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Industrial scale' solar farm to be built after permission was refused
A solar farm which Cornwall councillors refused last year, fearing it would harm the landscape, has been approved on appeal. A Cornwall Council strategic planning committee heard last April that the solar farm on 25.5 hectares of land would…
The two farms in Senegal that supply many of the UK's vegetables
Dan SaladinoBusiness reporter, Saint-Louis, Senegal If you ate a corn on the cob, green beans or some spring onions in the UK this winter, chances are it would have come from one of two farms at the edge of the Sahara, in the north of Senegal. The…
Draperstown: Banjo player loses part of finger in farming accident
Niall McCrackenMid Ulster reporter, BBC News NI After years of grafting, Stephen McKee's flourishing career as an Irish traditional tenor banjo player almost came to an abrupt end after an accident on his family's farm In what he admits is an…
Cornwall solar farm approved on 'the last green fields
Lee Trewhela Local Democracy Reporting Service Plans for a solar farm near St Austell which were refused by Cornwall Council last year have been approved on appeal. Anesco Ltd, an energy infrastructure firm, applied to build the solar farm on 25.5…
Salmon farm antibiotics found in native species
Topic:Fishing and Aquaculture Industry Of 840 samples taken from wild fisheries in Tasmania, a number have been found to contain traces of an antibiotic used to control bacteria affecting salmon being farmed some distance away. The antibiotic was…
Golden eagle project renews calls to reject Walkerburn wind farm
A project to boost golden eagle numbers in southern Scotland has renewed its calls for a wind farm to be rejected due to concerns over the risk of collisions. Fred Olsen Renewables wants to construct eight turbines at Scawd Law near Walkerburn in…
Gus Lamont search focusing on a new area beyond farm where he vanished
A pivotal member of a tracking team that combed through remote scrubland for missing boy Gus Lamont has revealed for the first time that police are now acting on his intelligence as the search intensifies. Jason O'Connell, from Mid North Wildlife…
'Outdoor-bred' RSPCA Assured pigs found 'suffering and lame' in farm barns
Pigs reared on a farm for “outdoor-bred” RSPCA Assured meat labels were found with what a vet says were advanced infections or suffering “prolonged discomfort”. Stockcroft Pigs, one of Britain's largest…
Trump said wind power is for 'stupid people.' Five days later, European countries agreed to build one of the planet's biggest wind farms
As President Trump tries to strangle wind projects in the US, nine European countries have signed a deal to build a vast offshore wind farm in the North Sea, the epicenter of the continent's oil and gas industry…
Renewable energy company abandons court application over Darwin solar farm
TotalEnergies H2 has withdrawn a Federal Court application seeking a ruling that no native title exists at the site of its proposed solar farm near Humpty Doo. The company is working to develop an Indigenous land use agreement for the solar farm.
Initial plans for solar farm near Somerset sports fields approved
Plans for a large new solar farm near sports fields in a growing Somerset village can move forward after initial proposals were approved. ILOS New Energy UK Ltd. put forward draft proposals, known as a screening request, in late-January to erect a…
Organic Fairs to Boost Natural Farming in NTR District
Vijayawada: In a major push to promote sustainable agriculture, a district-level mega organic fair would be organised on February 21 at Krishnayapalem village in A Konduru mandal, NTR district. The event would be held at a mango orchard and is…
Exclusive-Ivory Coast considers following Ghana with cocoa farm gate price cut, sources say
ABIDJAN, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Ivory Coast is considering cutting the guaranteed farm gate price paid to its cocoa farmers to align with Ghana, two government sources told Reuters, as the world's biggest producers of the chocolate…
Polyethylene Rafts Promote Seaweed Farming Along AP Coast
Visakhapatnam: Scientists at ICAR-CMFRI have developed a tube net-based farming method using floating high-density polyethylene rafts, opening new livelihood opportunities for fishing communities along the Andhra Pradesh coastline. Seaweed farming…
DiscoverE Announces 2026 Future City Competition Winners: Students Engineer 'Farm to Table' Cities to Eliminate Food Waste
Since last fall, the program has engaged more than 92,000 middle and high school students in the United States and select international locations — the largest participation in the program's history. Students have imagined, researched…
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