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Jagan flags off tractors, harvesters and other farm machinery

jagan flags off tractors harvestors for farmers

The Hindu · Jun 2, 2023

Environmental groups sue French state over use of pesticides

A coalition of French environmental organisations on Thursday accused the French state of negligence in regulating the use of pesticides. A final ruling will be handed down by the Paris administrative court on 15 June.

Radio France Internationale · Jun 2, 2023

Effective remedies to get rid of bedbugs and stop them invading your home

They can be a real nuisance to deal with, but there are some simple ways to prevent a bedbug infestation.

Daily Record · Jun 1, 2023

Dairy farmers to lose thousands as milk processors slash price offerings by up to 10 per cent

As opening prices from the country's major milk processors were slowly released over the past two weeks, news they have slashed offers to farmers have sent sour waves of anger rippling through the industry.

ABC News · Jun 1, 2023

Federal government accused of 'contempt' for pastoralists after $215m offer to settle live export ban class action

Australia's northern cattle traders have reacted with anger at the federal government's offer to end the industry's class action.

ABC News · Jun 1, 2023

Pesticide firms withheld brain toxicity studies from EU regulators, study finds

Exclusive: The same studies were submitted to US regulators and some are relevant to safety levels, the researchers say

The Guardian - UK · Jun 1, 2023

Who’s responsible for the environmental impact of what we eat?

Consumption-based accounting accounts for impacts at the point of consumption, attributing all the social and environmental impacts that occurred during production and trade to the final products and to the eventual consumers. That is, the approach urges the consumer to accept responsibility for the embodied or ‘virtual’ impacts of the…

The Hindu · Jun 1, 2023

Dairy farmers' Fonterra class action payout slashed after $12 million for legal fees, funders

Dairy farmers who were part of a class action over slashed milk payments in 2016 estimate they will get about 10 per cent of what they lost.

ABC News · Jun 1, 2023

Industrial hemp vying to take over Victoria’s timber industry, but not all politicians agree

Hemp advocates hail the much-maligned crop as the billion-dollar saviour to Victoria's ailing timber industry, but politicians are concerned the industry could pave the way to legalising cannabis.

ABC News · Jun 1, 2023

Saha Group averse to hike in daily wage

Saha Group, the country's leading consumer product conglomerate, suggests the new government emphasise promoting the agricultural sector rather than a sharp increase in the daily minimum wage, as this approach would help sustainably develop the country's economy.

Bangkok Post · May 31, 2023