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Farming under the influence: Study finds 1 in 3 farmers have multiple drinks a week
Medical Xpress· 4 days agoA new University of Georgia study reveals that 1 in 5 U.S. farmers report binge drinking when they...
Takeaways from AP story on dangerous heat threats to greenhouse workers
Toronto Star· 3 days agoMany farms, from vertical farming startups to traditional specialty crop growers, are marketing...
From badger culls to sewage: Labour under pressure over animal-welfare and farming policies
The Independent via Yahoo Canada News· 6 days agoIn a YouGov poll last year, a third of voters said animal welfare was one of their top three issues....
Intensive Farming Raises the Risk of Future Pandemics, Say Researchers
Technology Networks· 4 days agoIntensive livestock farming could raise the risk of new pandemics, researchers have warned....
Mitti Labs aims to make rice farming less harmful to the climate, starting in India
TechCrunch· 6 days agoRice is the staple crop of more than half of the world’s population. Growing rice also requires a...
Scheme to teach children about farming celebrates 17th year
BBC News· 2 days agoA project involving Somerset primary schools has been teaching children about food, farming and...
Digital farming imperative to re-vitalise agricultural growth
The Nation· 3 days agoDigital farming is imperative to re-vitalise agricultural growth With the global agricultural economies rapidly transforming to digitalisation, sustenance for developing economies ...
Lou Dobbs, veteran TV news host and conservative commentator, dies at 78
Los Angeles Times· 2 days agoLou Dobbs, the godfather of financial TV news who made a sharp turn into populist right-wing...
‘Lost’ five years make farming’s net zero ambition difficult to hit, NFU warns
PA Media: UK News via Yahoo Canada News· 2 days agoFarming leaders have warned their goal to hit net zero emissions by 2040 is going to be “very...
New Stroud scheme launches to connect communities, artists and farmers
Stroud News and Journal· 2 days agoThe connection between the landscape, farming and the food we eat is being demonstrated in action this summer through Stroud’s Growing Places project. Now they’re being used ...