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Majority of world's food producers risk being cooked by climate change

Worsening global heatwaves pose a threat to 70 percent of the world's agricultural and food production between now and 2045, a recent study by risk analysts Verisk Maplecroft has found.

Radio France Internationale

Editorial: Illinois farmers do their part to relieve food insecurity. They need more help

These are the best of times for Illinois’ corn and soybean farmers, as anyone driving along downstate highways can plainly see. With just weeks to go before the peak of our state’s harvest, productive fields stretch for miles.

Chicago Tribune

Bolivian coca farmers march on capital, burn disputed market

Thousands of coca farmers marched into the Bolivian capital of La Paz on Thursday and set ablaze to what they claimed was an illegal new market for the leaf.

Reuters

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Andhra Pradesh: New disease affecting BT cotton creates panic among farmers in Kurnool

Tobacco Streak Virus is affecting 10% to 15% of the total cropped area of cotton in the undivided district

The Hindu

Animals farmed: China’s pork inflation, rabbit farm closes and UK mega-farms

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

The Guardian - UK

More than 900 jobs understood to be at risk at Moy Park poultry processing plant

Moy Park Ltd turned over more than £1.5 billion last year and pre-tax profits were £32.7 million

Birmingham Post

Countries Growing 70% of World's Food Face 'Extreme' Heat Risk by 2045

Blistering crop-withering temperatures that also risk the health of agricultural workers could threaten swathes of global food production by 2045 as the world warms, an industry analysis warned Thursday. Climate change is already stoking heatwaves and other extreme weather events across the world, with hot spells from India to Europe…

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Heat wave: Bay Area farm animal owners have to get creative to keep cool

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- The staggering, oppressive heat wave that has brought the Bay Area to its knees has caretakers of farm animals getting creative in their efforts to keep their charges relatively cool.

Tribune News Service

Queensland kangaroo harvesters struggle to keep up with harvest quotas

A roo harvester says profits in the industry are getting so large "you can put your kids through school" as shooters struggle to come even close to reaching state-set cull quotas.

ABC News

EU imports of Ukrainian chicken soar after quota lifted, French group says

The lifting of European Union custom duties on Ukrainian goods led to a jump in poultry imports that has benefited a single company rather than Ukrainian farmers, French poultry makers said on Wednesday, asking for the temporary move not to be renewed.

Reuters

Hemp was supposed to save Texas farmers during a drought. It hasn’t yet.

Hemp advocates promised the Texas Legislature the crop was drought resistant. The 2022 drought has proven otherwise. And farmers are abandoning the nascent market.

The Texas Tribune

Fertiliser trade welcomed at Port of Immingham as ADM extends contract with ABP

Three year agreement will see import, handling, bagging, and processing of 'extensive fertiliser volumes'

Birmingham Post

US farmers face plague of pests as global heating raises soil temperatures

Milder winters could threaten crop yields as plant-eating insects spread northwards and become more voracious, researchers say

The Guardian - UK

Dutch farm minister resigns after protests over pollution

The Dutch agriculture minister has unexpectedly resigned following a tumultuous summer of protests by farmers over pollution regulations

The Independent UK

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Birmingham Post

Wynnstay trading is significantly ahead of market forecasts says firm

The agricultural supplies group said this was due to a strong trading backdrop across its many core activities

Wales Online

Protection zone in place after sixth case of bird flu detected in Wales

New controls to stop the spread of Avian influenza have been introduced around the identified sites

Reuters

To preserve Amazon, indigenous groups call for debt forgiveness

Indigenous groups from across the Amazon basin called on Monday for financial institutions to forgive the sovereign debts of the South American nations that comprise the Amazon rainforest, in exchange for commitments to preserve the environment.

ABC News

Good weather, high prices and the most valuable farm export earnings on record ABARES predicts

For the first time, the value of Australia's food and fibre exports is expected to exceed $70 billion, according to the latest ABARES forecast.

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Precision compost could boost crop yields

Matching suitable composts with crops in their environments could boost global yields by four per cent, a study shows.

Irish Mirror

Investigation launched after hundreds of calves found dead in Limerick

'Calf mortality is a real concern'

AAP

Agricultural exports to exceed $70 billon

Farming exports are expected to reach a record $70.3 billion, according to the latest insights, almost 50 per cent more than a decade ago.

AAP

China still top market for farm exports

Rural Bank's latest agricultural report shows China remains Australia's most valuable market and almost every state has broken export records.

Liverpool Echo

Pets at Home issues bird flu outbreak warning

The pet supply retailer has warned all customers entering their stores

ABC News

Cotton byproduct turned into cattle feed and cooking oil in bid to have zero waste

A new factory that upcycles waste from growing cotton could see more "cottonfed" Australian beef, and a byproduct from the process could find its way into your fish and chips.

Bangkok Post

Thailand to push for fairer rice prices

Thailand and Vietnam have reached an accord aimed at raising the price of locally-produced rice in the global market amid soaring costs for farmers, the government said on Saturday.

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