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Solar farm to be built near M4 in Wiltshire despite concerns
A solar farm capable of generating enough electricity to power thousands of homes will be built on farmland near the M4, despite concerns over its impact on the countryside. Wiltshire Council has granted planning permission for Flaxlands Solar Farm…
Solar farm to be built near M4 in Wiltshire despite concerns
Peter Davison Local Democracy Reporting Service A solar farm capable of generating enough electricity to power thousands of homes will be built on farmland near the M4, despite concerns over its impact on the countryside. Wiltshire Council has…
Sydney cattle farm for sale with $700m price tag
Garfield Pastoral Holdings has put the 737-hectare Echo Vale landholding in Marsden Park, north-west of the Sydney CBD, up for sale with a value that industry sources put at about $700 million. The land the company has used for cattle grazing and…
Free community farm with animals, a cafe and playground
With summer over, but the weather continuing its warm spell for a while longer, families and animal lovers alike may still be on the lookout for a day out to keep the autumn blues at bay. On the edge of Bristol, Grimsbury Community Farm in…
Families rave about 'inviting and cost' stay on Yorkshire farm
Visitors have praised a dog-friendly hot tub break on a working farm as being the “perfect holiday for an outdoorsy family”. The Gardeners Cottage is situated in Barton, near Richmond, in Yorkshire, and features classic and timeless…
£100,000 drugs farm found in Middlesbrough property as three men charged
A cannabis farm worth up to £100,000 has been found in a Middlesbrough property - and three men have been charged. Officers received intelligence about the drugs growth and raided the premises on Thursday, September 17. The farm was…
Dad-of-one killed in tragic farm accident remembered as 'kind, wonderful person
A father who died in a tragic farm accident in Co Galway has been remembered as a 'kind, wonderful person'. Paul Kelly, from Clostoken, died following a slurry incident on a farm in Loughrea on Wednesday. An investigation into the circumstances of…
Fashion's real answer lies on the farm
Most of us judge a garment by how it looks and what it costs. Very few ask where it began. A cotton shirt starts in a field, months before a designer sees the fabric, with a grower who settled questions of seed, water and soil the buyer will never…
Simply From Scratch: Noblesville entrepreneurs bridge the gap between farm and table
NOBLESVILLE, Ind. (WISH) — Every Saturday, we highlight a local company together with our partners at Indiana Grown. Lauren and Suzanne Flanders joined Daybreak to talk about Simply From Scratch. For the Flanders family, farming is more than…
500 'Kathiru' farming clubs to be opened in Keralam schools in Phase I
The ‘Kathiru' clubs, aimed at bringing the younger generation closer to farming, will be launched in 500 schools in Keralam in the first phase. The Agriculture department has invited entries from schoolchildren for designing the logo of the…
Georgia SNAP Costs Could Rise Under New Farm Bill
Georgia could be forced to cover between $500 million and $1 billion annually just to keep food stamp benefits intact for its residents, according to Megan Winkler, an assistant professor and population health scientist at Emory University's…
State Farm's Dunwoody Office Towers Listed for Sale
The two office towers that anchor State Farm's Southeast regional hub in Dunwoody are officially up for sale, with the property's owners aiming to cash in on a resurgent appetite for trophy office assets. Park Center II and III, totaling roughly…
Popular produce items missing from Boulder Co. Farmers Market after unseasonable winter, spring impacts farms
BOULDER, Colo. — Denver7 has extensively covered the impacts of Colorado's dry winter and summer and the effect it's had all over the state. The effects are still being felt this fall as vendors at local farmers markets are without popular…
County Farm Day Offers Behind-the-Scenes Look at Agricultural Process
Community members went behind the scenes of several Santa Barbara County farms on Saturday. Organized by Students for Eco-Education and Agriculture, the eighth annual Santa Barbara County Farm Day ran from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Visitors explored 20…
Labour is poised for U-turn on hated family farm tax
Labour is poised to axe the controversial family farm tax at the Budget, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. In what would spell victory for celebrity farmer Jeremy Clarkson, those close to Andy Burnham say he wants to abolish the levy - which sees…
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