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French farmers stage tractor protest in Paris to denounce pesticides ban

Angry farmers from across France drove their tractors into the heart of the French capital Wednesday morning to denounce "constraints" on their profession – notably a ban on the use of neonicotinoid insecticides to grow sugar beets.

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Farmers drive tractors to Paris to protest pesticide ban

Hundreds of farmers have driven their tractors to Paris to amplify their demand to be allowed to use banned pesticides on sugar beets to help ensure “food sovereignty” for France

The Independent UK

Animals Farmed: a leap in salmon deaths, superbug fears and the life of a Spanish shepherdess

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

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France struggles with wine surplus

PARIS: France plans to spend millions of euros to turn wine into industrial alcohol for pharmaceuticals and cosmetics to drain a massive surplus, the agriculture ministry has said.

Bangkok Post

Farmers drive tractors through Paris in protest at pesticide bans

French farmers drove hundreds of tractors into Paris on Wednesday to protest against pesticide restrictions and other environmental regulations they say are threatening farm production in the European Union's largest agricultural power.

Reuters

Be warned: the next deadly pandemic is not inevitable, but all the elements are in place

Bird flu is a mass killer, and mink farms are perfect for infection and transmission. They are a grave threat and must be banned, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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Weather And Networked Data app to help farmers prevent mass spray drift

A network of weather monitoring towers is giving farmers real-time warnings about spray drift risks.

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‘Torture in a tin’: Miriam Margolyes and others urge ban on foie gras imports

Exclusive: Celebrities sign letter to Sunak after reports that proposed restriction on delicacy may be dropped

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In-vitro plant gene editing technique excluded from GMO rules, EU court says

In-vitro plant gene editing techniques that are used conventionally and have a long safety record are excluded from EU laws restricting the use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), Europe's highest court said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Further food price rises could cause up to 1 million additional deaths in 2023

Food prices in the UK are at their highest for 15 years and something similar is happening in almost every country around the world.

The Conversation

Colombia unveils four-year development plan worth nearly $250 billion

Colombia's government on Monday presented a $247.1 billion four-year development plan to the country's lawmakers, laying out details of its projected social and economic investments.

Reuters

The farmers fighting gas projects in NSW are politically savvy, but they face a giant in Santos

The debate over whether land in the Liverpool Plains is used for agriculture or pipelines is uniting generations of families

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Amazon Prime Clarkson's Farm: When is series two streaming, how many episodes, is Kaleb back and all you need to know

After controversy surrounded his comments about Meghan Markle, Jeremy Clarkson's farming show Clarkson's Farm is back on Amazon Prime

Wales Online

Slovakia reports outbreak of H5N1 bird flu on farm - WOAH

Slovakia has reported an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu virus on a farm in the western part of the country, the Paris-based World Organisation for Animal Health said on Monday.

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Nepal detects H5N1 bird flu on farm, WOAH says

Nepal has reported an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian influenza, or bird flu, on a poultry farm near the capital Kathmandu, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Monday.

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‘We’re being invaded by pigs’: Spain’s pork revolution faces backlash

The country’s transformation into one of the world’s biggest pork producers is helping to accelerate rural depopulation, claim opponents of the industry

Reuters

North Korea ruling party meeting to address 'urgent' agricultural needs

Leading members of North Korea's ruling party will meet this month to discuss the "urgent" task of improving the country's agricultural sector, as international experts say food insecurity has worsened amid sanctions and COVID-19 lockdowns.

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NSW Independent Planning Commission hears from Blayney residents over Regis Resources's McPhillamy's Gold Mine

A rural community near Bathurst urges the state's Independent Planning Commission to reject plans for a gold mine due to environmental and social impacts.

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North Korea party meeting set to discuss 'urgent' food issue

North Korea has scheduled a major political conference to discuss the “urgent task” of improving its agricultural sector

The Guardian - AU

Fears of worsening egg shortage in New Zealand as fire kills 50,000 hens at farm

There are fears the blaze at the Zeagold facility will exacerbate an egg shortage caused by a ban on battery farming

The Independent UK

FACT FOCUS: Egg shortage breeds chicken-feed conspiracies

Amid high egg prices, social media users are claiming that common chicken feed products are preventing their own hens from laying eggs

Bangkok Post

Lactasoy allots B600m to expand

Lactasoy Co, a producer and marketer of soy milk, is poised to resume investment this year as the soy milk market has shown signs of improvement since the final quarter of last year.

The Guardian - UK

Does the egg shortage spell the end for brunch? For the sake of the chickens, I hope so

The reality of intensive egg production is grim, with hens subject to all manner of inhumane conditions. We must face up to the unacceptable costs of our current food choices, writes Emma Beddington

Daily Mirror

Jeremy Clarkson suggests government should double the price of food as its 'too cheap'

Jeremy Clarkson shared his thoughts on the cost of food amid a discussion about the farming industry, ahead of Clarkson's Farm returning for its new series on Amazon Prime later this month

Tribune News Service

California’s ‘most disadvantaged’ workers have widespread chronic health issues, study finds

Despite widespread chronic illness among the people that grow food in California – many struggle to access reliable healthcare.

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