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I'm returning to farming thanks to Clarkson's farm, says student
A teenager from Lancashire has described how Clarkson's Farm inspired her to pursue a career in agriculture. Ellie, 17, has a farming background, with her grandparents running a dairy farm near Garstang and her family keeping sheep and cattle at…
I'm returning to farming thanks to Clarkson's farm, says student
Judy Hobson, North West environment and transport correspondent and Lynette Horsburgh, North West A teenager from Lancashire has described how Clarkson's Farm inspired her to pursue a career in agriculture. Ellie, 17, has a farming background, with…
Our Farm Next Door's future at Channel 4 confirmed
Channel 4 has confirmed what's next for hit comfort show Our Farm Next Door. The Yorkshire-based series follows the Owen family - Amanda, Clive and their nine children - as they renovate a centuries-old farmhouse called Anty John's. The family work…
Farm workers are falling sick in a Kenyan horticultural town. Were they poisoned by pesticides?
When Reuben Muriki fainted while doing a chore in the compound of his home near the horticultural town of Timau in central Kenya several years ago, it marked the start of a series of increasingly serious health episodes. His joints became swollen…
Two charged after cannabis farm worth £500,000 found in Bradford
Charles Heslett Yorkshire, Bradford Two men have been charged following the discovery of a large cannabis farm in a disused tannery near Bradford. Police raided Park Road Tannery in Bingley on Sunday after tip-offs from members of the public…
Two charged after cannabis farm worth £500,000 found in Bradford
Two men have been charged following the discovery of a large cannabis farm in a disused tannery near Bradford. Police raided Park Road Tannery in Bingley on Sunday after tip-offs from members of the public, finding 650 cannabis plants with an…
Brutal NIMBY Regulations Are Crushing the Kind of Solar Farms Researchers Say Are a Godsend for Local Ecology
By the end of the year, photovoltaics are expected to account for 10 percent of the world's energy production, by which point it will have eclipsed even nuclear fission by sheer production capacity. As industrial supply chains make solar-generated…
Farmers blindsided by approval of 155-turbine wind farm ahead of election
The Victorian government has approved the controversial Meering West Wind Farm, which could include up to 155 turbines, a day before entering caretaker mode. More than 100 objections had been lodged and neighbouring farmers say their concerns have…
How This New Denim Brand Is Building a Farm-to-Fashion Supply Chain
This month, founder Jessica Sheppard will launch Sheppard Denim Co., a men's and women's denim lifestyle brand that takes the upland cotton grown at her husband's family farm, Williams Farm in the Texas Panhandle, through the supply chain. After…
Zionsville Farm Helps Adults with Special Needs Build a Future
Watch Us Farm has a mission to create employment opportunities while building a future for adults with intellectual disabilities. Janice Agarwal, the founder and Executive Director of Watch Us Farm, says her organization operates as both a…
Donovan Marx farm attack: Five arrested after South African farmer shot and tortured
Warning: This article contains graphic details that some people may find distressing South African police have arrested five people in connection with a brutal attack on a cattle farmer, who was assaulted and tortured in what has been described as…
Ministers urged to act after sea lice controls for Scottish salmon farms quashed
These notices of variation have now been quashed by the Scottish Government 's planning and environmental appeals division – a decision that has been welcomed by the industry body Salmon Scotland However Nick Underdown, Scotland director of…
The challenge is more productive, non-farm employment
Your feedback has been reported succesfully. India has made remarkable progress in lifting millions out of abject poverty. Extreme poverty, as measured by a $3 per day poverty line, has fallen to 2.6 per cent in 2023, according to the World Bank's…
How animal products are powering India's farm exports
6 min read New Delhi Make us preferred source on Google Your feedback has been reported succesfully. Livestock and fisheries contribute roughly 40% to India's agricultural GDP today, as against 30% just over a decade ago. That is now getting…
Puppy farms face bigger fines for welfare breaches
Agriculture minister Martin Heydon will launch the strategy which brings together Government, local authorities, farmers, animal owners, vets, and animal welfare organisations, to continue improving animal welfare standards through science and…
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