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Third generation chair of agricultural machiney specialist Peacock and Binnington passes away

Michael Peacock, who devoted much of his life to the family firm - 'steering the course for many decades' - was 89.

Birmingham Post

Cabinet okays B7.6bn for rubber price guarantees

The cabinet on Tuesday approved 7.6 billion baht to guarantee rubber prices for 1.6 million registered farmers.

Bangkok Post

UAE Initiative on Sustainable Agricultural Practices Launched

An initiative on sustainable agricultural practices was launched in the UAE on Monday, following the success of the inaugural edition of the Greenhouse Accelerator Program. The initiative is a partnership between the UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) and Food Tech Valley and PepsiCo. As part of the…

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Adam Minter: Want to control bird flu? Vaccinate the chickens!

An especially virulent strain of bird flu has killed off more than 58 million birds in the U.S. since January 2022. That’s not the toll from disease. It’s mostly the result of whole flocks of poultry slaughtered by American farmers to prevent the virus from spreading after even one infected…

Tribune News Service

Using land to store carbon may eat into food production

Competition for land use between agriculture and planting trees to capture carbon may cause food prices to rise, farmers have warned a federal inquiry.

AAP

Farm chemical spray drift causing widespread tree deaths, claims community group

A group of farmers, scientists and concerned regional residents say spray drift is causing widespread tree and plant deaths in NSW, and the authorities are not taking it seriously.

ABC News

BMA to inspect farms on prime plots

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is planning to investigate landowners who are growing fruit and vegetables on their undeveloped land in the capital to avoid paying taxes on vacant plots.

Bangkok Post

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Exports of rice likely to keep growing

Demand for Thai rice in the international market remains strong, with Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit expecting the country's exports to potentially increase to 8 million tonnes this year.

Bangkok Post

North Korea's Kim orders 'fundamental transformation' of agriculture amid reports of food shortages

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un urged government officials to engineer a "fundamental transformation" in agricultural production, state media reported on Tuesday, amid fears that the country's food shortage is worsening.

Reuters

Cyclone Gabrielle hit NZ's main fruit-growing region hard -- now orchardists face critical climate choices

Hawke’s Bay, one of New Zealand’s most productive regions and the hub of the fruit-growing sector, is among the areas worst hit by Cyclone Gabrielle and ongoing rain.

The Conversation

Why is there a tomato shortage in the UK?

Brexit has been blamed for the shortage of fresh fruit and vegetable produce, but it’s not the main reason why there aren’t enough tomatoes

Evening Standard

'I spent 24 hours as a farmer - one food we should all eat, robots and chainsaw injury'

Mirror writer Nia Dalton spent a day shadowing Somerset farmer Josh Gay to see what he gets up to in 24 hours - from herding sheep to weighing cattle and eating with the seasons

Daily Mirror

This council wants to plant more than 30 rugby pitches' worth of trees every year up to 2050

The intention was welcomed by councillors but one said, 'we've got to be very careful what we do here'

Wales Online

Minister holds vegetable crisis talks as fears grow over empty shelves

The bosses of Britain’s leadng supermarkets are holding crisis talks with a minister to discuss the fresh vegetable crisis - amid a warning that shortages could continue into the summer.

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

Bird flu: Lateral flow tests could return to UK in outbreaks fear

An 11-year-old girl from Cambodia died last week after contracting avian flu strain H5N1

Bangkok Post

January rice export volume up 75.2% y/y

Thailand's rice exports for January were at 805,519 tonnes, up 75.2% from a year earlier, helped by year-end orders, higher demand from the Middle East and a weak baht currency, the Commerce Ministry said on Monday.

360info

DNA could ensure strawberry fields forever

Advances in the field are revolutionary but require safeguards to curb misuse.

ABC News

What next for Australia's macadamia industry as farmgate prices crack under global glut?

If you have never tasted a crisp creamy macadamia kernel, or it has been a while, Australian growers say now is a critical time to buy the native nut and help them weather a global glut and savage price cuts.

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Bangkok Post

Climate change bonanza

Global campaigns to cut carbon dioxide emissions not only alert businesses to new non-tariff barriers imposed as part of efforts to fight global warming, they can also lead to new opportunities in the clean energy sector.

The Guardian - UK

The magic of growing your own mushrooms

Brief letters: Focus on fungi | Not Robinson Crusoe but The Coral Island | Sleep | Lettuce play with words | Crypto fools and their money

Reuters

Viruses in Cambodian bird flu cases identified as endemic clade

The viruses that infected two people in Cambodia with H5N1 avian influenza have been identified as an endemic clade of bird flu circulating in the country, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said.

Wales Online

Farm shop owner with surplus tomatoes jokes he'll be getting armed security amid shortages

Craig Condon, owner of Brambledown Farm Shop, has posted a tongue in cheek message for customers

Dynamite News

PM Modi to release 13th instalment of PM-KISAN scheme tomorrow

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in the release event of Rs 2,000 each to farmers under the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Scheme (PM-KISAN) on Monday. Read further on Dynamite News:

France 24

‘A wake-up call for the industry’: Meat production in France under scrutiny amid climate change

As meat consumption remains the biggest contributor to food-related greenhouse gas emissions, developing more eco-responsible habits requires changes to our diets. For livestock farmers, this translates into a need to find new ways of production.

WEKU

Black farmers worry new approach on 'race neutral' lending leaves them in the shadows

White farmers' suits blocked a USDA program and led to a race neutral approach.

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