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dailymail.co.uk - Will Potter - Farming tycoon shot estranged wife dead in ranch amid ugly divorce
Farming tycoon shot estranged wife dead in ranch amid ugly divorce
Mail Online

Sign up for our US Editor's Picks newsletter for all the biggest exclusive stories A prominent California farming tycoon allegedly shot his wife dead through a ranch window after she accused him of hiding his wealth amid their acrimonious divorce.

dailymail.co.uk - Dan Barker For The Scottish Daily Mail - Now wind farm chiefs get £350m to turn OFF the power
Now wind farm chiefs get £350m to turn OFF the power
Mail Online

Scottish wind farms have been paid an astonishing £347million to not generate electricity – helping to rack up a Britain-wide bill of more than £1.45billion for wasted wind power in a single year. Operators north of the Border…

dailymail.co.uk - Wilko Martinez-cachero - No answers after boy, 17, died at Nebraska hog farm owned by governor
No answers after boy, 17, died at Nebraska hog farm owned by governor
Mail Online

Sign up for our US Editor's Picks newsletter to get all the best exclusive stories A teenager in Nebraska died under mysterious circumstances while working at a hog farm founded by the state's governor and run by his daughter, with officials…

heraldscotland.com - Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco - Holyrood urged to pause licensing for salmon farms amid scrunity
Holyrood urged to pause licensing for salmon farms amid scrunity
The Herald

On Tuesday, Scottish Green MSP Ariane Burgess called for licensing to be halted, noting: “2025 has shown exactly why we need to stop licensing new salmon farms or expanding existing farms. “Industrial salmon farming is damaging our…

irishmirror.ie - Bairbre Holmes, PA - Robots and AI could transform future of farming, expert says
Robots and AI could transform future of farming, expert says
Irish Mirror

In the near future the sight of robots trundling through rural fields could be as familiar as that of combine harvesters and tractors, according to Professor Gerry Lacey. The robotics expert, along with his team of 'enthusiastic young people', are…

aljazeera.com - South Korea announces end to controversial bear bile farming
South Korea announces end to controversial bear bile farming
Al Jazeera

South Korea has announced it's ending bear bile farming over animal cruelty concerns. The controversial industry was used for traditional medicine, but questions over its effectiveness knocked its popularity in recent years. Published On 30 Dec…

thesun.co.uk - James Flanders - Britain spent £1.5bn in 2025 to turn off wind farms and fire up gas plants
Britain spent £1.5bn in 2025 to turn off wind farms and fire up gas plants
The Sun

BRITAIN shelled out almost £1.5billion to turn off wind farms and fire up gas plants this year when the electric grid could not cope. The bill, recovered through levies on household and business energy tariffs, is about a fifth higher than in…

thesun.co.uk - Jordan Farrell - Boy, 14, killed in tractor crash on farm that left second lad, 13, injured
Boy, 14, killed in tractor crash on farm that left second lad, 13, injured
The Sun

A SCHOOLBOY has been killed in a tractor crash on a farm that left a second teenager injured. Aaron Anderson, 14, died in hospital on Boxing Day after the horror smash at a farm in Durham. Your info will be used in accordance with our Privacy…

thebaynet.com - JB - Senior News Producer - In Oyster Country, A Family Farm Finds Success Beneath The Bay
In Oyster Country, A Family Farm Finds Success Beneath The Bay
The BayNet

HOLLYWOOD, Md. — What began as a pastime on the Chesapeake Bay has grown into one of Southern Maryland's most productive oyster operations. Tal Petty, who once worked in commercial real estate, finance and global IT marketing, started…

slashgear.com - Mark Cowley - China's Largest Solar Farm Is Doing A Lot More Than Generating Energy
China's Largest Solar Farm Is Doing A Lot More Than Generating Energy
SlashGear

The world's largest cluster of solar farms can be found in Qinghai, China, high on the remote Tibetan Plateau. It's far bigger than the USA's largest solar farm, and it's one of several megaprojects that the Chinese government hopes will push the…

scmp.com - Associated Press - South Korea ends bear bile industry, but 200 moon bears in limbo
South Korea ends bear bile industry, but 200 moon bears in limbo
South China Morning Post

South Korea said it will formally end its dwindling yet much-criticised bear bile farming industry this week, though about 200 bears are still kept in pens and bred for their gall bladders. The Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment announced…

cnn.com - South Korea will end breeding of bears and extraction of their bile
South Korea will end breeding of bears and extraction of their bile
CNN

South Korea said it will formally end its dwindling yet much-criticized bear bile farming industry this week, though about 200 bears are still kept in pens and raised for their gallbladders.

abcnews.go.com -  HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press - South Korea to end breeding of bears and extraction of their bile
South Korea to end breeding of bears and extraction of their bile
ABC News

SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea said it will formally end its dwindling yet much-criticized bear bile farming industry this week, though about 200 bears are still kept in pens and raised for their gall bladders. The Ministry of Climate, Energy…

farmersguardian.com - Mia Willemsen - The best of Clarkson's Farm this year
The best of Clarkson's Farm this year
Farmers Guardian

To kick off the latest season of Clarkson's Farm, viewers watched as Jeremey Clarkson struggled to handle farm life on his own whilst his right-hand man, Kaleb Cooper, was away. Coming in to save the day was full-time nurse and farmer from…

farmersguardian.com - Artificial intelligence in farming: The hidden carbon cost of AI
Artificial intelligence in farming: The hidden carbon cost of AI
Farmers Guardian

While Artificial Intelligence (AI) promises to improve agricultural sustainability, the technology itself carries a substantial carbon and water footprint the Institution of Agricultural Engineers (IAgrE) AI conference heard. Fernando Auat Cheein…

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