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nytimes.com - Alan Rappeport - Bessent Says He Divested From Soybean Farms After Ethics Office Warning
Bessent Says He Divested From Soybean Farms After Ethics Office Warning
The New York Times

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday that he divested from his holdings of thousands of acres of North Dakota soybean farmland last week to comply with his federal ethics agreement. The move will separate Mr. Bessent from properties that…

scmp.com - Reuters - US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says he has divested his soybean farm
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says he has divested his soybean farm
South China Morning Post

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, a major figure in implementing US President Donald Trump's economic agenda including tariffs, disclosed on Sunday that he has recently divested his interests in a soybean farm to comply with the ethics agreement…

yahoo.com - Reuters - Treasury Secretary Bessent says he has divested his soybean farm
Treasury Secretary Bessent says he has divested his soybean farm
Yahoo!

WASHINGTON, Dec 7 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, a key figure in implementing President Donald Trump's economic agenda ​including tariffs, disclosed on Sunday that he has recently ‌divested his interests in a…

afr.com - Alex Gluyas - Forrest-backed Squadron secures $1b financing for major wind farm
Forrest-backed Squadron secures $1b financing for major wind farm
Australian Financial Review

Squadron Energy, the private renewable generation group controlled by the billionaire Forrest family, has secured $1 billion in financing for its massive Clarke Creek wind farm in Queensland. Squadron, which is owned by the Forrest family's…

express.co.uk - Eleanor Burleigh - We opened a café and campsite to dodge farm tax - now we're getting hit on all sides
We opened a café and campsite to dodge farm tax - now we're getting hit on all sides
Express.co.uk

Nick and Anna Eastwood run a 200-acre farm in East Sussex A couple who run a 200-acre farm, campsite and cafe in East Sussex say rising costs across the board show that Labour is 'ignoring hospitality and agriculture'. Anna and Nick Eastwood are…

axios.com - Ben Berkowitz - Bessent sells his soybean farm, says farmers still need help
Bessent sells his soybean farm, says farmers still need help
Axios

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday he sold his soybean farm last week and acknowledged farmers still need federal help despite a trade deal with China. Why it matters: The long-pending sale, which Bessent was required to complete under an…

thehindu.com - The Hindu Bureau - Chief Minister Stalin to inaugurate mega farm expo in Tiruvannamalai on December 26
Chief Minister Stalin to inaugurate mega farm expo in Tiruvannamalai on December 26
The Hindu

Chief Minister M.K. Stalin will inaugurate a three-day mega agricultural exhibition at the playground of Government Boys Higher Secondary School in Tiruvannamalai on December 26, attracting at least one lakh farmers in the erstwhile North Arcot…

thehindu.com - The Hindu Bureau - Integrated, sustainable farming and research-led outreach emphasised at Krishi Mela 2025
Integrated, sustainable farming and research-led outreach emphasised at Krishi Mela 2025
The Hindu

The three-day Krishi Mela conducted by the University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS), Mandya, which culminated on December 7, brought renewed focus on the need for sustainable and integrated farming and the imperatives of value-addition to…

odt.co.nz - Seasonal goods fresh from the farm vision for store
Seasonal goods fresh from the farm vision for store
Otago Daily Times Online News

Fresh, local and seasonal. That has been the vision behind North Otago farming couple Nick and Kate Webster expanding their business to include the Totara Store, which opens its doors tomorrow. The building — just south of Oamaru and once…

mymotherlode.com - AP News - Trump administration to direct more water to California farms
Trump administration to direct more water to California farms
myMotherLode.com

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Trump administration is making good on a promise to send more water to California farmers in the state's crop-rich Central Valley. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation on Thursday announced a new plan for operating…

twincities.com - Pioneer Press - Business People: Minnesota Farm Bureau honors Donavon Stromberg from Mora
Business People: Minnesota Farm Bureau honors Donavon Stromberg from Mora
Twin Cities

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation announced Donavon Stromberg from Mora received the organization's Honorary Life recognition for his service to Minnesota agriculture. He will be recognized alongside…

marketbeat.com - Marshall Wace LLP Has $47.53 Million Holdings in Vital Farms, Inc. $VITL
Marshall Wace LLP Has $47.53 Million Holdings in Vital Farms, Inc. $VITL
MarketBeat

Marshall Wace LLP boosted its position in shares of Vital Farms, Inc. (NASDAQ:VITL - Free Report) by 97.4% during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor…

nytimes.com - Isabel Cristo - Opinion | Everyone Wants High-Quality Clothes. That's Become Its Own Trend.
Opinion | Everyone Wants High-Quality Clothes. That's Become Its Own Trend.
The New York Times

I love shopping and I also generally try to be a good person. I'm often tormented by the nagging feeling that these two impulses are in conflict with each other. The damage wrought by the global fashion industry — on both the planet and the…

theguardian.com - Jasper Jolly - Let it be: Paul McCartney urges EU to drop ban on veggie 'burgers' and 'sausages'
Let it be: Paul McCartney urges EU to drop ban on veggie 'burgers' and 'sausages'
The Guardian

Paul McCartney has joined calls for the EU to reject efforts to ban the use of terms such as “sausage” and “burger” for vegetarian foods. The former Beatle has joined eight British MPs who have written to the European…

bbc.co.uk - Claire Mawisa - The South African Afrikaners hoping to go to the US as refugees: 'We are an endangered species' - BBC News
The South African Afrikaners hoping to go to the US as refugees: 'We are an endangered species' - BBC News
BBC

The 4m-high (13ft) electric steel gates, capped with spikes, creak open as Marthinus, a farmer, drives through in his pick-up truck. Cameras positioned at the entrance track his every move, while reams of barbed wire surround the farm in the rural…

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