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Hot Cocoa Prices Bring Sweet Profits, Danger To Ecuador Producers

Julia Avellan had been tempted to quit the cocoa business before prices unexpectedly exploded on the international market this year, bringing historic profits to Ecuador's farmers.

International Business Times

Bird flu detected at eighth Victorian farm

Another Victorian farm has been confirmed to have bird flu, the eighth in the state, with the chickens at the property doomed to be euthanised.

AAP

The link between oysters and Black cooks

As of 1880, "Black oystermen outnumbered White oystermen by four to one"

Salon

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Vilsack blames GOP for farm bill delay

"First of all, they're taking resources from nutrition assistance which is a red line for Democrats"

Salon

Who Profits From The Soaring Price Of Cocoa?

Though cocoa prices on the financial markets have soared, the rise is benefiting cocoa growers, bean processors, speculators and chocolatiers in unequal measure.

International Business Times

Victoria’s Landcare groups have 60,000 volunteers – but will there be funds to support them?

The volunteer environment network says lack of money is stifling the growth of local groups despite an increase in interest on the ground

The Guardian - AU

US will gradually resume avocado inspections in conflictive Mexican state, ambassador says

U.S. government inspections of avocados and mangoes in the Mexican state of Michoacan will gradually resume

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'Hoax': report backing live sheep export ban savaged

Peak livestock and farming bodies have derided a report backing a ban on Australian live sheep exports, saying the inquiry that led to it was a sham.

AAP

UK consumers seek £382m from salmon producers in price-fixing case

Law firm’s case against six Norwegian-owned fish companies is over alleged breaches of competition law

The Guardian - UK

US farmers turn towards Biden over Trump’s past agricultural policies

A growing number of rural Americans now plan to vote for Biden, fearing Trump could cost farmers again

The Guardian - US

Argentina Has Surplus Harvest, But Farmers Want More From Milei

In the pampas, Argentina's vast and fertile grasslands outside Buenos Aires, grain silos overflow with this year's harvest -- but nobody is selling just yet.

International Business Times

The potential dangers of raw milk

Food scientists and nutritionists explain why

Salon

Indian farm worker in Italy ‘left to die on road’ with severed arm

Trade unionist calls for crackdown on ‘barbaric exploitation’ after death of Satnam Singh, 31, in Latina

The Guardian - UK

Plea for calm as mass bird-cull ordered to stop flu

Some 240,000 birds will be destroyed on a NSW egg farm to tackle the spread of bird flu in two states.

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Demand for 'extreme' piggery and farm restrictions

An inquiry into Victoria's pork industry has called for the state government to ban sow stalls and make security cameras mandatory at abattoirs and farms.

The Independent UK

Two US inspectors are attacked in Mexico while checking fresh shipment of avocados

The suspension comes as criminal gangs in the country force growers into paying protection money over their ‘green gold’ crops

The Conversation

What actually makes avocados bad for the environment?

The soaring demand for avocados in Europe and North America has led to a trebling of global production in just over 20 years. However, this popular fruit is increasingly controversial because of the environmental impacts of farming and distributing them around the world.

The Guardian - UK

What are highly hazardous pesticides and how are they used in the UK?

HHPs are known to present high levels of acute or chronic hazards to health or environment, but their use has grown

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The Guardian - US

Bird flu pandemic risk high as cow cases appear and officials warn of humans’ role

USDA report finds transmission likely happening when workers, cows, vehicles and equipment go to multiple farms

The Guardian - AU

Bird flu detected at egg farm in Sydney’s Hawkesbury

Avian influenza virus identified as H7N8 strain – different from outbreaks of H7N3 and H7N9 first detected in Victoria a month ago

The Independent UK

Assault on US avocado inspectors in Mexican state led to suspension of inspections

Two employees of the United States Agriculture Department were assaulted and temporarily held by assailants in the Mexican state of Michoacan, prompting the U.S. government to suspend inspections of avocado and mango shipments

Latin Times

USDA pauses shipments of avocados and mangos from Michoacán over security concerns

Reuters reported that the suspension was linked to a protest in support of local police in the municipality of Paracho

The Guardian - AU

Australian cattle industry says clearing bushland grown after 1990 should not count as deforestation

Environmentalists accuse Cattle Australia of trying to use ‘loophole’ in international definitions to gain deforestation-free status

The Independent UK

You don't have to live in the tropics to grow peanuts

Salon

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