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World's largest beef exporter Brazil suspends supply to China after case of mad cow disease

With major beef exporter Brazil temporarily out of the beef trade while it investigates a case of mad cow disease, will China seek to buy more beef from Australia to support its enormous appetite for the meat?

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Brazil to halt beef exports to China after mad cow disease case

Brazil's beef exports to China will be halted starting Thursday after a case of mad cow disease was confirmed in the northern state of Para, the country's agriculture and livestock ministry said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Majura Valley perfect for 'urban farms' in Canberra

In Canberra, only 5 per cent of fresh food consumed here was grown locally.

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Crude palm oil exports set to hit 1m tonnes

Crude palm oil exports may reach 1 million tonnes this year, up from 919,000 tonnes last year, driven by a higher supply of oil palm and strong demand from India and China, according to the Commerce Ministry.

Bangkok Post

Bovine trichomoniasis vaccine solution near for infertility-causing cattle STI

Each year up to 15 per cent of a cattle herd can be lost due to a sexually transmitted bacteria that causes abortion and infertility, but researchers are now close to a vaccine.

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Childhood letter from King Charles to sick Queen Mother found in loft

The letter was written by the King to the Queen Mother when she was ill. It contains drawings by the King and is on Buckingham Palace headed paper.

Wales Online

Farm workers on UK seasonal visas to be guaranteed 32 hours a week

New rules after some workers on zero-hours contracts last season – but rights bodies say more must be done

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Colombia, Bolivia to ask UN to remove coca leaf from narcotics list

Colombia and Bolivia will jointly ask the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs to remove coca leaves from its list of prohibited substances and accept the plant's traditional uses, Colombia's government said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Former supermarket chief blames rationing on Brexit and energy costs

A FORMER supermarket chief has blamed shortages of fresh produce on Brexit and a failure of the UK government to help growers with soaring energy…

The National (Scotland)

We need to build back nature, not just buildings and infrastructure

The starting point for rebuilding dislocated communities needs to be restoring the natural systems that help reduce the effects of extreme weather events. That will better reveal where relocated communities can safely rebuild, argues Gary Taylor

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Bradley Stoke developer ordered to pay £9K for damaging protected tree

The tree had to be removed after concerns it was "vulnerable to uprooting"

Bristol Post

Asda and Morrisons fruit and veg rationing: All we know as other stores deny shortages

A combination of bad weather and transport problems in Africa and Europe has seen UK supermarket shelves left bare of tomatoes, as well as dwindling stocks of some other fresh produce

Daily Mirror

Gurugram: CBI arrests senior Horticulture officer for accepting bribe

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday arrested a Senior Horticulture Officer of the National Horticulture Board in Gurugram for demanding and accepting a bribe. Read further on Dynamite News:

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As livestock theft becomes a growing problem in rural Australia, new technologies offer hope

Last week, it was reported that 700 sheep with an estimated value of $140,000, including nearly 200 valuable merino ewes, were stolen from a Victorian property in a highly sophisticated rural crime operation. Such large-scale rural theft is increasingly common.

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Argentina tightens health protocols to control bird flu

Argentina's government adopted new measures on Tuesday to prevent spread of bird flu and limit potential damage to exports as cases rise in the region.

Chicago Sun-Times

Bird flu has been spreading. Though not a worry right now for people, it could become one. Here’s why.

Scientists say another kind of bird flu was likely behind the devastating 1918-1919 flu pandemic, and avian viruses played roles in flu pandemics in 1957, 1968 and 2009.

Irish Mirror

Why is fruit and veg stock so low in Irish Supermarkets? Supervalu, Tesco, Lidl and more blame weather for short supply

The lack of fruit and vegetable supplies in Ireland right now are due to bad weather

Wales Online

Shoppers warned fruit and veg may have to be rationed

Shelves are already empty in some supermarkets

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The Independent UK

Tory ministers failing to help farmers deal with Brexit fallout, says NFU

More support needed, says union – as Keir Starmer vows ‘better trading relationship’ with EU will help farmers

Edinburgh Live

Mum ridiculed for Pancake Day blunder as egg shortage in full swing

One woman visited her local supermarket before work today to get some supplies for Pancake Day - and was extremely surprised when she visited the egg aisle of the store.

Al Jazeera

‘Like slaves’: Zimbabwe farmworkers lash out at work conditions

Farm labourers in Zimbabwe are decrying colonial-era working & living conditions that they say still defines their jobs.

Reuters

Australian cotton clears Chinese customs on bets sanctions will end

Chinese cotton buyers are buying up Australian product in anticipation the unofficial ban that decimated Australian cotton exports to China could lift amid a diplomatic thaw that has already seen trade resume in other sanctioned commodities.

The Guardian - UK

Britain’s farmers battered by Brexit fallout and rising costs, says union

Farmers’ union president Minette Batters to say ‘volatility, uncertainty and instability are greatest risks to farm businesses’

ABC News

Northern Territory police investigating slaughter of beloved chickens at Jingili Primary School in Darwin

Police say they are investigating the apparent slaughtering of 10 chickens owned by a primary school in Darwin's northern suburbs, in an attack described as a senseless act of violence.

The Guardian - UK

UK runs short of salad crops and citrus fruits after cold spell in Med

Supermarkets say they are working with farmers to ensure wide range of produce is available

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