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bbc.co.uk - Macey Turner - Calls for States to permit voluntary farm workers on Guernsey
Calls for States to permit voluntary farm workers on Guernsey
BBC

Guernsey farmers say a change to the island's restrictions on voluntary workers could help them remain viable and improve the sector's resilience. Wwoof (World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms) is a programme where people register to volunteer…

gizmodo.com - Ellyn Lapointe - Plans for World's First Octopus Farm Scrapped Over Ethical Concerns and Regulatory Hurdles
Plans for World's First Octopus Farm Scrapped Over Ethical Concerns and Regulatory Hurdles
Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

Octopuses are among the smartest, most scientifically fascinating creatures in the ocean. They are also a culinary delicacy enjoyed around the world. At the nexus of these two facts lies an ethical conundrum: Should we be eating animals that appear…

theguardian.com - Karen McVeigh - UK plastic 'waste colonialism' found to be polluting Turkey's farming heartland
UK plastic 'waste colonialism' found to be polluting Turkey's farming heartland
The Guardian

High levels of microplastics and other plastic contamination have been discovered in a waterway close to a major recycling hub in Turkey supplied with plastic waste by British companies. The polluted waterway, which floods into agricultural fields…

mirror.co.uk - Katie Palmer - Clarkson's Farm's Harriet Cowan now from quitting job to 'personal project
Clarkson's Farm's Harriet Cowan now from quitting job to 'personal project
Daily Mirror

Harriet Cowan continues to be a Clarkson's Farm favourite after her season 5 cameo, but she has had to give up a lot. Clarkson's Farm fans are eagerly awaiting season six of Jeremy Clarkson's hit Prime Video series, following season five's…

abc.net.au - Adam Holmes - Salmon farm releasing nutrients, but EPA says it's not causing algae
Salmon farm releasing nutrients, but EPA says it's not causing algae
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Posted Tue 4 Aug 2026 at 4:29pm Not far away from Tasmania's historic Port Arthur site, Tassal's Long Bay salmon farming lease has long been a source of concern for locals. The EPA found that while the salmon farm is releasing nutrients into the…

ttnews.com - Michael Hirtzer and Vidushi Sharma - CNH expects farm equipment demand to revive in 2027 - TT
CNH expects farm equipment demand to revive in 2027 - TT
Transport Topics

New Holland farm equipment for sale at a Montgomery Tractor Sales store in Mount Sterling, Ky. New Holland is a brand of CNH. (Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg) CNH Industrial said aging farm fleets and declining used inventory are expected to drive a…

bbc.co.uk - Man caught by sniffer dog behind fake wall jailed on cannabis farm
Man caught by sniffer dog behind fake wall jailed on cannabis farm
BBC

A man has been jailed for six months after being found by a sniffer dog behind a fake wall on a cannabis farm. Albert Hysaj, 42, pleaded guilty to producing cannabis and was sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court on Friday. Hysaj was caught after a…

itweb.co.za - Staff Writer - AI farming venture wins Enactus SA title
AI farming venture wins Enactus SA title
www.itweb.co.za

Winners of the Enactus South Africa National Exposition 2026 challenge. (Image supplied) Nelson Mandela University students' Batho Pele BioLoop Africa Farm project emerged as the overall winner at the 2026 Enactus South Africa National Exposition.

theguardian.com - Jackie Botts - ICE agents descended on a cannabis farm. The lives of an army vet, a farmworker and professor changed forever
ICE agents descended on a cannabis farm. The lives of an army vet, a farmworker and professor changed forever
The Guardian

On a sunny morning last July, hundreds of heavily armed immigration agents in camouflage stormed a greenhouse complex in Camarillo, an hour north of Los Angeles. They came with face masks, guns, chemical munitions and armored tactical vehicles…

bloomberg.com - Mathieu Dion - Howard Schultz-Backed Pet Food Maker Open Farm Eyes Toronto IPO
Howard Schultz-Backed Pet Food Maker Open Farm Eyes Toronto IPO
Bloomberg

It's one thing for life partners to start a business together. It's another to turn it into a $1 billion company. That's what Isaac Langleben and Jacqueline Prehogan might accomplish by going public with Open Farm Inc. The couple's business got its…

manchestereveningnews.co.uk - Emma Gill - £1 sunflower picking field opens at farm with a Gruffalo piano
£1 sunflower picking field opens at farm with a Gruffalo piano
Manchester Evening News

If your social media feed isn't already full of photos of families picking sunflowers, it probably soon will be. With the flowers in full bloom a number of pick your own fields have opened in the region and among the cheapest is at Roby Mill Farm…

gazettenet.com - Scott Merzbach - North Amherst Community Farm plots new path
North Amherst Community Farm plots new path
Daily Hampshire Gazette

AMHERST — On roughly 20 acres of arable land and in three greenhouses at the North Amherst Community Farm, squash, peppers, tomatoes and flowers are growing and being harvested this year — signs of recovery after two fallow seasons.

screenrant.com - Tom Wilson - Stardew Valley Meets Zelda: BOTW In New Farming RPG Hybrid
Stardew Valley Meets Zelda: BOTW In New Farming RPG Hybrid
ScreenRant

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was so inspirational that, nearly a decade later, games are still attempting to ape its award-winning, money-making formula. It makes sense why both developers and gamers alike would want to see more titles…

kpbs.org - 'Kids are actually eating the food': State expands lunch program that pairs schools with farms
'Kids are actually eating the food': State expands lunch program that pairs schools with farms
KPBS Public Media

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. In school lunchrooms around Lake Tahoe, students line up for a red, hairy fruit called a rambutan. On pozole day, they shout, “We want more!” And when…

zerohedge.com - Tyler Durden - Texas Approves AI Data Center Co-Location Next To Wind Farm, With Curtailment Caveats
Texas Approves AI Data Center Co-Location Next To Wind Farm, With Curtailment Caveats
Zero Hedge

The Public Utility Commission of Texas last week approved a net metering arrangement for a 260-MW AI data center co-located with a wind farm of approximately the same capacity in a case that could serve as a template for other co-located loads in…

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