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bbc.co.uk - Charis Scott-Holm - Heckington solar farm approved despite public objection
Heckington solar farm approved despite public objection
BBC

Charis Scott-Holm East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire A proposed solar farm in rural Lincolnshire has been approved by the government despite public concern. The Beacon Fen Energy Park, near Sleaford, is capable of powering up to 130,000 homes.

bbc.co.uk - Charis Scott-Holm - Heckington solar farm approved despite public objection
Heckington solar farm approved despite public objection
BBC

A proposed solar farm in rural Lincolnshire has been approved by the government despite public concern. The Beacon Fen Energy Park, near Sleaford, is capable of powering up to 130,000 homes. Approving the project, John Wheadon from the Planning…

bbc.co.uk - Isabella Boneham - Suberranean cannabis farm discovered near Warwickshire village
Suberranean cannabis farm discovered near Warwickshire village
BBC

A subterranean cannabis farm with an estimated £500,000 crop was discovered by police near a Warwickshire village on Thursday. Warwickshire Police said it found an 'inconspicuous' shipping container near Wolston with an entry hatch inside…

mlb.com - Brandon Lowe's farming future part of how Pirates will celebrate Players' Weekend
Brandon Lowe's farming future part of how Pirates will celebrate Players' Weekend
MLB.com

LOS ANGELES — While it's something he'd certainly like to delay for as long as possible, Brandon Lowe knows what he'll be doing on the first day of the off-season. He'll be buying a tractor with his son, Emmett. In the meantime, the…

bbc.co.uk - Khanyisile Ngcobo - Mexicans arrested as big meth lab in South Africa found on remote Limpopo farm
Mexicans arrested as big meth lab in South Africa found on remote Limpopo farm
BBC

Two Mexicans have been arrested in South Africa after police uncovered a multi-million dollar crystal methamphetamine laboratory in the north of the country. The lab was raided overnight at a farm near the town of Musina, in the Limpopo province…

bangordailynews.com - Elizabeth Walztoni - Rumor of ICE crackdown on Maine farms highlights fears for legal workers
Rumor of ICE crackdown on Maine farms highlights fears for legal workers
Bangor Daily News - Bangor Daily News

One of Maine's major agricultural organizations warned farmers Thursday of an expected surge in Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity into next week, then later downgraded its statement without fully explaining where its information came…

france24.com - Sudan farms lie barren as El Nino leaves Nile banks dry
Sudan farms lie barren as El Nino leaves Nile banks dry
FRANCE 24

Across the country, farmland that could feed the world's largest hunger crisis many times over lies fallow, as weary farmers once again find themselves in the crosshairs of faraway destruction. First came war between the country's army and rival…

tmj4.com - Mike Beiermeister - Basse's Farms overcoming severe weather challenges ahead of fall season
Basse's Farms overcoming severe weather challenges ahead of fall season
TMJ4 News

COLGATE, Wis. — A Washington County farmer is assessing damage from this week's severe weather as he prepares for one of the busiest times of the year. Previous Coverage| Wisconsin farmers face weather whiplash after wet spring Roger Basse…

bangordailynews.com - Jillian Raucci Bedell, Midcoast Villager - She returned to a Maine island where she grew up to start a salt farm
She returned to a Maine island where she grew up to start a salt farm
Bangor Daily News - Bangor Daily News

As a child of Matinicus, Usha Beaudoin spent a lot of time scrambling over slippery rocks. On an island only two miles long by one mile wide, she was always at the water's edge, curious, investigating tide pools, discovering what remains on land…

si.com - Matt Levine - Padres' Farm System Ranked Worst in MLB After Trade Deadline
Padres' Farm System Ranked Worst in MLB After Trade Deadline
Sports Illustrated

After multiple trades at the deadline this season, the San Diego Padres have put themselves back into the playoff conversation in the National League. San Diego has been one of the better teams in baseball since the trade deadline, with the team…

wptv.com - Matt Sczesny - State Farm returning $5 billion in dividends to auto insurance policyholders
State Farm returning $5 billion in dividends to auto insurance policyholders
WPTV News Channel 5 West Palm

State Farm, the largest insurance company in America, is returning $5 billion in dividends to auto insurance policyholders who had an active policy in 2025. On average, customers will receive about $100 each. WATCH BELOW: State Farm $5B dividends:…

postregister.com - CAMI KOONS Iowa Capital Dispatch - Farm bill proposal fails in US Senate ag committee over SNAP error rate issue
Farm bill proposal fails in US Senate ag committee over SNAP error rate issue
Post Register

Farm bill progress stalled Thursday as the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee failed to move forward its version of the omnibus legislation due to a conflict over when states will shoulder a share of federal nutrition assistance costs. While the…

cbsnews.com - Jeff  Wagner - Looming ban could spoil Minnesota hemp industry, but farmers still see future possibilities
Looming ban could spoil Minnesota hemp industry, but farmers still see future possibilities
CBS News

A Minnesota hemp farmer won't let a looming federal ban cut down his efforts to create family fun. Hemp Maze Minnesota, off Highway 52 just south of Zumbrota, officially opens Saturday. The annual tradition started well before hemp-derived THC…

dailymail.com - Tom Kelly - Is there an Albanian cannabis farm on YOUR street?
Is there an Albanian cannabis farm on YOUR street?
Mail Online

On a spring evening four years ago, the peace of a Bristol cul-de-sac was shattered by what a judge would later describe as ‘shouts and screams of a horrifying nature'. Neighbours looked out to see a full-scale battle being fought between…

thehindubusinessline.com - India's natural farming transition may begin in its waterbodies
India's natural farming transition may begin in its waterbodies
BusinessLine

Across villages in Bundelkhand, 1,700 farmers are quietly conducting an experiment with national implications. Over the past three years, they have demonstrated how rejuvenated waterbodies, and nutrient-rich silt can not only help increase water…

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