Farmers in Iowa Are Caught in Trump’s Trade War
It was time for Beau Hanson to lay down his bets. Like other farmers in western Iowa, in early April Mr. Hanson was preparing for spring planting. The decisions he made then could…
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In rural California, farmers are harvesting a new crop: Solar power
Around the world, farmers are retooling their land to harvest the hottest new commodity: sunlight. As the price of renewable energy technology has plummeted and water has gotten more…
Kenya's celebrated coffee under threat as farmers hit by climate change
In the lush, volcanic highlands of Komothai in Kenya's Rift Valley, farmers like Simon Macharia produce coffee on small plantations scattered across the hillsides. Along with other…
‘I never thought we would become farmers,’ says F&N CEO
CITRUS farms in Florida have been battered after two hurricanes in two weeks swept over the South-eastern coast of United States between September and October this year. One of the world’s…
Farmers protest over Asda's 'exclusion of NI produce'
A group of farmers have staged a protest at an Asda supermarket over claims the firm is excluding some Northern Ireland produce from its shelves over Christmas. They held a demonstration…
Are California farmers on a collision course with Trump deportation plans?
SAN JACINTO, Calif. — A paradox has settled across California’s velvet green fields and orchards. California farmers, who are some of the most ardent supporters of Donald Trump, would seem…
French farmers threaten 'chaos' over proposed EU-Mercosur deal
French farmers stepped up their protests Tuesday against a proposed trade pact between the European Union and four South American countries, blocking a key motorway on the border with…
UK farmers plan to protest at Parliament over a tax hike they say will ruin family farms
LONDON (AP) — With banners, bullhorns, toy tractors and an angry message, British farmers are descending on Parliament on Tuesday to protest a hike in inheritance tax that they say will…
Tractor-driving French farmers protest EU-Mercosur deal
French farmers launched Monday a new wave of action to protest the adoption of a trade pact between the European Union and four South American countries they fear would threaten their…
Sardinia's sheep farmers battle bluetongue as climate warms
The sheep huddle together, bleeding from the nose, aborting lambs or suffocating on saliva as they succumb to bluetongue, a virus sweeping through flocks on the Italian island of Sardinia.…
Punjab CM urges farmers to avail subsidy scheme to curb stubble burning
2 min read Last Updated : Oct 06 2024 | 7:36 PM IST Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday reiterated the commitment of the government to address pollution by highlighting the 'Crop…
Corteva launches initiative to support 2 million women farmers by 2030
Women Farmer: Representational Image | (Photo: PTI) 2 min read Last Updated : Sep 24 2024 | 6:23 PM IST Global agriculture company Corteva Agriscience on Tuesday unveiled a programme aimed…
China’s Fading Hunger for Grain Spells Trouble for World Farmers
(Bloomberg) -- Warehouses across China are bulging with grain as a deepening economic crisis takes hold, leaving the world’s farmers to grapple with the prospect of a long-lasting slowdown…
Farmers’ blockade of Mexico's main east-west highway enters 2nd day, impacting thousands
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Business groups in Mexico warned Thursday of economic damage to companies and thousands of regular citizens as a protest blockade of Mexico’s main east-west highway…
Extended drought parches Sicily, and farmers worry about being forced to sell off animals
CAMMARATA, Italy (AP) — On a scorching July afternoon, a municipal water truck rolls up in a cloud of dust on Liborio Mangiapane's farm in southern Sicily. Some of the precious liquid gets…
Europe’s First Farmers Disappeared 5,000 Years Ago
In the 14th century, the plague wiped out 50 million across Europe and Asia. It remains one of history’s most fatal pandemics. But this was not the first time the bubonic plague hit…