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Public inquiry set for farm equipment market - TT
An employee assembles engines at a Caterpillar manufacturing facility in Seguin, Texas. (Callaghan O'Hare/Bloomberg) The FTC and USDA launched an Oct. 7 inquiry into agricultural equipment markets amid complaints about barriers to obtaining…
Jeremy Clarkson takes on 'world first' in major Clarkson's Farm announcement
Clarkson's Farm fans will be seeing even more of Jeremy Clarkson as he takes on his toughest challenge yet. Jeremy Clarkson fans can rejoice as Prime Video has just unveiled a brand-new special episode forming part of the beloved Clarkson's Farm…
FTC, USDA Seek Comment on Farm Equipment Market Practices
Shares of farm equipment manufacturers including Deere & Co. plunged after the Federal Trade Commission and the US Department of Agriculture launched an inquiry into market practices, including potential anticompetitive conduct. The public inquiry…
How the drought hit UK farms: Half the harvest, double the bills
The hottest summer on record, the longest drought, the worst harvest. West Country farmers are counting the cost of a 'terrible summer', as one put it. The wheat harvest on Charles Day's family farm in Gloucestershire was cut in half. 'It's just…
How the drought hit UK farms: Half the harvest, double the bills
Dave Harvey West of England Business and Environment Correspondent The hottest summer on record, the longest drought, the worst harvest. West Country farmers are counting the cost of a 'terrible summer', as one put it. The wheat harvest on Charles…
Heatstroke ruined his health. Years before, it took the life of another farm worker at the same company
It was 4pm and 90F (32C) when Carlos Vargas Moreno and other farm workers set out to weed a watermelon field in Goldsboro, North Carolina, on 19 July 2022. The work day had begun at 7am and included two 15-minute breaks and a one-hour lunch eaten…
Deere, AGCO, CNH shares slide as U.S. regulators probe farm equipment market (DE:NYSE)
Shares of Deere (DE), AGCO (AGCO) and CNH Industrial (CNH) tumbled Wednesday after U.S. regulators opened a broad inquiry into competition and business practices in the agricultural equipment industry, raising the prospect of further government…
Enthusiasts hope the organic farm staple buckwheat can reach more fields and tables
Buckwheat crops sway in the breeze as bees bop between the plants' tiny white flowers. Underneath, small seeds begin to darken, a sign that harvest nears. Paige Hansen leans down, holding between her fingers the plant whose seeds could soon turn…
How CDAT is boosting yields, linking farmers to markets and improving farming practices
Farmers in several parts of Rwanda are increasing horticulture yields and incomes after the Commercialization and De-Risking for Agricultural Transformation (CDAT) project introduced improved seed, farming training, erosion-control measures and…
Jeremy Clarkson Returns to Automobiles in New 'Clarkson's Farm' Special 'Jeremy Grows a Car'
Former “Top Gear” host Jeremy Clarkson is back tinkering with automobiles in a newly-unveiled “Clarkson's Farm” special. Titled “Jeremy Grows a Car: A Clarkson's Farm Special” the stand-alone episode will…
Clarkson's Farm announces new spin-off with Jeremy Clarkson and fans will be thrilled
Jeremy Clarkson is back in a Clarkson's Farm spin-off Clarkson's Farm fans will see Jeremy Clarkson return in a new special episode within the popular franchise after Prime Video announced a unique standalone programme. Entitled Jeremy Grows a Car:…
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Huge solar farm approved as government overrules decision
A solar farm blocked by local councillors can now go ahead, as the fields it would be built on have been ruled to be “grey belt”. Bath and North East Somerset Council 's planning committee had voted to refuse planning permission for…
The Biggest Problems With Wind Farms Could Actually Be Their Greatest Strength
Though they are an important source of clean electricity, wind farms have some disadvantages, with lack of consistency and extreme weather events being prominent on the list. Another major criticism is that turbines rely on local weather and wind…
Billionaire to build solar farm at mansion despite row with neighbours
A billionaire has been given the green light to build a 40 acre solar farm on his land despite being locked in a planning row with his neighbours. Chris Rokos, who works as a hedge fund owner, has been renovating a 100 bed mansion in Marlborough…
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