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South West farms 'would not survive' without diversification
Branching out into other ventures on farmland has helped sites 'survive', their owners say. Shops, campsites and cafes have attracted visitors to South West farms, while others have created own social media accounts to highlight day-to-day life for…
South West farms 'would not survive' without diversification
Hannah Stacey, Cornwall, John Acres, Devon and Julia Gregory, South West Branching out into other ventures on farmland has helped sites 'survive', their owners say. Shops, campsites and cafes have attracted visitors to South West farms, while…
Clarkson's Farm's Sue and Rachel now after quitting pub project following row
One of Clarkson's Farm's most controversial moments involved hospitality exepert Rachel Hawkins and her aunt Sue. Clarkson's Farm fans are still enjoying Jeremy Clarkson's hit Prime Video series, with season six officially in the making. The…
PlayStation 5 Gets Stardew Valley-Style Farming Sim With Studio Ghibli This Month
PlayStation 5 owners are getting a treat in August with the arrival of a new farming sim that feels like a mix between the legendary Stardew Valley and Studio Ghibli vibes, and you may not want to miss out on it. There are tons of cozy games…
In Kerala's rubber-growing belt, spiky red fruit is raising hopes for new farming future
Every June, as the monsoon clouds gather over central Kerala, patches of the state's rubber-growing landscape turn bright red. Not because of flowers, but because thousands of rambutan trees burst into fruit, their hairy crimson shells hanging in…
Farm safety in need of community and whole sector support
“The challenges that are facing our rural communities are going to need 30-000 strong,” farm safety advocate Lindy Nelson says. She was in Ashburton this month as guest speaker to Rural Women New Zealand's Canterbury Regional…
Deadly farm virus turbocharged by hot summer heading north through Wales
Successive heatwaves in Wales have amplified a midge-carried virus that's deadly to farm animals. The country's chief vet is urging farmers to help reduce transmission by checking livestock are healthy before buying them. Cases of Bluetongue…
Scots Gov unveils £14m for next round of Future Farming Investment Scheme
Grants of up to £20,000 to help farmers and crofters invest in their businesses and modernise operations will open for applications from winter 2026, First Minister John Swinney has announced. At least...
U.S. Farm Wages: The Decomposition Nobody Has Run
In late summer 2025 the USDA discontinued the Farm Labor Survey, the instrument that measured what American farmworkers earn and set the wage floor for the H-2A guest-worker program. On October 2 the Labor Department rebuilt that floor on a…
Canterbury nature center and flower farm set to close to the public in September
When Jim Miller first bought his seven-acre property in Canterbury, it was only a small clearing surrounded by woodland. Not long after, he met his wife, Donna. “When we decided to get married and everything,” she said, “I'm…
Chicken factory to meet MP over 'bad smell' in Thorne
An MP has called for an investigation into foul odours affecting a town that have been blamed on a nearby chicken factory. Residents of Thorne, near Doncaster, have told Lee Pitcher MP that they believe the bad smell is coming from the Chesterfield…
OPINION: Who is writing these rules? If this EU rule passes, it could destroy UK livestock farming
There's an old saying that the road to hell is paved with good intentions. Farming has spent a good bit of driving up and down it. The latest proposals on livestock transport are a perfect example...
MLB Trade Deadline live updates: Skubal to Dodgers and latest deals, rumors and analysis
Major League Baseball teams are preparing for Monday's trade deadline as they enter the stretch run of the season. The biggest piece of the trade season, Tarik Skubal, has been moved from Detroit to the Los Angeles Dodgers. What other moves will be…
Police hunt those behind 113-plant cannabis farm found in Bolton dawn raid
Officers with the Bolton North Neighbourhood Team carried out the raid at the property in Hill Cot Road. A spokesman for the neighbourhood team said: 'Inside the property, officers discovered that it had been converted into a cannabis farm. A total…
Behind that treat is human suffering': The chocolate industry's 'dirty secret
It is early morning and children as young as 10 are already at work. The boys wield large machetes, clearing weeds and undergrowth on a cocoa farm in Ghana's east. They should be getting ready for school. Loading... The children will spend the next…
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