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Union budget shows Modi government is indifferent to farmer distress

The Union Budget for 2024-25, presented by union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on July 23, has drawn sharp criticism from farmers and agricultural experts alike for its letdown of the farming sector. In the backdrop of the massive crisis faced by the farming community and the resulting discontent, this budget…

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President Milei renews his vow to scrap export taxes as Argentina's powerful farmers get impatient

Argentine President Javier Milei has told his country's struggling farmers that he was committed to scraping export taxes and rescuing the key agricultural industry

The Independent UK

US supreme court rulings will affect response to threats like bird flu – experts

Rulings including Chevron decision will have ripple effects for enforcing and creating regulations

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Strawberry yields: wet then warm weather leads to bumper UK harvest

An ‘extra 40-50 tonnes a week’ could be heading to shop shelves because of perfect conditions, says fruit grower

The Guardian - UK

Pesticide Use In Farms Poses Cancer Risk Similar To Smoking: Study

The researchers caution that the effect of agricultural pesticide usage is comparable in magnitude to the effect of smoking.

Medical Daily

Scotland's national parks become 'first in world' to join UN-backed initiative

SCOTLAND’S national parks have become the first in the world to join a UN-backed initiative ...

The National (Scotland)

Anglo American takes further £1.2bn writedown on Yorkshire fertiliser mine

Production at Woodsmith site near Whitby set back to 2030 as firm plans to pause work during overhaul

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Brazilian rancher ordered to pay $50m for damage to Amazon

Brazil court freezes assets of Dirceu Kruger to pay climate compensation for illegal deforestation

The Guardian - UK

A plan to replenish the Colorado River could mean dry alfalfa fields. And many farmers are for it

A plan to help shore up the Colorado River by cutting off water to alfalfa fields in California’s crop-rich Imperial Valley is finding support among water managers and farmers

The Independent UK

What exactly is "climate-proof" coffee?

"An international public-private partnership is supercharging coffee breeding to save your morning brew"

Salon

Farmers in Africa say their soil is dying and chemical fertilizers are in part to blame

Farmers in Africa are blaming chemical fertilizers for increasingly acidic soils that have led to production decline

The Independent UK

'Truly Frightening': Pesticides Increasingly Laced With Forever Chemicals

Toxic "forever chemicals" are increasingly being used in US pesticides, threatening human health as they contaminate waterways and are sprayed on staple foods, a study said Wednesday.

International Business Times

A true California hot spot: fire ants invade town loved by celebrities

Stings from the critters invading Montecito can be painful, can displace native wildlife and are a hazard to agriculture

The Guardian - US

Two-fifths of British berry growers could go bust by end of 2026, study finds

Rising costs and poor pay from supermarkets are making business unprofitable, says industry body

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The Independent UK

The tiny insect threatening to ravage this African country’s economy

The insect, whose scientific name is dactylopius opuntiae, was first discovered in Mexico

The Guardian - US

PFAS widely added to US pesticides despite EPA denial, study finds

Research shows ‘forever chemicals’ increasingly found in products as agency claims the chemicals aren’t being used

The Independent UK

Goodby to British strawberries? Future of UK berry-growing sector ‘hangs in balance’

Shoppers spent a record £847.5 million on strawberries over the last 12 months

Newslaundry

Five budget takeaways: New job schemes, infra and agri push, tax rejig

The first budget of the new NDA government focused on employment, skill development, infrastructure, and changes in the tax regime. Following days of speculation about sops for Bihar and Andhra Pradesh, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a range of financial measures to boost development in the two states governed…

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The Conversation

Lethal bird flu could decimate Oceania’s birds. From vigilance to vaccines, here’s what we’re doing to prepare

Avian influenza viruses have infected the world’s birds for millennia. We first became aware of them in the 19th century, when mass deaths of poultry triggered interest in what was then called “fowl plague”.

Radio France Internationale

French police disperse demonstrators from port blockade over reservoir construction

French police removed demonstrators from the western port of La Rochelle with tear gas this Saturday, as environmentalists and small farmers mobilised against massive irrigation reservoirs under construction.

The Guardian - UK

‘Some absolute gems’: £1.5m appeal to save rewilding haven Strawberry Hill

Crowdfunding aims to protect central England’s largest area of scrubland in heart of intensively farmed Bedfordshire

The Guardian - US

Extreme heat may be crucial factor in human spread of bird flu

As heatwaves hit the US, farm workers struggle to wear PPE. The country now faces its biggest human outbreak

AAP

Australia to simulate arrival of deadly bird flu

Agriculture ministers have agreed to hold a national planning drill to make sure Australia is ready for the possible arrival of the deadly H5 bird flu strain.

The Guardian - UK

Labour has left farmers facing agriculture budget ‘cliff edge’, says NFU

Union says members being ‘kept up at night’ over failure to commit to continue payments at current rate

The Guardian - AU

Business and farming groups say 2030 emissions target ‘critical for investments’ after Dutton ditches policy

Groups that often support Coalition – including Australian Industry Group and National Farmers’ Federation – call for ‘credible and consistent framework’

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