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Inside corner shop frozen in time since the day it opened 100 years ago

Moore and Toop opened first opened in 1923 and still looks largely the same as it did back then. But as it his its 100 year anniversary the owner is shutting up shop

Daily Mirror · Feb 17, 2023

New Projects Aim to Achieve Food Security in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia’s Tanmiah Food Co. announced on Thursday a plan to invest SAR 4.5 billion ($1.2 billion) by 2030 to cover 80% of poultry needs locally by 2025 and achieve food security and sustainability in the Kingdom. During a ceremony held in Riyadh, Saudi Minister of Environment, Water, and Agriculture…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 17, 2023

France bans popular weedkiller S-metolachlor over water pollution

France’s food safety authority Anses has moved to ban S-metolachlor, a common herbicide used by cereal farmers, because of significant groundwater pollution. The product joins an increasingly growing list of chemicals no longer allowed in French agriculture.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 17, 2023

Brangus Youth Camp prepares young cattle handlers for the agriculture industry

A new generation of cattle handlers is being reared at an annual camp in central Queensland. Young people from across the country have been building lifelong connections while learning valuable skills.

ABC News · Feb 16, 2023

Trade minister reflects on 'tough' talks with Europe

Trade Minister Don Farrell has described the European Union as tough negotiators as Australia remains locked in a bitter food fight over naming rights.

AAP · Feb 16, 2023

Global H5N1 bird flu outbreak so bad many countries are now considering vaccination

A highly pathogenic strain of bird flu is decimating poultry, wild birds and other animals in many parts of the world, driving some countries to consider vaccination.

ABC News · Feb 16, 2023

‘Meat still very much on my dietary plate’, says Coffey on US trade visit

Environment secretary tells farming conference in Washington she ‘won’t be going all vegan or vegetarian’

The Guardian - UK · Feb 16, 2023

Uncertainty sees Northumberland farmer facing £30,000 loss in income

It follows the Future of Farming inquiry launched by the council last year

Chronicle Live · Feb 16, 2023

Trainee mechanic, 17, crushed to death by tractor during work placement on farm

Student Neil Graham was working underneath the wheels of a Massey Ferguson in May 2018 when the engine was started, which caused it to jump and cause him fatal injuries

Daily Mirror · Feb 16, 2023

Dairy giant Saputo to spend $20 million relocating manufacturing from mothballed Maffra site to Tasmania

In a sign of the times for the dairy industry, as one milk factory closes, another is expanding.

ABC News · Feb 16, 2023