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Trump’s Tariff Fight With China Poses New Threat to US Farmers
After China unveiled steep retaliatory tariffs on American exports on Wednesday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent issued a sharp and…
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Bavarian farmer's ring turns up in cow's stomach at the butcher's
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting…
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U.S. Farmers Brace for Losses in New Trade War With China
The U.S. agricultural industry is bracing for the potential of tens of billions of dollars in losses after China on Friday announced a 34…
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In Tokyo, Rice Farmers Protest ‘Misguided’ Rules Fueling Shortages
In the United States, the affordability of eggs has prompted a national discussion — underscoring anxieties about the economy and the…
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Rice price drop brings relief to billions, risk for farmers
[DELHI, KUALA LUMPUR] From the Philippines to Senegal, billions of people are finding it easier to feed their families now that rice…
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California’s War on Farmers Made Eggs Even Scarcer
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Farmers Sue Over Deletion of Climate Data From Government Websites
Organic farmers and environmental groups sued the Agriculture Department on Monday over its scrubbing of references to climate change from…
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Trump’s Funding Freezes Bruise a Core Constituency: Farmers
Skylar Holden, a cattle rancher in Missouri, had signed a $240,000 cost-sharing contract with the Agriculture Department to add fencing…
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People in Florida Could Get Up to $500,000 for Winter Storm
Florida farmers, ranchers and growers impacted by the recent winter storm could get up to a $500,000 loan, Florida Commissioner of…
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Who can share seeds? As climate change and counterfeits hurt Kenyan farmers, it's a growing question
KIKUYU, Kenya (AP) — Tucked away in a lush, forested area of central Kenya's Kikuyu town, the National Seed Bank stands as a crucial…
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Kenya's celebrated coffee under threat as farmers hit by climate change
In the lush, volcanic highlands of Komothai in Kenya's Rift Valley, farmers like Simon Macharia produce coffee on small plantations…
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‘I never thought we would become farmers,’ says F&N CEO
CITRUS farms in Florida have been battered after two hurricanes in two weeks swept over the South-eastern coast of United States between…
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Farmers protest over Asda's 'exclusion of NI produce'
A group of farmers have staged a protest at an Asda supermarket over claims the firm is excluding some Northern Ireland produce from its…
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French farmers threaten 'chaos' over proposed EU-Mercosur deal
French farmers stepped up their protests Tuesday against a proposed trade pact between the European Union and four South American…
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UK farmers plan to protest at Parliament over a tax hike they say will ruin family farms
LONDON (AP) — With banners, bullhorns, toy tractors and an angry message, British farmers are descending on Parliament on Tuesday to…
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Tractor-driving French farmers protest EU-Mercosur deal
French farmers launched Monday a new wave of action to protest the adoption of a trade pact between the European Union and four South…
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Sardinia's sheep farmers battle bluetongue as climate warms
The sheep huddle together, bleeding from the nose, aborting lambs or suffocating on saliva as they succumb to bluetongue, a virus sweeping…
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China’s Fading Hunger for Grain Spells Trouble for World Farmers
(Bloomberg) -- Warehouses across China are bulging with grain as a deepening economic crisis takes hold, leaving the world’s farmers to…
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Farmers’ blockade of Mexico's main east-west highway enters 2nd day, impacting thousands
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Business groups in Mexico warned Thursday of economic damage to companies and thousands of regular citizens as a…
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Extended drought parches Sicily, and farmers worry about being forced to sell off animals
CAMMARATA, Italy (AP) — On a scorching July afternoon, a municipal water truck rolls up in a cloud of dust on Liborio Mangiapane's farm in…
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Europe’s First Farmers Disappeared 5,000 Years Ago
In the 14th century, the plague wiped out 50 million across Europe and Asia. It remains one of history’s most fatal pandemics. But this…
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Farmers scrambling after drought destroys pantry-staple crops used around the world: 'Will face total crop failure'
Half of China is plagued by floods and mudslides, the Guardian reported; the other half is gasping for any water at all. And for farmers…
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Climate change makes India's monsoons erratic. Can farmers still find a way to prosper?
BENGALURU, India (AP) — Each year from June to September, a heavy band of rain makes its way from India's southwest coast to its…