Bird flu’s disturbing new turn into cattle
U.S. health officials are closely monitoring the recent leap of avian flu from birds to cattle — and earlier this month, to a Texas dairy farmer. The Centers for Disease …
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Little boy, 5, almost died after catching violent diarrhoea bug that left him back in nappies at kids’ play farm
A MUM says her five-year-old son was hospitalised with an animal parasite that “could have killed him” after a visit to a kids’ play farm. Kelly Roberts and little Eli …
Little boy, 5, almost died after catching violent diarrhoea bug that left him back in nappies at kids’ play farm
A MUM says her five-year-old son was hospitalised with an animal parasite that “could have killed him” after a visit to a kids’ play farm. Kelly Roberts and little Eli …
Do Ottawa’s proposed capital gains tax changes affect inherited properties?
The federal government’s budget proposal to increase the inclusion rate for the capital gains tax for people whose profits go past a certain threshold has drawn mixed reactions from experts, …
Frustrated farmers are rebelling against EU rules. The far right is stoking the flames – The Denver Post
By RAF CASERT (Associated Press) ANDEREN, Netherlands — Inside the barn on the flat fields of the northern Netherlands, Jos Ubels cradles a newborn Blonde d’Aquitaine calf, the latest addition …
The Rise of the Carbon Farmer
Patrick Holden strolls across the field, pausing from time to time to bend and point out a bumblebee, or a white butterfly, or a dung beetle. A wide expanse of …
Monterey County agriculture officials sued over farm chemicals near Latino schools
Hailey Branson-Potts | (TNS) Los Angeles Times For Nelly Vaquera-Boggs, the plastic tarps that cover strawberry fields in Monterey County, California, when they are being fumigated with toxic chemicals offer …
Farmers depleted groundwater in this San Joaquin Valley county. Now a state crackdown could rein them in
By Rachel Becker | CalMatter For the first time in California history, state officials are poised to crack down on overpumping of groundwater in the agricultural heartland. The State Water …
Why tortillas sold in California may be forced to add a new ingredient
Corn chips, tortillas, tamales and pupusas — while all delicious may be missing a key vitamin for women of reproductive age. Folic acid has long been used to prevent serious …
Opinion | Why Asia must solve food waste to hit its environmental goals
While food waste is a global problem, it’s particularly of concern in Asia, which ironically is home to upwards of 370 million undernourished people – about half the world total. …