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4.01 lakh hectares of agricultural land to come under Kharif sowing in Yadgir district

Although only Shorapur taluk received a good spell of rainfall recently, farmers across Yadgir district are expecting widespread rainfall soon to revive sowing activities for the 2023-24 Kharif season. And, in anticipation, they have started preparing their land to take up sowing for this season.

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MSP demand | NH-44 remains blocked at Pipli in Haryana as talks between farmers, district administration fail

Farmers blocked the NH in Pipli in Haryana’s Kurukshetra district for a second day on June 13, 2023 over the MSP for sunflower seeds, with Rakesh Tikait asking the State government to accept the demand or send farmers to jail

The Hindu

Four farmers handcuffed while being taking to court

Four farmers who were being brought to court after their remand period was completed were transported by the police in handcuffs violating all norms

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Clarkson's Farm season 3: where to watch, recaps, trailer, and everything we know

Clarkson's Farm season 3 takes us back to Diddly Squat Farm once again.

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EU Commission chief talks with Brazil's president about stalled trade deal

European Comission President Ursula von der Leyen has met with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in a bid to get a free trade deal moving again

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Explained | Will a hike in MSP help farmers?

How the minimal hike in MSPs won’t help farmers

The Hindu

Govt. to consider cloud seeding if monsoon is delayed

The State government will consider cloud seeding if the monsoon rain is delayed beyond a week, Agriculture Minister N. Cheluvarayaswamy said on Monday.

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Transformation in farm sector essential for making India a developed country, says ICAR Director-General

Director-General of Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) Himanshu Pathak has emphasised the need for bringing about a transformation in the farm sector to make India a developed country from a developing country. Delivering his address at the 36th annual convocation of the University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS) held at…

The Hindu

Kerala offers no delectable prospects for honey farmers

Apiculturists in Kerala struggle to sell honey in the open market because of a host of reasons, including poor procurement.

The Hindu

PM Modi to chair G-20 final meeting in Delhi on Sept. 9, 10: Kishan

He said prior to that, a three-day agriculture working group of ministers is scheduled to be held at Hitex Convention on June 15-17.

The Hindu

Haryana farmers block Delhi-Chandigarh highway after mahapanchayat seeking MSP for sunflower seed

The “MSP Dilao, Kisan Bachao mahapanchayat”, called by Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) (Charuni), was held at a grain market in Pipli close to National Highway-44. After the mahapanchayat the farmers gathered on the highway, blocking it.

The Hindu

Children as young as 12 work legally on farms, despite years of efforts to change law

As some states look to roll back child labor laws, Democrats in Congress introduce a bill to increase protections for children working in agriculture that would raise the minimum age to 14.

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Devon feed mill reopens following £4m investment

Lifton Feed Mill's upgrade will boost Mole Valley Farmers manufacturing capabilities

Birmingham Post

University to confer honorary doctorate on native healer, grassroots inventor

University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, will confer honorary doctorates to Tulasi Gowda, native healer and environmentalist, and Abdul Khadar Nadakattin, grassroots inventor. The honoris causa Ph.Ds will be awarded during the university’s convocation in Dharwad on Monday.

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‘A gastronomic experience’: the US schools serving local veggies and edible flowers over frozen food

With locally grown Valencia oranges, watermelon radish and broccolini, kids enjoy nutritious meals – while small farmers and the community also benefit

The Independent UK

Following owners, thousands of cows, buffaloes evacuated away from restive Philippine volcano

Philippine authorities are evacuating more than 2,000 cows and water buffaloes away from a restive volcano to minimize potential losses in case of a major eruption

The Guardian - UK

Ignoring the science: we do it at our peril – over Covid and the environment

The role of industrial farming in wrecking the climate and biodiversity has been given woefully limited attention

The Independent UK

Pigs run loose on highway after truck tips on its side

Truck carrying 50 hogs tipping over leads to road shutdown lasting hours

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Ahead of monsoon, Siddaramaiah tells officers to ensure availability of seeds and fertilizers

With monsoon likely to arrive in the next 48 hours, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday, June 10, directed the district administration to make all necessary arrangements for agriculture activities and said that farmers should not face shortage of sowing seeds and fertilizers.

The Guardian - US

‘Everything is natural and tastes so good’: microfarms push back against ‘food apartheid’

Bipoc-led local farms in unconventional spaces decentralize systems that have produced food deserts and create food equity

The Hindu

Leaf-spot disease: Areca growers worry ahead of monsoon

Hundreds of arecanut growers in the Malnad region, badly hit by the leaf-spot disease, are worried that their problem might intensify with the onset of the monsoon, expected in a few days. As scientists have not come up with a medicine to stop the spread of the disease, the growers…

Bangkok Post

Activists navigate defamation minefield

Sutharee Wannasiri knew the poultry company had violated labour laws. She went on Twitter in 2017 to share a video containing an interview with an employee who said he had to work day and night with no day off.

The Independent UK

Canada joins US in trade dispute hearings against Mexico's proposed ban on GM corn

Canada says it will join a trade dispute panel that the United States requested over Mexico's proposed limits on imports of genetically modified corn

The Hindu

Horticulture department shifts Tanhoda outlet to reclaimed property on Cathedral Road

After reclaiming 6.35 acres of land in Cathedral Road from the possession of Agri Horticultural Society, a private organisation, the Department of Horticulture and Plantation Crops has launched its customer service and opened it to the public

The Hindu

Union Minister hails ‘Theera Sadassu’ initiative of Kerala government

Union Minister of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Parshottam Rupala who visited the district on Friday as part of his nation-wide ‘Sagar Parikrama Yatra’ hailed the ‘Theera Sadassu’ initiative, a public interaction programme launched by the Kerala Fisheries department to converse with the coastal people directly and take remedial measures…

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