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Australia's dried fruit bowl faces massive crop losses, worst downy mildew in decades

Growers in Sunraysia, which grows 98 per cent of Australia's dried fruit, are expecting to lose half of this season's fruit due to a downy mildew outbreak.

ABC News · Dec 15, 2022

North Australia's lucrative cotton industry set to double in size after bumper harvest

Farmers prepare massive swathes of land across the Top End for one of the world's most profitable crops. But some sections of the community are concerned about the impacts.

ABC News · Dec 15, 2022

Climate change is impacting mental health. Queensland farmers are doing something about it

Melanie Shannon and Melinee Leather say they now feel empowered to "survive these traumatic times".

ABC News · Dec 15, 2022

Fungal toxins are widespread in European wheat – threatening human health and the economy

Wheat provides 19% of the calories and 21% of the protein consumed by humans globally. But a fungal disease called fusarium head blight (FHB), which can infect wheat crops and contaminate the grain with toxins, is on the rise.

The Conversation · Dec 15, 2022

Three arrested in Defra protest

Animal rights protesters scaled the department’s head office building in Westminster.

The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2022

Can we hack DNA to grow more food for a hotter, hungry planet?

SAN JOSE, Calif. — To feed a hotter and drier planet, Stanford scientists are building a smarter plant.

Tribune News Service · Dec 15, 2022

Three arrested after protesters scale DEFRA building in central London

Three people have been arrested after animal rights protesters scaled the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) building in central London, on Thursday morning, as they sought to draw attention to the bird flu crisis and intensive farming practices.

Evening Standard · Dec 15, 2022

Camel sanctuary operator pleads for return of calf allegedly stolen from Goulburn Valley retreat

A camel sanctuary in regional Victoria is pleading for the return of a six-week-old calf that went missing this week. The owner says the calf's mother is in pain from losing her baby.

ABC News · Dec 15, 2022

Plants, fake sprouts and none of the trimmings: What does the future hold for the traditional Christmas dinner?

The climate crisis is already affecting our potato and Brussels sprout harvests, while animal feed for our turkeys has become incredibly expensive, writes Hannah Twiggs. We will have to change our Christmas dinners as a result. But would that be such a bad thing?

The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2022

Marquis suspends scheduled payments to macadamia growers after 'shocker' year for industry

Growers have handed over their nuts to Australia's biggest processor, Marquis Macadamias, but the company has suspended payments.

ABC News · Dec 15, 2022