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‘You wouldn’t eat her – she’s one of the family’: meet Jill, Australia’s heaviest oyster

Nurtured by Bernie Connell for almost a decade, the mollusc now weighs more than 3kg and is about to enter the record books

The Guardian - AU · May 6, 2024

Fortified rice | Madras High Court directs Centre to look into apprehensions regarding risk factors

Madras High Court directs Centre to address risk factors associated with fortified rice in welfare schemes.

The Hindu · May 6, 2024

Farmer confidence at lowest in England and Wales since survey began, NFU says

Union cites extreme wet weather and post-Brexit phasing-out of EU subsidies as main reasons for slump

The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2024

Heatwave Hammers Thailand's Stinky But Lucrative Durian Farms

Clambering hand-over-hand, sweat dripping into his eyes, a durian labourer expertly slices a cumbersome fruit from a tree before tossing it down to land with a soft thump in his colleague's waiting arms some 15 metres (50 feet) below.

International Business Times · May 4, 2024

Tirthahalli areca emerges best variety among nuts grown in Karnataka

Recently, scientists displayed varieties of areca, grown in different places, to a group of 60 persons. The varieties were just numbered to avoid any possible bias in jugement. The group, which included consumers, traders, research scholars, scientists, and growers, took part in the analysis. They were allowed to touch and…

The Hindu · May 4, 2024

Farmers, horticulturists under SKM banner at odds with BJP’s Mandi Lok Sabha candidate Kangana Ranaut

Farmers in Himachal Pradesh oppose Kangana Ranaut's BJP candidacy due to alleged derogatory remarks against farmers.

The Hindu · May 3, 2024

Why are Pakistan’s wheat farmers protesting against the government?

Farmers say recent wheat import policies have caused their financial woes.

Al Jazeera · May 3, 2024

Clarkson’s Farm review – Jeremy’s heartbreak at Diddly Squat will make you weep

Although it is often hilarious, Clarkson’s ever-compelling show is back with shocking and harrowing insights into the truth about British farming. Tissues at the ready!

The Guardian - UK · May 3, 2024

460 days and counting: Persistent protests to save farmland in Devanahalli near Bengaluru

As many as 1,777 acres are set for acquisition for the Haralur Industrial Area Development Project (Phase II) by the Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board (KIADB). The Board had developed an industrial area spread over 1,282 acres in Phase 1 where, so far, two companies have set up production units.…

The Hindu · May 3, 2024

The U.S. may be missing human cases of bird flu, scientists say

Officially, only one person has caught the illness during the current outbreak. But with limited testing, cases could be flying under the radar.

WEKU · May 2, 2024