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Jesse Silva Discusses California Citrus, Global Trade, Future of Farming
AGNet West - Florida
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June 13, 2025
Jesse Silva, Vice President of Sales for Kings River Packing, represents the eighth generation of a California farming family rooted in Sanger. The company operates four packing sheds and markets produce from over 30,000 acres statewide, spanning...
Telangana: Farmers want comprehensive seed policy to protect their interests
Telengana Today
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June 14, 2025
Urge Telangana government to create a fast-track system to punish fake seed sellers and to formulate strict laws to protect farmers from multinational companies Khammam: Protection of farmers and environmental interests should be the main...
Ballance Farm Environment Awards: Farming and science run in Gordon Stephenson’s family
The New Zealand Herald
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June 14, 2025
Stephenson’s daughter Lynn Smith said this desire to experiment was generational. “There is a scientific kind of gene running through the family,” Smith said. “His father and grandfather were just like him, they weren’t content with just being on...
J&K aims`1 trillion farm economy by 2030 through HADP reforms: LG
Greater Kashmir
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June 14, 2025
Srinagar, June 14: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today addressed the closing Ceremony of Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan at SKUAST Kashmir’s Mountain Research Centre for Field Crops at Khudwani-Kulgam. In his address, the Lieutenant Governor...
Cashew industry crisis: Bono farmers call for Cashew Board, factory
Graphic
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June 14, 2025
Cashew industry players, mainly farmers in the Bono Region, have appealed to President John Dramani Mahama to establish the Cashew Development Board (CDB) and a processing factory to ensure sustainable growth and development of the industry. The...
Lightning Sets Farmer’s House On Fire, Food Grains Destroyed In MP's Sendhwa
Free Press Journal
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June 14, 2025
Lightning Sets Farmer’s House On Fire, Food Grains Destroyed In MP's Sendhwa | FP Image Sendhwa (Madhya Pradesh): Lightning struck a farmer's house near Sendhwa on Friday night, burning it down completely and causing loss worth lakhs. The incident...
“Stop the lip service” – Bhamji calls on corporates to support Fijian farmers
The Fiji Times
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June 14, 2025
Fiji’s approximate 20, 360 agriculture farmers need assistance from companies and corporates, said Sugar Cane Growers Fund chairman, Ahmed Bhamji. He made the comments in Labasa yesterday while speaking at the Annual Farmer’s Open Day. Mr Bhamji...
Central Việt Nam hit hard as Storm Wutip claims lives and devastates crops
Vietnam News Agency
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HÀ NỘI — Storm Wutip has claimed five lives and left two people missing in central Việt Nam, while triggering severe flooding across tens of thousands of hectares of farmland, according to authorities. The latest update from the Department of Dike...
Local crops just bit behind schedule: farmer
Thunder Bay News
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June 14, 2025
A cool April delayed the growing season for some crops in the Thunder Bay area, and without increased rainfall, dry summer conditions could impact yields, according to one local farmer. THUNDER BAY — The unusually chilly spring may cause the...
Maharashtra Shocker: Buldhana Farmer Tries To Set BJP MLA Sanjay Kute’s House On Fire Over Crop Loss Compensation
Free Press Journal
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June 14, 2025
In a shocking incident late Friday night, a farmer from Buldhana district allegedly attempted to set fire to the residence of BJP MLA Sanjay Kute in Jalgaon Jamod. The accused, identified as Vishal Murud from Bawanbir village in Sangrampur taluka,...
A soundtrack for farm life
Tri-State Neighbor - Nebraska
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Not long after I got my first guitar, a classmate’s big sister talked me into accompanying her as she sang at a local grocery store. I only knew a few chords. I was studying the Mel Bay guitar book that Montgomery Ward sent along with that first...
In the Arizona desert, a fish farm raises questions about water use
Inquirer
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June 15, 2025
TUCSON, United States— Storks scatter, white against blue water, as Dan Mohring’s pickup truck rumbles down the dirt road. He’s towing a trailer full of ground-up beef, chicken, fish and nutrient bits behind him, ready to be shot out of a cannon...
Threshing shows to take the spotlight during summertime, harvest season
St. Cloud Live - Minnesota
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June 14, 2025
Threshing shows and old machinery are featured at Heritage Hill, Hanley Falls, Atwater and Forest City, with a Summer Rendezvous also taking place at the Forest City Stockade during the Forest City Threshers show. Be sure and check websites or...
Goa charts export growth plan, announces cashew board and organic farming boost
Daijiworld News
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June 14, 2025
Daijiworld Media Network - Panaji Panaji, Jun 14: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday chaired a high-level strategy meeting aimed at accelerating the state’s agricultural export potential, with a sharp focus on organic farming,...
Remembering photographer Irwin Nash as a friend to Yakima Valley farmworkers
Yakima Herald-Republic - Washington State
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Irwin Nash took chances as a photographer. For his shot of a migrant labor camp near Union Gap, he climbed a water tower to capture the camp's scope. He also took chances coming to the Yakima Valley in 1967 to document injustices endured by the...
Farm raising fish raises questions about water use
Gulf Today
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June 14, 2025
Storks scatter, white against blue water, as Dan Mohring’s pickup truck rumbles down the dirt road. He’s towing a trailer full of ground-up beef, chicken, fish and nutrient bits behind him, ready to be shot out of a cannon into the ponds below....
Harvest Abundance in Minnesota: Gardening, the Advanced Class
KAXE/KBXE - Minnesota
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When the garden or farmers market gives you everything at once, the best way to handle it is to return to the fundamentals: roast, grill, bake, pickle, can, dry, freeze and sauté. These aren’t just methods, they’re survival tools during harvest...
Weber County farmers hope to see immigration reform for agriculture workers
KTVX - Utah
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June 14, 2025
On Thursday, President Donald Trump said immigration policies are hurting the agriculture industry and that changes are coming. In Weber County, some farmers hope to see major changes. Ronald Stratford is a fourth-generation dairy farmer. “I’m...
Fifteen innovations honoured at Royal Highland Show for transforming farming
The Scottish Farmer
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June 14, 2025
The awards showcase forward-thinking developments across mechanical, digital, and sustainability sectors. AgriAudit by Tom Porter This year’s revamped competition introduced new categories to highlight a wider array of innovations, spanning...
This Staten Island farmers market that saved a food desert is celebrating 30 years with a massive community party
SI Live - New York
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June 14, 2025
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — What began as a solution to a local food desert has evolved into a cherished community hub on Staten Island’s North Shore. The St. George Greenmarket will mark its 30th anniversary this Saturday with a celebration honoring...