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theguardian.com - Guardian staff reporter - Ban fur farming or risk a new pandemic | Neil Vora
Ban fur farming or risk a new pandemic | Neil Vora
The Guardian

Every year, millions of captive animals are gassed or electrocuted and then turned into multithousand-dollar fur coats. Though the industry has shrunk considerably in recent years, it poses a disproportionately large risk to human health. There's a…

bbc.co.uk - Grace Wood - Wakefield men given 25 years for running five cannabis farms
Wakefield men given 25 years for running five cannabis farms
BBC

Six men have been sentenced to long spells in prison for their involvement in running five commercial cannabis farms across West Yorkshire. Armand Hysa, 24, Klevis Hysa, 29, Kosta Dumani, 42, Selman Hysa, 44, Admir Cerpja, 43, and Klodian Bofja…

bbc.co.uk - Ivan Morris Poxton - Solar farm plans near Stallingborough approved despite objections
Solar farm plans near Stallingborough approved despite objections
BBC

Ivan Morris Poxton Local Democracy Reporting Service Plans for a solar farm in North East Lincolnshire have been approved by the council. The Grange Energy Park, situated off Riby Road between Stallingborough and Keelby, would be capable of…

gpsworld.com - Tracy Cozzens - Topcon launches innovations aimed at farmes at Brazil Agrishow
Topcon launches innovations aimed at farmes at Brazil Agrishow
GPS World

No audio available for this content. As Brazilian farmers face increasing pressure to improve efficiency while managing rising input costs, Topcon Agriculture has announced a new set of innovations designed to expand access to precision technology…

bangordailynews.com - Elizabeth Walztoni - Maine's lobster pounds are becoming wedding venues, oyster farms and homes
Maine's lobster pounds are becoming wedding venues, oyster farms and homes
Bangor Daily News

Not too long ago, when banks asked Billy Milliken to evaluate a lobster impoundment, the Jonesport real estate broker would say it was worth $5 for every pound of lobster it could hold. Now, he doesn't even know anyone using one. Lobster pounds…

bristolpost.co.uk - Alex Seabrook - Giant new solar farm planned near Yate to power 10,000 homes
Giant new solar farm planned near Yate to power 10,000 homes
Bristol Live

Developers have applied to South Gloucestershire Council for permission to build a giant solar farm just south of Yate. The 50-hectare solar farm would be split into two sections, but has sparked opposition from local residents and the parish…

examinerlive.co.uk - Andrew Dowdeswell - Sheffield cannabis farm smashed as house raided - police statement in full
Sheffield cannabis farm smashed as house raided - police statement in full
Yorkshire Live

A man and woman have been arrested after dozens of cannabis plants have been seized by South Yorkshire Police as part of a raid on a property in Sheffield. Officers conducted a raid on Monday, April 20, in the Richmond area of Sheffield, where they…

insideweddings.com - Nature-Inspired Wedding on the Bride's Family Farm in East Texas
Nature-Inspired Wedding on the Bride's Family Farm in East Texas
Inside Weddings.com

The first chapter in the love story of Emily Anne Pierce and Joseph Thomas Simms IV – who goes by his middle name – began nearly 25 years ago on Beaver Creek Drive, where Emily's family moved in next door to Thomas' family in the…

grimsbytelegraph.co.uk - Ivan Morris Poxton - Solar farm approved by North East Lincolnshire Council
Solar farm approved by North East Lincolnshire Council
Grimsby Live

Planning approval has been granted by North East Lincolnshire Council's planning comittee for a solar farm capable of providing power to over 16,000 homes. Grange Energy Park is set to be developed on land off Riby Road, Stallingborough, and to the…

independent.co.uk - Jennifer McDermott - Offshore wind farms take shape along Rhode Island's coast, even as Trump wants to stop them
Offshore wind farms take shape along Rhode Island's coast, even as Trump wants to stop them
The Independent

Offshore wind turbines roughly three times the height of the Statue of Liberty were spinning off the coast of Rhode Island on Thursday, sending clean electricity to the region. Wind farms are taking shape and operating along the East Coast, even as…

irishexaminer.com - Tommy Barker - Will Robinscourt on Model Farm Road breach the €2m barrier?
Will Robinscourt on Model Farm Road breach the €2m barrier?
IrishExaminer.com

Certain Cork locations are bankers for high prices for top homes. Think Kinsale, with its 88 recorded €1m-plus sales; Blackrock with 59 sales over the magic €1m mark, followed by Douglas, at 57. And the Model Farm Road has had a…

globaltimes.cn - Xinhua - Unmanned farming highlighted at Shandong's int'l vegetable sci-tech expo
Unmanned farming highlighted at Shandong's int'l vegetable sci-tech expo
Global Times

A robotic dog carrying agricultural gadgets is seen at the 27th China (Shouguang) International Vegetable Science and Technology Expo in Shouguang, east China's Shandong Province, April 20, 2026. Featuring more than 50 types of agricultural robots…

arkansasonline.com - Alicia A. Caldwell and Eliyahu Kamisher Bloomberg (WPNS) - Farms' visa workers see wage cut | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Farms' visa workers see wage cut | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Arkansas Online

As President Donald Trump fulfills a campaign pledge to crack down on almost all forms of immigration -- from undocumented crossings to foreign university students to H-1B visas for highly skilled professionals -- his aggressive enforcement is…

dailyrecord.co.uk - Lanarkshire Live - Vietnamese dad of two jailed after police found £400k cannabis farm
Vietnamese dad of two jailed after police found £400k cannabis farm
Daily Record

A Vietnamese dad of two has been jailed after police found a £400,000 cannabis farm in the centre of Carluke. Dang Nguyen looks set to be deported following his conviction at Airdrie Sheriff Court. His lawyer said the 51-year-old had been put…

examinerlive.co.uk - Lyra Auld - West Yorkshire farm bans dogs from flower festival after death
West Yorkshire farm bans dogs from flower festival after death
Yorkshire Live

A farm in Pontefract has announced that dogs will be banned from their famous 'Tulip Festival' following the death of a visitor's dog. The decision from Farmer Copleys, in Pontefract, to ban dogs from visiting their annual 'Tulip Festival' came…

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