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Lawmakers steer toward food stamp clash on work requirements

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers, as they work on the 2023 farm bill, are staking out positions on nutrition and food stamps — the Agriculture Department’s biggest single program and a perennial source of contention.

Tribune News Service

France seeks to bypass pesticide ban that will block African wheat exports

France’s government is looking for a way around an impending ban imposed by its own health watchdog on the insecticide phosphine so that it can carry on exporting wheat to North Africa.

Radio France Internationale

An immigrant farmer grew produce for restaurants. California floods ruined her crops

Government aid programs, set up to favor corporate farms, are out of reach to those who supply farmers markets and eateries

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Safety not a priority on some WA farms: report

An inquiry launched after 12 farm workers died on the job in one year has found some farmers believe they're not subject to work health and safety regulations.

AAP

WA farm deaths inquiry finds 'risk-taking culture', recommends more inspections and safety education

After 12 deaths in as many months, a WorkSafe investigation into Western Australia's agricultural sector finds that workplace fatalities are the highest of any industry.

ABC News

Australia, China agriculture ministers meet amid diplomatic thaw

Australia on Tuesday reaffirmed its commitment to improving agriculture ties with China after a ministerial meeting, as Canberra cheered progress made toward restoring trade in barley amid a thawing in diplomatic relations.

Reuters

Decade of graft cases in ACT report

The Anti-Corruption Organization of Thailand (ACT) has released a report on graft cases involving politicians over the past ten years in which the rice-pledging scheme caused the most financial damage at 130 billion baht.

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Mexican Cotton Farmers Struggle Over Genetically Modified Seed Rules

Spurred by environmental and health concerns, Mexico has stopped approving modified cotton seeds which depend on the pesticide glyphosate.

Texas Observer

Co Antrim farm diversity storage plan refused for fear 'floodgates open' to rural misuse

"What difference is there for document storage as opposed to caravans, tractors or anything else for that matter?"

Belfast Live

12-year-olds can't buy cigarettes — but they can work in tobacco fields

Child labor rules in agriculture are looser than those in other industries, even for tasks that are dangerous. For all tobacco laborers, but especially kids, the work can cause nicotine poisoning.

WEKU

Aussie farmland price surge could soon dry up

The value of Australian agricultural land is on track for another year of solid growth but experts warn the trend may not last much longer as El Nino bites.

AAP

MSF Sugar won't stand trial over electrocution death of employee Brett Quinn

A Queensland magistrate has dismissed an industrial manslaughter charge against MSF Sugar over the death of Brett Quinn in 2019.

ABC News

Andalucía accused of pandering to far right over plans for Spanish wetlands

Madrid says regional authorities’ proposals for water use threaten Doñana world heritage site

The Guardian - UK

5 mistakes you make when applying fertilizer to your yard

Many keen gardeners rely on fertilizer, but did you know that there are 5 mistakes often made during its use and application?

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Wood You Invest in These 2 Highly Rated Stocks?

While the lumber industry was hit by macroeconomic challenges, recovering demand should keep the industry afloat. So, is this the right time to scoop up UFP Industries (UFPI) and Boise Cascade (BCC)? Let’s discuss this in detail.

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In Malawi, female fish traders mobilise against transactional sex

A new women’s collective is helping fishmongers diversify incomes as sex-for-fish requests increase in parts of Malawi.

Daily Record

Highland Perthshire farmer left “devastated” after six ewes and 11 lambs callously stolen from his field

Shepherd Alastair Kininmonth (69) revealed his livestock were taken under the cover of darkness just 500 yards from his home

The Independent UK

Mississippi city faces tough road rebuilding after tornado

A tornado that carved a path of destruction through the Mississippi Delta last month destroyed roughly 300 homes and businesses and killed 13 people in Rolling Fork

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Philippine agency seeks 330,000T of rice imports as buffer stocks thin

MANILA: The Philippines' National Food Authority (NFA) has proposed importing 330,000 tonnes of rice to cover an expected deficit in its buffer stock, as the government seeks to curb the cost of the staple grain and limit upward pressure on inflation.

The National (Scotland)

Inside the distillery helping to secure one Scottish island's farming future

A DISTILLERY in Islay has released a new rye whisky in a first for both the distillery and the island in a move which will help farmers for years to…

ABC News

Former NT chief minister Adam Giles in charge of Gina Rinehart's Hancock Agriculture, S. Kidman & Co.

The former chief minister of the Northern Territory, Adam Giles, extends his term as CEO of Gina Rinehart's Hancock Agriculture and S. Kidman & Co.

ABC News

Chinese wine importers looking to re-sign contracts with Australian growers amid government talks

A wine grower from Victoria says she's been contacted by Chinese importers over the past three months who are confident the two countries' wine trade will soon resume.

Daily Mirror

Huge Texas explosion kills 18,000 cows worth £28million as they suffocate and burn in pens

Residents in Dimmitt, Texas, US heard a huge 'boom' outside their homes after a deadly fire at South Fork Dairy killed 18,000 cows worth a staggering $36million (£28million)

Dublin Live

South Dublin councillors call for nationwide ban on hare coursing

A 2019 RED C poll found 77% respondents throughout Ireland thought the government should ban the practice

The Independent UK

US urges meat companies to ensure they don't use child labor

The Biden administration is urging U.S. meat processors to make sure children aren’t being hired illegally to perform dangerous jobs at their plants

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