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‘Water is our most precious resource’: alfalfa farmers asked to give up crop amid megadrought in US south-west

Agriculture – mainly alfalfa – consumes 80% of the Colorado River’s dwindling water supply, prompting calls for conservation efforts

The Guardian - US

South Australia's grain harvest boosted by August rainfall and 'perfect start' to spring

South Australia's grain harvest is looking promising despite the state experiencing its driest winter since 2019.

ABC News

The crisis of apple farmers in India

The increasing cost of production and the increase in GST on cartons has triggered protests in Himachal Pradesh

The Hindu

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Lumpy skin disease infecting cattle in Jharkhand

No death of bovine animals due to the viral infection has been reported: official

The Hindu

The allotment has friends near and far

Seed swapping puts Allan Jenkins in touch with like-minded people in Ukraine, Spain, Canada, the plot next door…

The Guardian - UK

2,171 cattle found infected with Lumpy skin disease in Madhya Pradesh; transportation of bovine animals banned

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan directed the officials that the cattle being brought into Madhya Pradesh from other States should be banned

The Hindu

In Florida's Lake County, farmland vanishes as houses, industry move in

MOUNT DORA, Florida — Raquel Martin knows first-hand the development pressures farmers face in Lake County. As vice president of Liner Source, an ornamental nursery with about 200 acres, she says some of the offers she’s received for her land have been “insane.”

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Majority of world's food producers risk being cooked by climate change

Worsening global heatwaves pose a threat to 70 percent of the world's agricultural and food production between now and 2045, a recent study by risk analysts Verisk Maplecroft has found.

Radio France Internationale

Editorial: Illinois farmers do their part to relieve food insecurity. They need more help

These are the best of times for Illinois’ corn and soybean farmers, as anyone driving along downstate highways can plainly see. With just weeks to go before the peak of our state’s harvest, productive fields stretch for miles.

Chicago Tribune

Bolivian coca farmers march on capital, burn disputed market

Thousands of coca farmers marched into the Bolivian capital of La Paz on Thursday and set ablaze to what they claimed was an illegal new market for the leaf.

Reuters

Andhra Pradesh: New disease affecting BT cotton creates panic among farmers in Kurnool

Tobacco Streak Virus is affecting 10% to 15% of the total cropped area of cotton in the undivided district

The Hindu

Animals farmed: China’s pork inflation, rabbit farm closes and UK mega-farms

Welcome to our monthly roundup of the biggest issues in farming and food production, with must-read reports from around the web

The Guardian - UK

More than 900 jobs understood to be at risk at Moy Park poultry processing plant

Moy Park Ltd turned over more than £1.5 billion last year and pre-tax profits were £32.7 million

Birmingham Post

Countries Growing 70% of World's Food Face 'Extreme' Heat Risk by 2045

Blistering crop-withering temperatures that also risk the health of agricultural workers could threaten swathes of global food production by 2045 as the world warms, an industry analysis warned Thursday. Climate change is already stoking heatwaves and other extreme weather events across the world, with hot spells from India to Europe…

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Heat wave: Bay Area farm animal owners have to get creative to keep cool

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- The staggering, oppressive heat wave that has brought the Bay Area to its knees has caretakers of farm animals getting creative in their efforts to keep their charges relatively cool.

ABC News

Queensland kangaroo harvesters struggle to keep up with harvest quotas

A roo harvester says profits in the industry are getting so large "you can put your kids through school" as shooters struggle to come even close to reaching state-set cull quotas.

Reuters

EU imports of Ukrainian chicken soar after quota lifted, French group says

The lifting of European Union custom duties on Ukrainian goods led to a jump in poultry imports that has benefited a single company rather than Ukrainian farmers, French poultry makers said on Wednesday, asking for the temporary move not to be renewed.

The Texas Tribune

Hemp was supposed to save Texas farmers during a drought. It hasn’t yet.

Hemp advocates promised the Texas Legislature the crop was drought resistant. The 2022 drought has proven otherwise. And farmers are abandoning the nascent market.

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Birmingham Post

Fertiliser trade welcomed at Port of Immingham as ADM extends contract with ABP

Three year agreement will see import, handling, bagging, and processing of 'extensive fertiliser volumes'

The Guardian - UK

US farmers face plague of pests as global heating raises soil temperatures

Milder winters could threaten crop yields as plant-eating insects spread northwards and become more voracious, researchers say

The Independent UK

Dutch farm minister resigns after protests over pollution

The Dutch agriculture minister has unexpectedly resigned following a tumultuous summer of protests by farmers over pollution regulations

Birmingham Post

Wynnstay trading is significantly ahead of market forecasts says firm

The agricultural supplies group said this was due to a strong trading backdrop across its many core activities

Wales Online

Protection zone in place after sixth case of bird flu detected in Wales

New controls to stop the spread of Avian influenza have been introduced around the identified sites

Reuters

To preserve Amazon, indigenous groups call for debt forgiveness

Indigenous groups from across the Amazon basin called on Monday for financial institutions to forgive the sovereign debts of the South American nations that comprise the Amazon rainforest, in exchange for commitments to preserve the environment.

ABC News

Good weather, high prices and the most valuable farm export earnings on record ABARES predicts

For the first time, the value of Australia's food and fibre exports is expected to exceed $70 billion, according to the latest ABARES forecast.

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