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What is behind plans for an over £100m wind farm in Shippea Hill?
An onshore wind farm that would be one of England's largest has been proposed on the border of Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk. If built, it would cost in excess of £100m. What are the plans and what do people think of them? The proposals…
South Park takes on looksmaxxing, aura-farming and influencer nonsense with grotesque glee
Trey Parker and Matt Stone have always been pretty upfront about how South Park, like all animated sitcoms from the past 35 years, lives in the shadow of The Simpsons. There are plenty of ways that The Simpsons, even in its more uneven recent…
Huge data centre and solar farm plans near King's Lynn revealed
Plans have been drawn up for a huge new data centre and one of the UK's largest solar farm's near King's Lynn in Norfolk. Developers behind the Longmarsh Green Energy project said the data centre would require up to 1 gigawatt (GW) of power at any…
Plan unveiled to increase share of land farmed organically in England to 10%
The government has set an ambition to increase the share of English land farmed organically to 10% by 2036, but concerns remain over how the transition will be funded. Currently, just 3.4% of England's agricultural land is farmed organically, one…
Fifty Years of Blackberry Farm
“We walked in the woods, we fished, we roasted s'mores. I'm not sure it gets better than that,” writes Peyton Manning of an early trip to Blackberry Farm with his young family inside the pages of Blackberry Fifty, a gorgeously…
How the stalled Farm Bill could shape food security and farming for young people
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! Farmers and conservation programs aren't the only ones again facing uncertainty as the latest extension of the 2018 Farm Bill expired…
Here's one stat from each farm system that caught our eye in 2026
The most important thing for prospects is development: learning how to be a professional, acquiring new skills, sharpening tools or pitches. There often can be bumps in the road along the path to the big leagues, and it's important to note that…
HK's first insurance-linked securities to back mainland wind farms 'go global
PICC Property and Casualty Company issued its inaugural US$12 million (HK$94 million) insurance-linked securities (ILS), in the form of “sidecar,” in Hong Kong on Wednesday, offering protection to quota-share reinsurance for Chinese…
Village Farms Stock Deserves To Trade Higher Despite Coming Off Its High (NASDAQ:VFF)
Village Farms International remains a 'Buy' despite recent share price underperformance and near-term profitability declines. VFF's cannabis segment drives revenue growth, especially via international exports to Germany and the Netherlands…
Badding Farm Market carries on family tradition with fall fun in East Amherst
EAST AMHERST, N.Y. (WKBW) — From colorful mums and pumpkins to scarecrows and an indoor straw maze, Badding Farm Market and Garden Center is welcoming families for another season of fall traditions. For Michael Badding, the third-generation…
Japan PM Takaichi taps Arata Takebe as new farm minister
TOKYO – Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi nominated Arata Takebe to be her new agriculture minister as she sought to contain the fallout from the first scandal-linked Cabinet resignation since she took power. Arata Takebe, a former…
Farm Boy cheeses, 2 other brands recalled for listeria risk across Canada - National
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) issued a recall notice on Wednesday for various cheese products sold in stores across Canada, including Farm Boy brand products, for a risk of listeria contamination. In severe case, listeria can lead to…
Aging farmers and the government want to save farms, but for many the cost is too high
ASHLAND, Mo. — Dan Kuebler is out on a hot August morning on what used to be his farm. Kuebler grew fruits and vegetables on 30 acres in Ashland, and for decades he sold his produce at the Columbia Farmers Market. “Ashland was a…
7,600 dogs still held at South Korean meat farms - as animal groups race to save them
About 7,600 dogs are still being held at South Korean meat farms nearly three years after the country passed a national ban on dog meat. Now, animal-rights groups are racing to save the pooches before they can be slaughtered and served as food.
The Welsh farm, a man named Duracell, and the crime gang worth tens of millions
A major international crime gang trafficked drugs through a rural Welsh farm as criminals posed with cash and dealt with overseas associates known only via codenames. A dad involved in the conspiracy used the alias 'Joey Barton' while operating as…
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