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France halts imports of food with traces of banned pesticides

France officially banned food imports containing traces of five pesticides that are already banned in the EU. The government announced the ban on Wednesday. The move aims to reduce farmers' opposition to the Mercosur trade deal with four South American countries.

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EU offers farmers extra funds to quell anger over Mercosur deal

The EU has offered a carrot to farmers angered at a trade deal with South American bloc Mercosur, promising to unlock funds for the sector as EU agriculture ministers are due to gather in Brussels Wednesday for an extraordinary meeting to try to get the accord over the line.

Radio France Internationale

Texas officials warn residents not to open mysterious seed packets after over 1,000 land in mailboxes across the state

Officials are concerned the seeds, if opened or planted, could introduce harmful invasive species, agricultural pests, or plant diseases to the region

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Pesticide industry ‘immunity shield’ stripped from US appropriations bill

Democrats and ‘make America healthy again’ movement pushed back on the rider in a funding bill led by Bayer

The Guardian - US

Swine fever deaths surge in Spain amid fears of new virus strain

Spain is working to identify and contain its first outbreak of the deadly virus in thirty years

The Independent UK

France tightens checks on food imports amid farmers' opposition to Mercosur

The French government has said it is tightening checks on around a dozen food ⁠imports in a bid to ease concerns of farmers who have been protesting at what they say is unfair competition from countries with looser regulations.

Radio France Internationale

Country diary: A wave of relief on the farm with the inheritance tax change

Tebay, Cumbria: Small farms like ours contribute to society, but we need help to survive. A huge cloud has lifted over our future

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Country diary: A novel way to farm this ‘black desert’

Greinton, Somerset Levels: Instead of drying the peat to make it fit for agriculture, a small group of farmers have decided to work with the wet

The Guardian - UK

Farmers can now learn how much aid they will get from the Trump administration

Farmers are now learning how much aid they can expect to receive from a $12 billion package that President Donald Trump announced earlier this month

The Independent UK

Australian beef industry ‘extremely disappointed’ after China hits imports with 55% tariff

Levy on beef exceeding quotas to begin immediately as Beijing seeks to protect domestic industry

The Guardian - AU

EU legislation intended to fight deforestation has been effectively ‘dismantled’

Law’s original author points to removal of obligations for downstream traders to verify origin of commodities

The Guardian - UK

Illegal movement of cattle across Irish border led to 2004 probe, files show

The North South Ministerial Council had set up a sub-group to examine cross-border fraud.

Evening Standard

Young Africans find hope in farming as urban life becomes too expensive

Farming has long been seen as low-status work across much of Africa, pushing young people to cities in search of office jobs

The Independent UK

North Carolina Christmas tree farmers are optimistic after Hurricane Helene

More than a year after storm ripped apart families and farms, growers are bullish about strength of their industry

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The Independent UK

Renting Christmas tree growing more popular to cut waste, says business

Kilnford Farm Shop in Dumfries and Galloway began renting out trees three years ago.

The Guardian - UK

Ministers raise inheritance tax threshold for farms after backlash

U-turn lifts limit from £1m to £2.5m after protests and warnings that family farms were at risk

Evening Standard

Ministers raise inheritance tax threshold for farmers in climbdown after protests

The higher threshold will take effect on April 6.

Radio France Internationale

EU slams China over 'unjustified' tariffs on European dairy imports

Brussels has hit back at China slapping duties of up to 42.7 percent on some dairy products from the European Union, calling the move "unjustified". China's announcement is the latest in a trade spat with the EU that spans from food to electric vehicles.

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The Independent UK

China to impose up to 42.7% provisional tariffs on EU dairy products

China has announced provisional tariffs of up to 42.7% on dairy products imported from the European Union

The Guardian - US

US farmers say Trump’s $12bn package not enough to undo damage from tariffs

Thousands of farms set to go bankrupt as grain farmers in particular hit by trade disruptions caused by price hikes

The Guardian - UK

More than 75% of Labour, Lib Dem and Green voters think PM should open talks on joining EU customs union – as it happened

YouGov poll for the Times suggests even 40% of Conservative voters support such a move

The Guardian - UK

UK supermarkets turn to European turkeys as avian flu hits supply

Asda, Lidl and Morrisons understood to be stocking imported branded turkeys to meet Christmas demand

Latin Times

Coffee, Cocoa and Sugar Markets Poised for New Phase After Volatile Period, Citi Forecasts

The bank said prices have been driven higher this year by a combination of shocks, including adverse weather in major producing countries and logistical disruptions

The Guardian - UK

‘Borrowed time’: crop pests and food losses supercharged by climate crisis

Heating means pests breeding and spreading faster, warn scientists, with simplified current food system already vulnerable

Radio France Internationale

EU delays Mercosur trade deal amid farmers' protests and political divide

The European Union has delayed the signing of a trade deal with the South American Mercosur bloc, as protests by farmers and push back from key member states France and Italy expose the political fault lines running through Europe’s agricultural policy.

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