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Executive at Australia’s pesticides authority allegedly urinated on staff at function, Senate hears

Agriculture minister Murray Watt says he is seeking an ‘urgent briefing’ over the alleged 2021 incident

The Guardian - AU

Urgent briefing after 'private urination'

The minister for agriculture wants an urgent briefing after allegations that a senior staff member at a government agency had a "private urination incident".

AAP

Young farmers the angriest of all, says Todd Muller

The hopelessness and anger in the rural sector right now is palpable in a way he's never seen before, National's agriculture spokesperson tells political editor Jo Moir.

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USDA says more than $200M will help meat processors expand

The Agriculture Department announced more than $223 million in grants and loans Wednesday to help small and mid-sized meat processing plants expand to help boost competition in the highly concentrated industry

The Independent UK

WA farm lobby group says Yungngora Association Incorporated's penalty for cattle death inadequate

An agriculture body says a suspended $250,000 fine over the death of 100 cattle is "punishment with a feather duster".

ABC News

Bird flu infects Iowa egg farm with 1 million chickens

Iowa agriculture officials say another commercial egg farm has been infected with bird flu, the first commercial farm case identified since April when a turkey farm was infected

The Independent UK

Russia is ready to supply up to 500,000 T of grain to poorest countries - TASS

Russia is ready to supply up to 500,000 tonnes of grain to poor countries in the next four months, with assistance from Turkey, TASS news agency cited Agriculture Minister Dmitry Patrushev as saying on Saturday.

Reuters

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USDA announces $759M for high-speed internet in rural areas

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is announcing $759 million in grants and loans to enable rural communities to access high-speed internet

The Independent UK

Malawi's President Chakwera fires agriculture minister and deputy in crackdown on fraud

In a televised address to the nation, Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera fired Agriculture Minister Lobin Lowe and his deputy to immediate effect for “incompetence and gross negligence.”

Radio France Internationale

Both have deep Texas roots, but Sid Miller and Susan Hays offer stark contrast in fight for ag commissioner

The state’s agriculture commissioner oversees a vast portfolio including farming and ranching, rural health care and the scales you use at grocery store checkout.

The Texas Tribune

Puerto Rico struggles to recover after hurricane razed crops

Puerto Rico's agriculture minister says Hurricane Fiona destroyed $159 million worth of crops in Puerto Rico when it hit a month ago, decimating fields of plantains, bananas and other crops

The Independent UK

Pennsylvania Launches Grant Program To Support Booming Hemp Industry

Pennsylvania's Department Of Agriculture is calling for “proposals from nonprofit marketing and promotion organizations for projects aimed at increasing sales, export, or consumer awareness” of the state's

Benzinga

Report: Hurricane Ian farm loss could reach $1.56B

A new report finds preliminary agriculture losses in Florida from Hurricane Ian’s high winds and drenching rains could reach $1.56 billion, with citrus, cattle, vegetable and melon operations hit the hardest

The Independent UK

Queensland minister apologies for slur

Queensland agriculture minister Mark Furner has "unreservedly apologised" for making a "dopey, stupid woman" comment in parliament.

AAP

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Queensland's Agriculture Minister Mark Furner apologises after 'dopey, stupid woman' comment in parliament

Queensland's Agriculture Minister Mark Furner apologises "unreservedly" for an insulting comment against an opposition MP which has been labelled misogynistic, with the Premier saying she's disappointed.

Reuters

Colombia reaches deal to buy land from cattle ranchers

Colombia's government has reached a deal with cattle farmers to buy 3 million hectares (7.4 million acres) of land, earmarked for poor rural farmers to push agrarian reform aimed at boosting food production and tackling poverty, the minister of agriculture said on Friday.

The Texas Tribune

How the debunked conspiracy film “2000 Mules” became Texas Republican orthodoxy

Watchdog groups fear the film will fuel chaos in the upcoming midterm elections and could be a pretext for more restrictive voting laws in the future.

The Times of India

Gujarat has taken up natural farming, says CM Bhupendra Patel

AHMEDABAD: A review meeting on the use of digital technology in the field of natural farming and agriculture in the country was held in New Delhi under the chairmanship of Union home minister Amit Shah.

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National Carp Control Plan handed to Agriculture Department after years of delays

The plan and its associated documents have not been made public yet, but the Shadow Agriculture Minister says it is time for the plan to be released.

Reuters

Russia: annual grain harvest to grow 5 million tonnes thanks to 'new territories'

Russia's grain harvest is set to grow by about 5 million tonnes a year thanks to its incorporation of four Ukrainian territories, Agriculture Minister Dmitry Patrushev said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Russia may start providing trade finance to importers of its grain - farm minister

Russia may start providing trade finance to importers of its grain as sanctions imposed on Moscow since it sent troops to Ukraine affect this financial instrument, Agriculture Minister Dmitry Patrushev said.

The Hindu

Andhra Pradesh: Near-normal monsoon pushes up kharif acreage in drought-prone Prakasam district

The shortfall will be compensated for in a week or so in view of steady discharge of water from Nagarjunasagar Right Bank Canal, says Agriculture Joint Director

Tribune News Service

At conference short on GOP voices, Biden says US can end hunger

President Joe Biden told several hundred people Wednesday that he envisions a U.S. with fewer deaths from diet-related diseases and parents better able to put food on the table.

Roll Call

At conference short on GOP voices, Biden says US can end hunger - Roll Call

President Biden also appeared to forget that a Republican lawmaker who backed the hunger conference was killed in a car accident last month.

The Hindu

Bihar Agriculture Minister’s plain-speaking leaves govt. red-faced

Sudhakar Singh’s penchant for plain-speaking has led to controversies

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