Clarkson’s Farm star Harriet Cowan urges fans to ‘be kind’ after TV debut Young farmer, 24, joins the Diddly Squat team while Kaleb Cooper is away touring his one-man show The Independent UK · May 30, 2025
New To South Africa, Saffron Holds Promise Livestock farmer Joe Kroon turned to saffron in desperation when drought threatened his livelihood and, as this season's harvest winds down, he is encouraged by the potential of a new entry into South Africa's farming catalogue. International Business Times · May 30, 2025
Welsh farmer pleads guilty to stealing more than 70 sheep from neighbour Hywel Williams given 12-month suspended sentence after telling court he ‘deeply’ regretted stealing animals The Guardian - UK · May 29, 2025
California avocado growers feared Mexican imports would harm their trade. Instead business is booming On a hillside northwest of Los Angeles, Andreas Tompros is replanting hundreds of avocado trees The Independent UK · May 29, 2025
Senegal fishing industry issues are complex Letter: Fishmeal exports to fish farms in Turkey bring badly needed income to the west African country, writes Prof Elliott Green The Guardian - UK · May 28, 2025
Cutting nature-friendly farming budget would be ‘devastating’, Government warned Environmental and farming groups have reacted with dismay to reports that funding for sustainable agriculture will be cut in the spending review. Evening Standard · May 28, 2025
A little bit of farm, a little bit of suburbia: That's the recipe for Agritopia Outside of Phoenix in suburban Gilbert, one farming family decided over 10 years ago to get ahead of development and urban sprawl by developing their way The Independent UK · May 28, 2025
European fertiliser plants use US ammonia made with shale gas, investigation reveals Despite green promises, Yara and BASF’s Texas factory relies on highly polluting natural gas from Permian Basin The Guardian - UK · May 28, 2025
Fund for nature-friendly farming to be slashed in UK spending review Exclusive: Defra sources say scheme, which pays farmers to protect nature, will be targeted at ‘small farms’ The Guardian - UK · May 28, 2025
Can trade in soil carbon credits help farmers – and the climate? Regenerative agriculture has growth potential for the offsets market, but scientists question its green credentials The Guardian - UK · May 28, 2025
Country diary: Our fields are green, but this farm desperately needs more rain Long Dean, Cotswolds: Like the recent thunder, there’s been a rumbling of concern about our dry spring The Guardian - UK · May 28, 2025
Senegal court charges fifth former minister Amadou Mansour Faye over graft A Senegalese court on Monday indicted a fifth minister from the country's former government on corruption charges as President Bassirou Diomaye Faye steps up an anti-graft campaign, defence lawyers said. Radio France Internationale · May 27, 2025
June Walker obituary Other lives: Teacher and volunteer who lived for nearly 70 years in Malawi The Guardian - UK · May 26, 2025
‘A heifer came into the bedroom’: Kevin survived the NSW floods – but his dairy farm might not Like many in the region, the third-generation farmer is burying his dead stock. He says he is at ‘breaking point’ The Guardian - AU · May 25, 2025
Tom’s Guide · May 25, 2025 The 7 best companion plants for tomatoes Tomatoes are a summer staple, but they can be susceptible to all kinds of pests and disease. With companion planting, you boost your chances of a happy harvest.
The Independent UK · May 23, 2025 Privacy and hunger groups sue over USDA attempt to collect personal data of SNAP recipients Privacy and hunger relief groups and a handful of people receiving food assistance benefits are suing the federal government over the Trump administration’s attempts to collect the personal information of millions of U.S. residents who use the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
The Independent UK · May 23, 2025 Inheritance tax changes ‘bad for farmers’ focus on environment’ – watchdog head Alan Lovell, chairman of the Environment Agency, revealed that farmers caused a record number of pollution incidents in English rivers.
The Guardian - US · May 22, 2025 Brazil activists decry green rollbacks as senate passes ‘devastation bill’ Legislation would dismantle regulations in farming, mining and energy, increasing risk of widespread destruction
The Independent UK · May 22, 2025 Japan's rice crisis: Prices soar, supplies dwindle and a minister resigns Rice is essential to Japanese culture, tradition and politics
The Independent UK · May 22, 2025 Thailand's ex-Prime Minister Yingluck ordered to pay for losses from a rice subsidy program A Thai court has ordered exiled former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to pay more than $304 million to compensate for losses incurred by a money-losing rice farming subsidy program that her government had implemented more than a decade ago
The Guardian - UK · May 22, 2025 The hidden cost of your supermarket sea bass Revealed: an investigation shows how consumers buying fish in the UK are playing a role in food insecurity and unemployment in Senegal
Radio France Internationale · May 22, 2025 Chocolate and rice among key EU imports facing climate threats European supermarket shelves could become emptier as climate change and biodiversity loss threaten food production in countries that export to the EU, a report published on Wednesday warned.
International Business Times · May 22, 2025 EU Ready To Tax Russian Fertilisers As Early As July EU lawmakers are set to greenlight tariffs on fertiliser imports from Russia on Thursday, despite European farmers' fears the move risks sending global prices soaring.
Evening Standard · May 21, 2025 Prominent Brexiteer declares he is a French farmer as takes sideswipe at EU A Tory former Cabinet minister presses the Government in Parliament over its ‘reset’ deal with the bloc.
The Texas Tribune · May 21, 2025 Texas braces for an imminent screwworm infestation, a threat to the state’s cattle industry U.S. Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz hope to fund an operation to kill the parasitic fly before too much damage is done.