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As 30 crore workers, farmers join July 9 strike against govt.’s policies, will there be media coverage of the shut down?
Sabrang India
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July 8, 2025
A staggering 30-40 crore workers and farmers will participate in the general strike on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, declared leaders of 10 central trade unions in New Delhi on Monday (July 7, 2025) while addressing a joint press conference. The...
Scotland prepares to welcome the world for agritourism showcase
The Scottish Farmer
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July 8, 2025
This landmark conference follows the formation of the Global Agritourism Network in 2023 and will set the stage for future international events. Scottish Agritourism, the national sector body, won the bid to host the inaugural gathering after a...
England's farmers offered £150m in Capital Grant support
The Scottish Farmer
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July 8, 2025
The initiative, launched this week, is aimed at helping farms adopt more sustainable practices, enhance environmental protections, and boost overall productivity. Available through the Countryside Stewardship scheme, the grants can support 78...
Senator Katie Boyd Britt highlights Alabama's achievements in education and agriculture
Jefferson Reporter - Alabama
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July 7, 2025
Senator Katie Boyd Britt, a prominent political figure from Alabama, recently shared several updates on her Twitter account regarding educational achievements, agricultural initiatives, and maritime security in the state. Her tweets highlight key...
UK slams BP and EnBW over missing wake effect study for new offshore wind farm
Windpower Monthly
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July 8, 2025
The UK government has criticised the developers of a newly approved 1.5GW offshore wind farm for failing to submit an assessment of the potential wake effect impacts on neighbouring Irish Sea projects. by Orlando Jenkinson
Wales’ largest offshore wind farm marks 10 years powering the nation
Energy Global
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July 8, 2025
RWE, a world leader in offshore renewables, has marked 10 years of electricity generation at Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm, off the coast of North Wales, a major clean power milestone. At 576 MW installed capacity, Gwynt y Môr is currently the...
IHT and compliance pressures push farms to diversify
Farmers Weekly
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July 8, 2025
Inheritance Tax (IHT) reforms and compliance requirements have left farm businesses in the East of England concerned and uncertain about the future. This has resulted in a significant rise in the number of growers across the region, shifting their...
Trump’s UK Trade Deal a Lifeline for British Patients
KKOB News Radio - New Mexico
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July 8, 2025
There’s a scene in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy movie where our heroes need to navigate an unseemly space bureaucracy. Our protagonist, Londoner Arthur Dent, jumps at the occasion. “I’m British, I know how to queue,” he jokes. But there’s...
Trump Administration Gives Update on Deporting Migrant Farm Workers
Newsweek
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July 8, 2025
By Dan Gooding is a Newsweek reporter based in New York City. His focus is reporting on immigration and border security. He has covered immigration issues extensively, including the root causes of migration to the U.S., its impact on border...
Countdown to Stratford Butterfly Farm’s 40th anniversary celebrations begins!
Warwickshire World
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July 8, 2025
The countdown to Stratford-upon-Avon Butterfly Farm’s 40th anniversary which takes place in less than 2 weeks’ time, has begun! Over 40 years ago Clive Farrell had a dream to create an attraction that would introduce visitors to the wonderment of...
Archeologists uncover evidence of massive 6,000-year-old timber hall in Scotland
Daily Record & Sunday Mail
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July 8, 2025
Built around 4000 BC by early farming communities, the hall measured an impressive 35 metres long and 9 metres wide. Archaeologists in Scotland have uncovered remarkable evidence of a vast and sophisticated timber hall dating back around 6,000...
UK drought: should we monitor commercial water usage more closely in the...
Envirotech Online
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England’s freshwater stores are being drained at an increasing pace - but we don't yet know exactly how fast. A major investigation by Watershed Investigations has revealed that licensed water abstraction from rivers and lakes in England has...
City children get their first taste of farming life as tractor trundles into school
Norwich Evening News
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Leading Norfolk farmer Tim Papworth visited Earlham Nursery School to speak to children about the food produced on his farm at Felmingham, near North Walsham, as well as the wildlife living there. He was joined by Norfolk Young Farmers’ Club...
Dozens of people affected by UK post office scandal contemplated suicide, report finds
The Journal
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July 8, 2025
DOZENS OF PEOPLE contemplated suicide because of their experiences of the UK Post Office Horizon scandal, an official report has found. Bankruptcy, divorce and vitriolic abuse from the public were among the other “harrowing” impacts laid bare in a...
UFU 'appalled' over agri bodies public appointments
Farming Life
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July 8, 2025
The Ulster Farmers’ Union has raised ‘very serious concerns’ with the DAERA Minister that the current public appointments process is preventing farmers from participating in key government agri bodies. The UFU has said that as a result, farmers...
Agrifac Condor Vanguard: Two for one
profi
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July 7, 2025
A Beckett recently changed their spraying set up to the latest tech, and it has revolutionised their crop protection system, and improved application efficiency and efficacy to boot. Based near Rufforth outside York, A Beckett grow 320 hectares of...
Running a successful suckler farm – a family affair
Farming Life
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July 8, 2025
Running a sustainable and profitable suckler farm isn’t easy - but support is available. The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) recently launched new Suckler Cow Fertility Themed Groups to help farmers improve key fertility...
Man drives through gates of farm and steals trailer and equipment
Gloucestershire Live
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July 8, 2025
A man is reported to have driven through several gates on a Forest of Dean farm, hitched up a trailer which was loaded up with machinery and made off. The man was seen driving a grey Volvo estate on to the farm grounds and police are appealing for...
AFT awards over $2.8M to farmers with Brighter Future Fund
AGDAILY - Michigan
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July 8, 2025
American Farmland Trust has awarded $2,820,250 in grants to 208 farmers and ranchers across the country through its 2025 Brighter Future Fund programs. Of the recipients, 113 are beginning farmers, underscoring AFT’s commitment to support the next...
Sainsbury’s axes three key services across UK stores
Daily Express
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July 8, 2025
Sainsbury’s has axed three key services across its UK stores from this summer as part of places to “drive growth”. The supermarket chain has now closed its patisserie, hot food and pizza counters in stores, as part of moves to create more space...