhra Pradesh government, says Medha Patkar

Social activist Medha Patkar was all ears to the woes of tenant farmers and assured them that she would take their plight to the notice of the State government

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Support price for mango announced in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh

The Chittoor Collector announced the support price of mangoes in the district from May 10 to May 20 at ₹19 per kg. Horticulture officials were ordered to take steps to implement the support price in all the factories. A meeting will be held after May 20 to announce the next…

The Hindu

‘Fair and Remunerative Price’ fixed by Centre for sugarcane is not a fair market price at all, says Madras High Court

In a judgement that has come as a shot in the arm for sugarcane farmers, the Madras High Court has said the Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) fixed by the Centre for their produce was in reality not the fair market price at all, and that small and marginal farmers…

The Hindu

Why horses are replacing tractors at WA's Harewood Estate vineyards

Harewood estate reverts to tried and true methods to improve grape quality.

Newcastle Herald

Muslim community seeks answers after ANIC report on halal-certified poultry in Australia

After the release of a report into the slaughtering process of poultry meat, some Australian Muslims are questioning if they can "trust" that the food they consume is permissible under Islamic laws.

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Ethylene gas on imperial mandarins improves visual appeal but may be reducing shelf life

Citrus growers are trying to popularise mandarins with green tinges, but say shoppers have come to expect a perfect glossy orange colour created by gas treatments.

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Gasfields Commission Queensland reviews coal seam gas-induced subsidence of farm land

Lawyers and farmers say the government's response to the subsidence of land near gas projects is like a "bandaid on a volcano" and they have no confidence in its ability to tackle the problem.

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Salmon farm company fined £800k over accident in which worker was killed

A SALMON farming firm has been fined £800,000 after one of its workers was crushed and drowned as he was transferring from a boat to a floating…

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Salon

How should we fix our food systems?

"Regenerative agriculture may not be the transformation our global food system needs"

The Independent UK

Salmon farm company fined £800,000 over accident in which worker was killed

Clive Hendry, 58, died after being crushed by a vessel dropping him off at a floating structure in Loch Alsh.

Daily Record

Scots salmon farm fined £800,000 after employee crushed to death by boat

Clive Hendry was crushed and drowned when he fell into the water during the targedy near the Isle of Skye in 2020.

Bangkok Post

Asia rice output turns corner as farmers expand planting

SINGAPORE: Asia's rice output is set to climb this year as higher prices spur farmers to expand acreage and use more fertiliser, easing supply concerns after production suffered its first decline in seven years in 2022.

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The Conversation

'Regenerative agriculture' is all the rage - but it's not going to fix our food system

Decades of industrial agriculture have caused environmental and social damage across the globe. Soils have deteriorated and plant and animal species are disappearing. Landscapes are degraded and small-scale farmers are struggling. It’s little wonder we’re looking for more sustainable and just ways of growing food and fibre.

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Saleyards are the social hotspot of the outback and here's why they may never go out of style

There's dust in the air, dirt on the boots, and the booming voices of auctioneers break through the cattle-dung-scented air, but farmers don't want to let go of saleyards despite the boom in online sales.

Salon

The future of the U.S. diet

What long-term effects will the next farm bill have on our eating habits at large?

The Conversation

These four challenges will shape the next farm bill – and how the US eats

For the 20th time since 1933, Congress is writing a multiyear farm bill that will shape what kind of food U.S. farmers grow, how they raise it and how it gets to consumers. These measures are large, complex and expensive: The next farm bill is projected to cost taxpayers US$1.5…

The Times of India

Farmers break through Delhi Police barricades to join protesting wrestlers at Jantar Mantar

NEW DELHI: The farmers who arrived in the national capital from various states to express solidarity with the protesting wrestlers at Jantar Mantar on Monday "climbed the barricades" put up in the area to reach the protest site, Delhi Police said.

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UK free trade agreement good news for Australian winemakers, farmers, and fishers

It has been a long time coming, but the free trade deal with the United Kingdom is about to commence — cutting tariffs and increasing quotas on a range of Australian exports, including wine, beef, and seafood.

The Conversation

Our tropical fruits are vulnerable to climate change. Can we make them resilient in time?

Plants provide almost every calorie of food we eat. Grains like rice, wheat and corn make civilisation possible. For millennia, farmers have bred grains, fruit and vegetable varieties to get larger harvests and plants better able to tolerate different climates.

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