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Wake-up call for France as climate experts push for new action on emissions

France’s top climate advisory body has called for renewed urgency in tackling climate change, warning that recent setbacks and a slowdown in decarbonisation efforts risk undermining the country’s environmental goals.

Radio France Internationale

Extreme heatwaves may cause global decline in dairy production, scientists warn

Israel-based study finds that by 2050 average daily milk production could be reduced by 4% as a result of worsening heat stress

The Guardian - UK

Podcast: living in 50C, French egg shortages, Paris metro

As France heats up, an experiment simulating life in 50C aims to get people to take climate change more seriously. Faced with a growing demand for eggs, France looks for ways to boost homegrown production and halt the need for imports. And a look back at the first line of…

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English farms could be taken out of food production to boost nature, says minister

Plans announced by environment secretary mean many upland farmers may be incentivised to stop farming

The Guardian - UK

'As A Species, We Have Never Confronted Anything Like This' — Stanford Scientist Warns Of Devastating Collapse In Global Food Supply

A new climate study published in Nature points to a steep decline in global crop yields over the coming decades, and puts the U.S. farm belt directly in the crosshairs.

Benzinga

Country diary: A test of patience here on the farm

Tebay, Cumbria: It’s calving time, so I’m watching and waiting. But we have bigger problems afoot with major roadworks that will hit the valley hard

The Guardian - UK

Drought-hit Morocco Turns To Desalination To Save Vegetable Bounty

On the drought-stricken plains of Morocco's Chtouka region, cherry tomato farms stretch as far as the eye can see, clinging to life through a single, environmentally contentious lifeline: desalination.

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Europe’s heatwave dries fields and leaves farmers counting crop losses

Farmers across Europe are facing crop losses and rising costs after a fierce heatwave dried out fields and pushed irrigation to its limits.

Radio France Internationale

More than 80% of UK farmers worried about climate crisis harming livelihood, study finds

Farmers warn of risk to Britain’s food supply as more than three-quarters take hit to income from extreme weather

The Guardian - UK

Fate Of Major Trade Deal With EU Hangs Over Mercosur Summit

The fate of a landmark trade deal with the European Union, which France is trying to block, looms large over a summit this week of South America's Mercosur bloc.

International Business Times

ICE Raids Leave California Farms With Unharvested Crops as Migrant Workforce Hides To Avoid Deportations

In Ventura County, a key farming region north of Los Angeles, growers report that up to 70% of laborers have disappeared from fields since early June

Latin Times

Trump’s ICE raids on farms risk US food supply, economists warn

A sharp reduction in the number of agricultural workers could have devastating impacts on the food supply chain and farm-belt economies

The Independent UK

First case of highly infectious viral disease detected on French cattle farm

France detected a case of lumpy skin disease in the Savoie region near the Alps

The Independent UK

Dawn of the drone age: how agri-tech is boosting production and morale

Instagram-inspired gadgets to spread or spray crops are gaining traction on UK farms but require deep pockets

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5 Greek government officials resign over EU farming subsidy fraud allegations

Five Greek government officials, including a minister, have resigned over allegations of corruption involving EU farming subsidies

The National (Scotland)

Urgent UK Government health warning issued as Salmonella cases linked to cheese

People can die from Salmonella via dehydration or if the bacteria enters the bloodstream, which can lead to sepsis — a life-threatening reaction

The Guardian - UK

Ancient maize v agribusiness: why Colombia’s ‘seed guardians’ are fighting the use of GM crops

Biotech companies say genetically modified plants give higher yields and reduce pesticide use. But in rural communities, questions are growing over who really benefits – and the threat to native varieties

The Guardian - UK

‘We are perilously close to the point of no return’: climate scientist on Amazon rainforest’s future

Carlos Nobre, who has fought for decades to save the rainforest, says up to 70% of it could be lost if a tipping point is reached

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The Texas Tribune

Majority of Texans oppose total THC ban like the one vetoed by Gov. Greg Abbott, poll finds

The statewide survey also found that Texas Republicans are closely divided on the issue.

The National (Scotland)

Fraudster jailed for 3 years over £550K Scottish tea scam

A FRAUDSTER who tricked high-end retailers and hotels into buying fake “Scottish grown tea” has been jailed for more than three years...

International Business Times

Better Than Gold: How Ecuador Cashed In On Surging Cocoa Prices

In Ecuador, farmers who bet on cocoa beans rather than bananas, the country's top agricultural export, are cashing in as a global shortage of the main ingredient in chocolate feeds a price bonanza.

International Business Times

Climate Change Could Cut Crop Yields Up To A Quarter

Climate change is on track to reduce by 11 percent in 2100 the yields that today provide two-thirds of humanity's calories from crops, even taking into account adaptation to a warming world, scientists said Wednesday.

The Guardian - UK

Climate crisis could hit yields of key crops even if farmers adapt, study finds

Production of staple crops projected to fall by as much as 120 calories per person per day for every 1C of heating

The Guardian - UK

At last, a victory for rivers over megafarms: now councils can’t treat toxic waste as someone else’s problem

We won a high court case against Shropshire council’s plans for a new polluting poultry unit. Now a precedent has been set, says River Action founder Charles Watson

The Guardian - UK

Poultry megafarm in Shropshire halted over river pollution concerns

Planning permission quashed by high court after officials failed to consider impact of spreading manure on land

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