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The fight for the family farm is now splitting heirs
In the months before losing his battle with cancer, Leslie and his wife Audrey sat down with their accountant to finalise the division of their estate, including the 447-hectare farm in Western Australia's south where they'd raised their two…
A Louisiana family bets their dairy farm on raw milk, despite the risks
Two gallons, four. Six gallons, eight. The store at Sinagra Family Dairy in Amite had just opened at 2 p.m., but a half-hour later, the cooler was close to empty. “Mom, can you grab a few more gallons of raw milk?” Miles Sinagra…
Next generation taking Millbank Farm in new direction
Since 28-year-old Emily McGowan returned in 2019 to Millbank Farm in Co. Down to run it alongside her parents, she has brought the business in a whole new direction. Her role focuses on diversification, marketing, retail and developing new…
Giant solar farm covering 171 acres of North Staffordshire Green Belt rejected
Plans for a massive solar farm in North Staffordshire have been thrown out by councillors who ruled that the land was in the Green Belt. Stafford Borough Council's planning committee deferred its decision on the 30MW solar farm, spread across 19…
Mum of teen who lost both legs in farming accident tells of road to recovery
More than a year has passed since Féile O'Sullivan sustained devastating injuries at a farm in West Cork, and now, following over a hundred operations, prospects are improving for the courageous teen. Last July, just before her 13th…
First-ever chuckwagon races at Presley Farms in Central Arkansas a hit | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
PERRY -- Seven weeks ahead of the National Championship Chuckwagon Race in Clinton, the small town of Perry is hosting its first-ever chuckwagon racing event over the weekend at Presley Farms. More than 150 teams are participating in divisions…
Heatwave reducing milk production, Nuneaton farmer says
A Warwickshire farmer says this summer's hot weather has reduced milk production, creating further challenges for the farming industry. Charles Goadby, who runs Manor Farm near Nuneaton, told the BBC Politics Midlands programme the recent heatwave…
Brexit has been 'disaster' for farming and fisheries, Essex businessmen say
Brexit has been a 'disaster' and 'catastrophe' for the shellfish industry, an Essex fisherman has said. Tom Haward, 44, director of Richard Haward's Oysters, said his business has lost around £200,000 a year after the United Kingdom left the…
Ireland's data centers consumed nearly as much electricity as every home in the country combined in 2025 - server farms gulped 23% of national power despite years of grid restrictions
Data centers accounted for 23% of Ireland's total electricity consumption in 2025, according to data released by the country's Central Statistics Office last week. The report revealed that data center consumption rose to 7,663 GWh in 2025 from…
Exactly where new 'social hub' farm café could open
A new café could open at a farm, serving surrounding Cambridgeshire residents. Belport (Exning) Limited seeks to change a “redundant” building into a new café at Hill Farm on Burwell Road in Exning, near Newmarket. The…
The farm above the clouds: What near-space can do for Indian agriculture
Every kharif season, farmers in India make decisions under extreme uncertainty. They do not know when the rains will arrive or what they might bring. For most of India's 146 million agricultural households, the question is answered by instinct and…
This Scottish island could soon host the largest salmon farm in the country
I am two hours' walk from the nearest road on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis. There are no sounds here, minus the wind, the waves and the chirping of wrens. On the horizon, beyond the white sand and turquoise water, I can see the dim outlines…
Action without actors: Mainland 'face-buying' trend leaves actors out of the frame
From a few hundred yuan for photos to five-figure portrait rights, the surge in mainland AI dramas has fuelled a booming facial data market but also driven thousands of actors out of work. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The debate about acting in…
'Huge wave' of carbon storage projects causes alarm in small-town USA as oil firms eye billions in subsidies
The plan to bury carbon under remote Indiana farmland is supposed to be a slam dunk for the climate, according to its supporters – all generously funded by US tax dollars. But as far as Melissa Harrison and some other residents of Clymers…
Tobacco industry questions levies, use of cess funds
SWABI: Officials at tobacco companies have questioned the impact of multiple levies on the sector and raised concerns about the utilisation of funds meant for development in tobacco-growing districts. They said tobacco was liable to three major…
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