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UN eyes revival of millets as global grain uncertainty grows

With concerns about war, drought and the environment raising new worries about food supplies, the UN's Food and Agricultural Organization has christened 2023 as the “Year of Millets” — grains that have been cultivated in all corners of the globe for millennia but have been largely pushed aside

The Independent UK

NSW wineries at breaking point from decimated crops, declining tourism after floods

With a nation tightening its belt, winemakers are expecting their produce to take a hit as New South Wales rides the waves of interest rises, crop losses to flooding and declining cellar door visitation.

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Outlook rosy for farmers despite cost pressures

Rabobank's annual outlook is forecasting a strong year for the agricultural sector despite cost pressures continuing for farmers.

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Farm theft a 'growing issue' in Tasmania, but some victims fear 'retribution' agricultural body says

Farmers in Tasmania are having livestock and machinery stolen from their properties, with victims being urged to speak up — but some are "scared of retribution", an agricultural advocacy group says.

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WHO: Risk to Humans from H5N1 Bird Flu Remains Low but We Must Prepare

The recent spread to mammals of H5N1 influenza - commonly known as bird flu - needs to be monitored, but the risk to humans remains low, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday. H5N1 has spread among poultry and wild birds for 25 years, Director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters…

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French drive tractors through streets of Paris in pesticide protest

French sugarbeet farmers disrupted Paris traffic with hundreds of tractors

Evening Standard

French farmers stage tractor protest in Paris to denounce pesticides ban

Angry farmers from across France drove their tractors into the heart of the French capital Wednesday morning to denounce "constraints" on their profession – notably a ban on the use of neonicotinoid insecticides to grow sugar beets.

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Farmers drive tractors to Paris to protest pesticide ban

Hundreds of farmers have driven their tractors to Paris to amplify their demand to be allowed to use banned pesticides on sugar beets to help ensure “food sovereignty” for France

The Independent UK

France struggles with wine surplus

PARIS: France plans to spend millions of euros to turn wine into industrial alcohol for pharmaceuticals and cosmetics to drain a massive surplus, the agriculture ministry has said.

Bangkok Post

France to turn wine into industrial alcohol to battle surplus

Paris (AFP) - France plans to spend millions of euros to turn wine into industrial alcohol for pharmaceuticals and cosmetics to drain a massive surplus, the agriculture ministry has said.

AFP

Farmers drive tractors through Paris in protest at pesticide bans

French farmers drove hundreds of tractors into Paris on Wednesday to protest against pesticide restrictions and other environmental regulations they say are threatening farm production in the European Union's largest agricultural power.

Reuters

Be warned: the next deadly pandemic is not inevitable, but all the elements are in place

Bird flu is a mass killer, and mink farms are perfect for infection and transmission. They are a grave threat and must be banned, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian - UK

Weather And Networked Data app to help farmers prevent mass spray drift

A network of weather monitoring towers is giving farmers real-time warnings about spray drift risks.

ABC News

In-vitro plant gene editing technique excluded from GMO rules, EU court says

In-vitro plant gene editing techniques that are used conventionally and have a long safety record are excluded from EU laws restricting the use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), Europe's highest court said on Tuesday.

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Further food price rises could cause up to 1 million additional deaths in 2023

Food prices in the UK are at their highest for 15 years and something similar is happening in almost every country around the world.

Reuters

Colombia unveils four-year development plan worth nearly $250 billion

Colombia's government on Monday presented a $247.1 billion four-year development plan to the country's lawmakers, laying out details of its projected social and economic investments.

The Guardian - AU

The farmers fighting gas projects in NSW are politically savvy, but they face a giant in Santos

The debate over whether land in the Liverpool Plains is used for agriculture or pipelines is uniting generations of families

Wales Online

Amazon Prime Clarkson's Farm: When is series two streaming, how many episodes, is Kaleb back and all you need to know

After controversy surrounded his comments about Meghan Markle, Jeremy Clarkson's farming show Clarkson's Farm is back on Amazon Prime

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Slovakia reports outbreak of H5N1 bird flu on farm - WOAH

Slovakia has reported an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu virus on a farm in the western part of the country, the Paris-based World Organisation for Animal Health said on Monday.

Reuters

Nepal detects H5N1 bird flu on farm, WOAH says

Nepal has reported an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian influenza, or bird flu, on a poultry farm near the capital Kathmandu, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Monday.

The Guardian - UK

‘We’re being invaded by pigs’: Spain’s pork revolution faces backlash

The country’s transformation into one of the world’s biggest pork producers is helping to accelerate rural depopulation, claim opponents of the industry

Reuters

North Korea ruling party meeting to address 'urgent' agricultural needs

Leading members of North Korea's ruling party will meet this month to discuss the "urgent" task of improving the country's agricultural sector, as international experts say food insecurity has worsened amid sanctions and COVID-19 lockdowns.

ABC News

NSW Independent Planning Commission hears from Blayney residents over Regis Resources's McPhillamy's Gold Mine

A rural community near Bathurst urges the state's Independent Planning Commission to reject plans for a gold mine due to environmental and social impacts.

The Independent UK

North Korea party meeting set to discuss 'urgent' food issue

North Korea has scheduled a major political conference to discuss the “urgent task” of improving its agricultural sector

The Guardian - AU

Fears of worsening egg shortage in New Zealand as fire kills 50,000 hens at farm

There are fears the blaze at the Zeagold facility will exacerbate an egg shortage caused by a ban on battery farming

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