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Boulby fertiliser mine becomes vertical farm growing salad
The world's deepest vertical farm has been launched as a way of growing sustainable food without high energy bills. The University of Sheffield said the 'pioneering research' farm was 0.7 miles (1.1km) underground in a North Yorkshire mine and…
No amnesty' calls grow over bill to aid immigrant farm workers
Hardline Republican lawmakers and conservative groups are criticizing a GOP-backed agricultural labor bill that would allow some undocumented farm workers to obtain temporary legal status, arguing the measure amounts to amnesty. The Securing…
Concerns over £4.5bn Manx wind farm plan surging, say protesters
Protesters have insisted they will not back down from their opposition to a proposed £4.5bn wind farm off the Isle of Man coast, as they gathered outside the Manx parliament on its final sitting before September's general election. The Mooir…
Trump admin denies colluding with Taylor Farms over cyclospora: 'FAKE NEWS'
The Trump administration has denied colluding with Taylor Farms after federal health officials reported and then retracted that a sample of lettuce from the company had tested positive for cyclospora amid a multistate outbreak of the…
FDA still focused on Taylor Farms amid cyclospora outbreak
Federal health officials on Monday stressed they are still focusing on shredded iceberg lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms as the likely source of a cyclospora outbreak, despite walking back a statement that a sample of lettuce tested positive for…
Fury as Burnham hands farming brief to MP who backed farm tax 5 times
Rural Britain still reeling from farm tax damage Rural campaigners have erupted in fury after Andy Burnham handed the farming brief to an MP who backed the hated family farm tax five times. Angela Eagle, whose seat of Wallasey is not a rural…
Taylor Farms highlighted an FDA mistake. PR veterans say it muddied the message.
Taylor Farms is facing a fast-moving public health crisis, and communications veterans say its latest messaging has muddied an already confusing situation. The major food supplier said Sunday that the FDA had retracted a positive cyclospora test…
AI threats power grid stability: State freezes approvals for server farms
A dramatic decision: The administrator of Israel's electricity system, System Operator Noga, is freezing approvals for new server farms. This comes after it warned the Electricity Authority and the Energy and Infrastructure Ministry in recent weeks…
Whole Foods Offering Steep Discount on Taylor Farms Shredded Iceberg Lettuce
Can't-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Most of the nation may want nothing to do with Taylor Farms and its shredded iceberg lettuce, which was recalled in dozens of states for potentially being contaminated with a…
Baltimore Ravens partner with Perdue Farms and Maryland Food Bank to fight hunger
The Baltimore Ravens, Perdue Farms and the Maryland Food Bank announced a new multi-year partnership Monday aimed at fighting hunger across Maryland. The partnership, which names Perdue the official chicken of the Baltimore Ravens, launches a…
Sustainable farming project has plans to grow
Full of praise: Dexter Robinson, front, and Leonard Adams (Photograph by Akil Simmons) A sustainable farming project that helps people to rebuild their lives while restoring the earth is to be opened up to members of the public. Focus Counselling's…
'Family farm tax was Starmer's biggest mistake - Burnham must not repeat it'
Family farm tax was Starmer's biggest mistake Yesterday, Andy Burnham stood on the pavement outside Number 10 Downing Street to deliver his first address to the nation. Early on in his speech, Mr Burnham made a pointed reference to “wrong…
Jeremy Clarkson Shares Fresh Take On Heated Chris Packham Row Over Clarkson's Farm
Jeremy Clarkson has apparently been doing some reflecting on his recent public beef with Chris Packham. Earlier this month, Clarkson's Farm was one of the shows being reviewed by the cast of Celebrity Gogglebox, including the Springwatch host and…
FDA says recall on Taylor Farms lettuce remains active despite 'false positive'
The federal investigation into a multi-state outbreak of the diarrhea-causing infection cyclosporiasis got even more confusing Monday. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration confirmed a Taylor Farms lettuce recall related to the outbreak, despite…
OPINION: Will the new PM's desire to back British industry stretch to farming?
As we start today with a new Prime Minister, I wonder whether there will be any updates or changes to Government plans, where farming is concerned. Time will tell on that one. READ NOW: Prime Minister's...
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