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Flower farms flourish as buyers favour homegrown
Rising demand for homegrown cut flowers has prompted a proliferation of businesses in south-west England. Trade body Flowers from the Farm said about 240 of its 1,100 members were from Devon, Cornwall and Somerset, in a sector it estimated brought…
Will Africa's Next Growth Story Start on the Farm?
Africa needs an agricultural revolution, both to feed the growing population and to power the continent's economic growth. And yet, despite decades of efforts, a slew of challenges from climate shocks to market shifts have hampered progress. This…
Growing potatoes at Hamer Farms
Trever Belnap manages the farm division of the Ball Brothers operation in Idaho. He married into the fourth generation of this agricultural family when he married Carl Ball's oldest daughter, Emily. Today, he serves as production manager of Hamer…
Bhutan business bets on hazelnuts for farming future
'I wondered what sort of a nut it was,' the 58-year-old told AFP with a laugh, looking out over the deep valley and terraced rice fields that unfold below her farm. Now she has more than 140 hazelnut trees on the steep slope overlooking her home…
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Amador Flower Farm to close after 30 years amid wine-grape industry struggles
Updated: 6:43 PM PDT Sep 11, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ Amador Flower Farm to close after 30 years amid wine-grape industry struggles Updated: 6:43 PM PDT Sep 11, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ PLYMOUTH, Calif. — After three…
Pumpkin farms 'at the mercy of Mother Nature' after extreme weather in Canada - National
From destructive hail to excessive rain, drought and extreme heat, severe weather is taking a toll on pumpkin farms across Canada as growers prepare for the busy fall season. Farmers in several provinces say unusually intense or poorly timed…
Futuristic farmer using technology to make life easier on 150 year-old farm
A futuristic farmer has declared that his cow-milking robot is worth its weight in gold, and that the technology has given him a work-life balance. James Flaherty, whose family have farmed the same land in Castleisland in Kerry since the 1850s…
From Rs 6-crore debt to farming success: Fazilka farmer's sheep, agroforestry formula
He then shifted to Bt cotton, as Fazilka was one of the state's main cotton-growing belts. “The initial years were very good and I recovered much of my losses, but a severe whitefly attack in 2015, followed by other diseases, forced me to…
How does a farm in Irvine end up hosting the first-ever Tanaka Day?
One year ago, Congress defunded public media. Now that we're 100% community funded, please become a sustaining member or increase your existing membership today. The story behind Tanaka Day at Tanaka Farms in Irvine next weekend Tanaka Day, an epic…
BGT farmers' choir to take mental health message on national tour
A woman who is part of a farmers' choir hopes its national tour will help spread awareness about mental health in the agricultural industry. The Hawkstone Farmers' Choir will embark on an 18-venue tour next March, which includes Oxford, York and…
BGT farmers' choir to take mental health message on national tour
Charlotte Coles South of England A woman who is part of a farmers' choir hopes its national tour will help spread awareness about mental health in the agricultural industry. The Hawkstone Farmers' Choir will embark on an 18-venue tour next March…
King County to purchase development rights to Enumclaw farms
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... King County Executive Girmay Zahilay announced this week that the county will invest $100 million into dozens of conservation projects around the county. The funding will be distributed to 57 projects to…
Meet the new generation of farmers adapting to an evolving world: 'It's a very different way of farming
At a time when many people are becoming increasingly removed from where their food comes from, today's young farmers are embracing new enterprises and utilising digital platforms to educate and inform, rewriting the rules of what it means to be a…
Sunset Butte ranches awarded Idaho Century Farm status
Buhl — Two Sunset Butte ranches, established in 1906 and 1919 by a multi-generational family, have been officially recognized as Idaho Century Ranches, celebrating more than 100 years of continuous family ownership and agricultural heritage.
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