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Brits scramble to buy tomato seeds on Amazon in bid to beat supermarket shortage

Tomato seeds are topping bestseller lists on Amazon as well as Waitrose, with Asda currently out of stock as supermarkets struggle to keep the shelves filled with vegetables and salad items

Daily Mirror

1 Fertilizer Stock to Add to Your Watchlist in February 2023

The fertilizer industry is expected to witness stable demand this year, which should bode well for leading fertilizer company Mosaic (MOS). Moreover, the company is committed to growth with major expansion plans this year. So, it might be an ideal addition to your watchlist in February 2023. Read more.

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Spanish growers say weather, rising costs and Brexit caused UK salad shortages

Some producers point the finger at temperature shifts and others at bureaucracy and logistics

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Rowan Glen creates 10 jobs as it restarts yoghurt production

PRODUCTION of popular Rowan Glen yoghurts has restarted at its factory in Dumfries and Galloway, after a successful management buy-out.

The National (Scotland)

Simple fridge trick can help bananas last for weeks

There is a time to keep bananas away from the fridge, and a time you should keep them cold

Wales Online

How to grow tomatoes at home and beat the UK shortage

Gardening experts have provided simple step by step instructions

Wales Online

Egypt Mobilizes Efforts to Support African Water, Food Security

Egypt is mobilizing efforts to support water and food security in Africa, calling on the international community to finance "climate adaptation" in the continent. The Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Hani Swailem, met in Kenya with the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Inger Andersen, to…

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Mining giant Anglo American takes £1.4bn impairment on North Yorkshire fertiliser project

Long awaited development plans for the project have now been revealed

Birmingham Post

‘We have to pay more for food’: Britain’s biggest tomato farmer on the runaway costs of growing

Soaring costs from light and fertiliser to pickers and packaging led APS Group to leave one in 12 of its glasshouses empty last winter

The Guardian - UK

World's largest beef exporter Brazil suspends supply to China after case of mad cow disease

With major beef exporter Brazil temporarily out of the beef trade while it investigates a case of mad cow disease, will China seek to buy more beef from Australia to support its enormous appetite for the meat?

ABC News

Brazil to halt beef exports to China after mad cow disease case

Brazil's beef exports to China will be halted starting Thursday after a case of mad cow disease was confirmed in the northern state of Para, the country's agriculture and livestock ministry said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Majura Valley perfect for 'urban farms' in Canberra

In Canberra, only 5 per cent of fresh food consumed here was grown locally.

The Canberra Times

Crude palm oil exports set to hit 1m tonnes

Crude palm oil exports may reach 1 million tonnes this year, up from 919,000 tonnes last year, driven by a higher supply of oil palm and strong demand from India and China, according to the Commerce Ministry.

Bangkok Post

Bovine trichomoniasis vaccine solution near for infertility-causing cattle STI

Each year up to 15 per cent of a cattle herd can be lost due to a sexually transmitted bacteria that causes abortion and infertility, but researchers are now close to a vaccine.

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Childhood letter from King Charles to sick Queen Mother found in loft

The letter was written by the King to the Queen Mother when she was ill. It contains drawings by the King and is on Buckingham Palace headed paper.

The Guardian - UK

Farm workers on UK seasonal visas to be guaranteed 32 hours a week

New rules after some workers on zero-hours contracts last season – but rights bodies say more must be done

Reuters

Colombia, Bolivia to ask UN to remove coca leaf from narcotics list

Colombia and Bolivia will jointly ask the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs to remove coca leaves from its list of prohibited substances and accept the plant's traditional uses, Colombia's government said on Wednesday.

The National (Scotland)

Former supermarket chief blames rationing on Brexit and energy costs

A FORMER supermarket chief has blamed shortages of fresh produce on Brexit and a failure of the UK government to help growers with soaring energy…

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We need to build back nature, not just buildings and infrastructure

The starting point for rebuilding dislocated communities needs to be restoring the natural systems that help reduce the effects of extreme weather events. That will better reveal where relocated communities can safely rebuild, argues Gary Taylor

Bristol Post

Bradley Stoke developer ordered to pay £9K for damaging protected tree

The tree had to be removed after concerns it was "vulnerable to uprooting"

Daily Mirror

Asda and Morrisons fruit and veg rationing: All we know as other stores deny shortages

A combination of bad weather and transport problems in Africa and Europe has seen UK supermarket shelves left bare of tomatoes, as well as dwindling stocks of some other fresh produce

Dynamite News

Gurugram: CBI arrests senior Horticulture officer for accepting bribe

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday arrested a Senior Horticulture Officer of the National Horticulture Board in Gurugram for demanding and accepting a bribe. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Conversation

As livestock theft becomes a growing problem in rural Australia, new technologies offer hope

Last week, it was reported that 700 sheep with an estimated value of $140,000, including nearly 200 valuable merino ewes, were stolen from a Victorian property in a highly sophisticated rural crime operation. Such large-scale rural theft is increasingly common.

Reuters

Argentina tightens health protocols to control bird flu

Argentina's government adopted new measures on Tuesday to prevent spread of bird flu and limit potential damage to exports as cases rise in the region.

Chicago Sun-Times

Bird flu has been spreading. Though not a worry right now for people, it could become one. Here’s why.

Scientists say another kind of bird flu was likely behind the devastating 1918-1919 flu pandemic, and avian viruses played roles in flu pandemics in 1957, 1968 and 2009.

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