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‘There is nothing to replace coca’: Colombia’s struggling farmers tempted by illegal crops

A government initiative to help communities move away from farming coca has stalled, while a surge in global cocaine use has made demand for the plant higher than ever

The Guardian - UK

Farmworkers not protected from bird flu

“They should give us something more,” one dairy worker from Larimer County said in Spanish

Salon

Corn sweat: crop moisture amplifies humidity and heat in US midwest

Moisture from crops drives up already high humidity in areas where 55 million are under extreme heat alerts

The Guardian - US

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Campaigners sue EU over ‘grossly inadequate’ 2030 climate targets

Groups challenging emissions limits in key sectors including agriculture, waste and transport

The Guardian - UK

Farming the Revolution review – low-key look at Indian farmers’ street-camp protests

Documentary on the 2020-21 protests in India over three farm acts is interesting in patches, but doesn’t go anywhere unexpected

The Guardian - UK

‘We don’t stop for red lights’: drone deliveries take off as Australian regulators prepare for air traffic boom

With everything from coffee to mining equipment now being delivered by drone, operators are exploring technology to stop connection black spots sending uncrewed aircraft dropping from the sky

The Guardian - AU

Growing Australia: how a refugee from Iran helped expand the pistachio industry

Mehran Mahdavi is among the many migrants whose skills and knowledge transformed our horticulture industry – and taste buds

The Guardian - AU

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‘We’ve got baby owls again’: how farming policy is helping English wildlife

Some fear the ambitious environmental land management scheme is at risk, just as farmers are beginning to embrace it

The Guardian - UK

Supreme Court asks Punjab, Haryana to continue talks with farmers

The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the States of Punjab and Haryana to continue their meetings with the protesting farmers, to persuade them to clear the highway along the Shambhu border. Read further on Dynamite News

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China opens anti-subsidy probe into EU dairy imports in EV tariff rebuff

China opened an anti-subsidy probe into dairy imports from the European Union on Wednesday, stepping up tension with the bloc a day after Brussels published its revised tariff plan for China-made electric vehicles.

Radio France Internationale

The case for going "flexitarian"

"A national flexitarian diet would reduce the amount of U.S. farmland by roughly the size of South Dakota"

Salon

China opens investigation into EU dairy exports as trade tensions flare

European milk and cheese producers have become the latest target in a simmering trade war with China

The Independent UK

Human manure or ‘nightsoil’ makes great crop fertiliser – but attitudes to poo-grown produce differ drastically

Would you eat potatoes grown in human poo? And how would you feel if the marigolds in your local park sprouted from human manure? In the midst of climate crisis, human manure offers significant environmental benefits. But can we overcome the “yuck factor” to embrace this sustainable solution?

The Conversation

Sierra Leone’s women farmers use a custom called bora to access land – but it’s making them more vulnerable

Bora – a type of thank you gift – is a Sierra Leonean custom of respect that is often used in relation to land. For instance, informal farmers pay bora to landowners to be able to farm on their land.

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Radio France Internationale

France hopes vaccine blitz will contain bluetongue threat worrying farmers

France has rolled out a free vaccination plan to protect the nation’s sheep, cattle and goat herds after a new strain of bluetongue virus was detected in the country's north, causing panic among farmers.

The Guardian - UK

Rare moth found in Cambridgeshire orchard threatened by busway plan

Appearance of dark crimson underwing causes excitement on land that would be bisected by road scheme

The Guardian - US

US to survey dairy cattle brought to slaughter to study bird flu infections

Regulators will inspect cows to see how widespread virus is and determine whether ageing and cooking inactivate it

The Guardian - UK

Country diary: A little madness contained in the crop

Caistor St Edmund, Norfolk: This nodule of ergot looks innocuous, but it contains a powerful substance that isn’t to be messed with

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The Independent UK

Bird flu restrictions cause heartache for 4-H kids unable to show off livestock at fairs across US

States across the country have implemented strict restrictions around livestock after an outbreak of avian influenza, commonly referred to as “bird flu.”

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Here Are 14 Photos Of Fruits And Veggies Before And After Humans Domesticated Them

The ancestors of our modern fruits and vegetables would be shocked at what they look like today, and you might be too! The post Here Are 14 Photos Of Fruits And Veggies Before And After Humans Domesticated Them first appeared on Bored Panda.

The Conversation

Wild genes in domestic species: how we can supercharge our crops using their distant relatives

Food security is shaping up as one of the biggest challenges we face globally. In some places, access to food has steadily deteriorated in recent years, due to wars, inflation and climate-driven extreme weather. The cost of basic foods such as eggs and vegetables has made news worldwide.

The Guardian - UK

Brexit delays to seed imports could hit crop production, say growers

Tomato and pepper growers call for UK to strike deal with EU to avoid disruption and duplicate testing

Medical Daily

Washing May Not Reduce Pesticides On Fruits, But Peeling Helps: Says Study

Using a new imaging technique—surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS)—researchers found that pesticides can penetrate beyond the peel and into the pulp layer of fruits.

The Guardian - UK

There’s big money in IVF – but not for the women who hand over their eggs

Donation is gruelling and risky, but the reward wouldn’t even buy a new iPhone

The Independent UK

Trump’s Truth Social lost $16.4 million last quarter and had under $1 million in revenue

Truth Social parent company took hit from legal costs and investment in Truth+ service

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