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Trade deal ushers savings as unions decry worker rights

Unions are protesting a free-trade pact with the United Arab Emirates over worker exploitation but the trade minister insists it's a good deal for Australia.

AAP

UK’s post-Brexit checks on fruit and vegetables delayed for a third time

Move comes amid concerns from suppliers that checks on goods coming from EU could lead to higher prices

The Guardian - UK

Purple patch for British blueberries as sales boom

Soaring UK production is helping sate record demand for ‘ultimate superfood’ but growers want more help from retailers

The Guardian - UK

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Beef-loving US can't get enough true blue red meat

Beef exports to the United States have taken off and South Australia is leading the way, with almost $200 million worth sold to the American market this year.

AAP

Germany Joins Criticism Of EU Anti-Deforestation Law

Pressure mounted on the European Union on Friday to delay a ban on imports of products driving deforestation, after Germany added became the latest country to request the rules be postponed.

International Business Times

The cocoa connection: How 'brown gold' is smuggled between Ivory Coast, Liberia and Guinea

As the world's top cocoa producer, Ivory Coast faces many challenges – first and foremost the fight against illegal smuggling of this "brown gold". Some cocoa farmers consider the prices set by the state for their beans far too low. They prefer to sell the fruit of their harvest to…

France 24

Officials call Missouri bird flu case a 'one-off' and say risk to public is still low

Health officials say they don’t know how a Missouri person caught bird flu, but they believe it may be a rare instance of a “one-off,” stand-alone illness

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Brazil Urges EU To Suspend 'Punitive' Anti-deforestation Law

Brazil said Thursday it has urged the EU to suspend the implementation of a ban on imports of products driving deforestation, describing the new rules as "punitive".

International Business Times

The Mississippi River is running low again. It’s a problem for farmers moving beans and grain

The water level of the Mississippi River is unusually low for the third straight year, forcing barge companies to put limits on how much cargo they can carry and cutting into farm profits

The Independent UK

Nigerian farmers lack insurance: payouts triggered by weather data offer a solution

Agriculture is hugely important to Nigeria. It makes up about a quarter of the country’s economy, and almost half of the population are smallholder farmers. Most farm on less than 10 hectares of land.

The Conversation

Tea Trouble Brews For Sri Lankan Presidential hopefuls

The backbone of the economy, Sri Lanka's tea pickers are determined to use their powerful vote to choose a president this month who will change grim working conditions for good.

International Business Times

South African farmer accused of killing two women and feeding them to pigs

Farm owner and two employees allegedly shot dead Locadia Ndlovu and Maria Makgatho after they trespassed

The Guardian - UK

Pearls to be farmed in European seas for first time as warming waters attract alien species

Pearls have never been cultivated in European seas

The Independent UK

Methane Rising Faster Than Other Greenhouse Gases: Researchers

Concentrations in the atmosphere of the powerful greenhouse gas methane are rising at an accelerating pace, threatening efforts by countries to meet their climate targets, researchers warned on Tuesday.

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Salon

How to mitigate food waste going forward

Engaging youth through targeted education and leadership programs is also a priority. . ."

The Guardian - AU

Tuesday’s rally for Australian farmers lists seven priorities – but the biggest two are nowhere to be seen

The last time the National Farmers’ Federation marched on Canberra politicians were carefully controlled.. This time the agenda looks more useful for politicians than farmers

The Guardian - UK

Fairtrade charity says people are making ‘conscious’ choice to buy its products

Group praises nearly 70% of UK adults who bought Fairtrade products in past year despite cost of living crisis

The Guardian - UK

Number of seasonal workers seeking help after being sacked by UK farms doubles in past year

Exclusive: Government warned ‘unobtainable targets’ being used to dismiss migrant fruit pickers at short notice

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AAP

Cane promise 'breathes life' into embattled mill, town

Far north Queensland cane farmers are breathing a tentative sigh of relief after the Liberal National Party made an election commitment for a struggling mill.

The Independent UK

Eggs recalled after multistate outbreak of salmonella infections

The egg recall was undertaken by Milo’s Poultry Farms LLC of Bonduel, Wisconsin, the CDC said

Radio France Internationale

France joins Mediterranean neighbours to seek new technologies to fight drought

Officials from nine southern European Union countries pledged this week to work together to develop more water-saving technologies in agriculture. Farmers are feeling the strain of worsening droughts, which in turn threaten food security.

The Guardian - AU

‘Weather magic’ and wind lore: the push to preserve ancient knowledge in Vanuatu

‘Talking dictionaries’ among the tools used by researchers to document languages and record Indigenous environmental knowledge

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s first genetically modified fruit is ripe for a taste test. Could it avert a global banana apocalypse?

It’s the world’s most popular fruit, but the Cavendish banana is at risk of being wiped out. Queensland scientists say they may have the answer

The Canberra Times

Another SA business hit with tomato virus confirmation

Third confirmed detection of tomato virus in SA.

The Independent UK

Judge in Brazil orders slaughterhouses to pay for Amazon reforestation

A court in the Brazilian state of Rondonia has found two beef slaughterhouses guilty of buying cattle out of what is supposed to be a protected area in the Brazilian Amazon, which is illegal

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