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New Zealand plans to tax cow and sheep burps in bid to combat climate change

The proposal has sparked a fierce backlash from farmers

Evening Standard

Supreme Court hears pork industry's challenge to California animal welfare law

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear the pork industry's challenge to a California animal welfare law that would forbid confining breeding pigs in narrow metal cages for most of their lives.

Los Angeles Times

Hemp could make Scotland's agricultural sector carbon neutral, report finds

HEMP has the potential to make Scotland's agricultural sector carbon neutral, a new report has found.

The National (Scotland)

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Cow burps could be taxed in New Zealand to tackle climate change

Farm animals produce gases that warm the planet, particularly methane from cattle burps and nitrous oxide from their urine.

Wales Online

RSS farmer body Bharatiya Kisan Sangh to fight for ‘profitable price’ of crops

The Bharatiya Kisan Sangh announced that it will hold a ‘Kisan Garjana Rally’ in New Delhi on December 19

The Hindu

Malaysia’s export ban on live chicken will be lifted in phases

Malaysia will lift its export restrictions on live commercial broilers in phases starting from Tuesday, according to Minister of Agriculture and Food Industries Ronald Kiandee.

Bangkok Post

Supreme Court to hear case that could raise price of pork

The Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday over a California animal cruelty law that could raise the cost of bacon and other pork products nationwide

The Independent UK

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New Zealand angers its farmers by proposing taxing cow burps

New Zealand's government on Tuesday proposed taxing the greenhouse gasses that farm animals make from burping and peeing as part of a plan to tackle climate change. Farmers quickly condemned the plan.

WEKU

New Zealand farmers may pay for greenhouse gas emissions under world-first plans

By 2025, farmers would pay a levy on emissions from sources such as cow burps and gases from their urine under proposals released by Jacinda Ardern

The Guardian - AU

How warming winters pollute US waters

Nearly half the country’s waters could see an increase in toxic agricultural runoff.

Salon

New Zealand proposes taxing cow burps, angering farmers

New Zealand’s government on Tuesday proposed taxing the greenhouse gasses that farm animals make from burping and peeing as part of a plan to tackle climate change

The Independent UK

Climate may lose backing in Farm Bill

Republicans have already vowed to strip climate funding from the bill

Salon

After damage to crops from unseasonal rains, Rajasthan begins assessment for providing relief to farmers

Survey of crops starts in Tonk, Bundi and Kota districts in the presence of revenue officials and representatives of insurance companies

The Hindu

Australian startup OceanFarmr aims to provide investment for oyster farmers

These farmers run successful businesses, but banks almost never give them loans. One Australian startup is trying to change that.

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After 14 deaths in 18 months, public hearings into safety on WA farms are set to begin

Two people have died since the inquiry was announced in June.

Axios

"There's just not enough water": California drought hits grocery stores

Grocery prices, already at record highs, could climb even more.

The Hindu

Govt. proposes 434 cotton purchase centres this season

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The Independent UK

Liz Truss opposes placing solar panels on farmland, Downing Street says

It comes amid reports that Environment Secretary Ranil Jayawardena is considering stricter planning rules for solar power developments.

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The Guardian - UK

Animals Farmed: fast-growing chickens, river pollution and VR for cows

Welcome to our monthly roundup of the biggest issues in farming and food production, with must-read reports from around the web

Bangkok Post

Malaysia eases restrictions on live chicken exports

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will ease a restriction on exports of live chickens from Oct 11, resuming the shipment of 1.8 million birds a month after a ban earlier this year eased tight domestic supplies, the government said on Monday.

Tribune News Service

Uruguay's Rice Route is an adventure of culture and nature

Uruguay produces some of the best rice thanks to its excellent natural conditions for the cultivation of this cereal. To get to know the secrets of its production, there is the Rice Route, in which visitors can enjoy beautiful landscapes full of different species of birds and know the facilities…

Al Jazeera

Pitted against profits, Spain’s biodiversity haven collapses

Overexploited aquifer, coupled with too many dry years, sends Doñana National Park’s biodiversity into freefall.

Newcastle Herald

Newcastle container terminal a top priority for state's farmers

The establishment of a Newcastle container terminal is among the top priorities for a new NSW Farmers Federation taskforce created to identify supply-chain bottlenecks which are costing the state billions in lost revenue each year.

The Hindu

Increase compensation to ₹50,000 for loss of cattle to lumpy skin disease: HDK

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The Guardian - UK

Chicken farms may explain decline of the River Wye, tests suggest

Citizen scientists find high phosphorous levels in the soil could be polluting the river in Herefordshire

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