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New Projects Aim to Achieve Food Security in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia’s Tanmiah Food Co. announced on Thursday a plan to invest SAR 4.5 billion ($1.2 billion) by 2030 to cover 80% of poultry needs locally by 2025 and achieve food security and sustainability in the Kingdom. During a ceremony held in Riyadh, Saudi Minister of Environment, Water, and Agriculture…

Asharq Al-Awsat

France bans popular weedkiller S-metolachlor over water pollution

France’s food safety authority Anses has moved to ban S-metolachlor, a common herbicide used by cereal farmers, because of significant groundwater pollution. The product joins an increasingly growing list of chemicals no longer allowed in French agriculture.

Radio France Internationale

France awaits climate progress in EU-Mercosur talks -agriculture minister

France is waiting to see if Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's return to power in Brazil will allow progress on climate and deforestation issues that remain red lines for Paris in any EU-Mercosur trade deal, its agriculture minister said.

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Sex-shy roosters peck away at chicken giant's profits

Ingham's Group reported a 55 per cent drop in profit as a reduction in rooster fertility impacted meat production levels.

AAP

New bird flu outbreak spreads to mammals

“Am I concerned? Hell yes, I’m concerned”

Salon

USDA tells Senate panel it's struggling to feed needy families

WASHINGTON — A U.S. Department of Agriculture official testified Thursday that some of the agency’s food programs are being overburdened in the push to feed needy families.

Los Angeles Times

Brangus Youth Camp prepares young cattle handlers for the agriculture industry

A new generation of cattle handlers is being reared at an annual camp in central Queensland. Young people from across the country have been building lifelong connections while learning valuable skills.

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Trade minister reflects on 'tough' talks with Europe

Trade Minister Don Farrell has described the European Union as tough negotiators as Australia remains locked in a bitter food fight over naming rights.

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Global H5N1 bird flu outbreak so bad many countries are now considering vaccination

A highly pathogenic strain of bird flu is decimating poultry, wild birds and other animals in many parts of the world, driving some countries to consider vaccination.

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‘Meat still very much on my dietary plate’, says Coffey on US trade visit

Environment secretary tells farming conference in Washington she ‘won’t be going all vegan or vegetarian’

The Guardian - UK

Uncertainty sees Northumberland farmer facing £30,000 loss in income

It follows the Future of Farming inquiry launched by the council last year

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Trainee mechanic, 17, crushed to death by tractor during work placement on farm

Student Neil Graham was working underneath the wheels of a Massey Ferguson in May 2018 when the engine was started, which caused it to jump and cause him fatal injuries

Daily Mirror

Dairy giant Saputo to spend $20 million relocating manufacturing from mothballed Maffra site to Tasmania

In a sign of the times for the dairy industry, as one milk factory closes, another is expanding.

ABC News

Livestock thieves steal 700 sheep from Logan farm in rural Victoria

Investigators say about $139,000 worth of sheep have probably been taken interstate in four-decker trucks after a well-planned rustling operation in rural Victoria.

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Hundreds of sheep worth $140,000 stolen from farm

About 700 sheep worth nearly $140,000 have allegedly been stolen from a farm in Victoria's northwest, with police investigating the bizarre robbery.

Bangkok Post

Rice exporters oppose populist policies

Rice exporters have voiced concerns about prospects, suggesting the entire rice market is likely to tumble if the next government reinstates populist rice policies that distort the market.

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Groundwater concerns grow as Glencore pushes ahead with plan to store waste CO2 in Great Artesian Basin

Alarmed farmers say Glencore's plan to pump waste carbon dioxide into the Great Artesian Basin could damage the "lifeblood" of much of regional Australia.

Belfast Live

'Wholly innocent' teenager crushed to death by tractor after safety breaches

A court heard the 17-year-old was on work placement at the time

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Ponteland set for new mechanics despite objection from town council

Residents had raised concerns about noise and road safety

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Bird flu spreads to new countries, threatens non-stop "war" on poultry

Avian flu has reached new corners of the globe and become endemic for the first time in some wild birds that transmit the virus to poultry, according to veterinarians and disease experts, who warn it is now a year-round problem.

The Independent UK

Bird flu pandemic warning as taxpayers shell out £42m to compensate farmers

Exclusive: Activists blame factory farming for UK’s worst outbreak as owners paid average of £165,000 each

Bristol Post

Battle to save Kingswood playing field trees that overshadow neighbour's garden

A potential future owner of an adjacent garden said they were concerned the trees would make it hard to grow vegetables

The Times of India

Thane agriculture dept official arrested for demanding Rs 25,000 bribe

THANE: An official from the Thane district agriculture department in Maharashtra has been arrested for allegedly demanding a bribe from a trader to revoke suspension of licence of his fertiliser vending shop, officials said on Wednesday.

Bristol Post

Grazing goats return to Bristol Parkway to help preserve rare blue butterfly habitat

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The Times of India

India may consider tax cuts on fuel, maize to cool inflation: Report

NEW DELHI: India's retail inflation based on consumer price index (CPI) jumped to a 3-month high of 6.52% in January, making it necessary for the government to step and tame the rise.

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