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Water restrictions imposed on farms, industry as Salmon River reaches critically low flows
(Left to right) Farmer John Benedict and cattle rancher Trudy Schweb standing in one of Schweb's fields in Silver Creek. Both have been dreading a water protection order from the provincial government, which came Tuesday evening. The British…
Filey farm owners 'overwhelmed' by help during field fire
Owners of a campsite on the North Yorkshire coast have said they are 'overwhelmed' by the kindness shown after fire broke out on their land. The blaze, which involved crops in a field off Bridlington Road in Hunmanby, near Filey, started at about…
Yorkshire Dales 'wrong location' for wind farm, says Alan Hinkes
Joe Willis Local Democracy Reporting Service One of Britain's most accomplished mountaineers has said that the edge of the Yorkshire Dales is the wrong location for a proposed wind farm. Norwegian company Fred. Olsen Renewables is preparing plans…
Yorkshire Dales 'wrong location' for wind farm, says Alan Hinkes
One of Britain's most accomplished mountaineers has said that the edge of the Yorkshire Dales is the wrong location for a proposed wind farm. Norwegian company Fred. Olsen Renewables is preparing plans for 23 wind turbines, each more than 200m…
Inside the cow showers helping dairy farms beat the heatwave
Dairy farmers are installing 'cow showers' and giant cooling fans as hotter, drier summers become more common. Extreme heat has cut milk production by up to 20% and farmers are spending thousands of pounds to keep their cattle cool and protect milk…
Inside the cow showers helping dairy farms beat the heatwave
West of England business and environment correspondent Dairy farmers are installing 'cow showers' and giant cooling fans as hotter, drier summers become more common. Extreme heat has cut milk production by up to 20% and farmers are spending…
Sprouston dig hunts Scotland's 6,000-year-old farming origins
An archaeological dig is hoping to uncover more secrets from a farming enclosure older than Stonehenge, which was first spotted from the sky as crop marks in the 1970s. Earlier surveys on grazing fields near the village of Sprouston in the Borders…
Here's where Trump has canceled wind farms - and how states are pushing back
President Donald Trump's opposition to offshore wind farms is well-documented. In the early 2010s, he sued the Scottish government when it gave permission for a company to build turbines in sight of one of his resorts. In public testimony over the…
Harris Farm overhauls board, plans more expansion as sales exceed $1b
There was a time at Harris Farm Markets, the country's largest premium grocer, when its founders and their offspring would gather for meetings around a family-turned-board table to discuss business, even the minutiae such as the price of…
The End Times Approach for Existing Onshore Wind Farms
Ah. Now we get down to the nitty-gritty for those eyesores that have been sometimes turning and occasionally burning for nearly twenty years. And nowhere is that going to happen in more of a 'one fell swoop' movement than the United Kingdom. The…
Land Trust honors Big Red Barn's farming legacy
Descendants of the founders of the Big Red Barn Farm at the corner of Old Olympic Highway and Kitchen Dick Road have been named the North Olympic Land Trust's Farmer of the Year. The Dick Family Farm was honored at the Land Trust's 11th Family…
Seven local farms secure wholesale deals
SINGAPORE – Seven local vegetable farms will be partnering wholesale suppliers at Pasir Panjang Wholesale Centre to widen the reach of their produce, especially to caterers and food manufacturers. The seven urban farms with the Singapore…
Lewis Farms Recreation Centre nearing completion in west Edmonton - Edmonton
People living in the west end Rosenthal neighbourhood are excitedly waiting for the completion of the Lewis Farms Recreation Centre and surrounding park. According to the city, the finish line is in sight and the rec centre is expected to begin…
Garcia presses Taylor Farms over FDA cyclospora probe
Ranking U.S. House member demands answers on Taylor Farms role in FDA cyclosporiasis probe SALINAS, Calif. — Representative Robert Garcia, the ranking Democrat on the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, has sent a letter…
Pa. moves to prevent parasitic screwworm fly from infecting farm animals, pets
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! Pennsylvania officials are taking aggressive measures to keep the New World screwworm fly out of the state. There are not yet any…
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