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Aphids
PHOTOS: Bunchy Top Virus puts SA's R1.9bn banana industry at risk
iol.co.za - Banele Ginindza
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s R1.9 billion a year banana growing and export industry, which employs more than 100 000 people, is at risk following …
Sugar Cane
Sugarcane farmers stage protest in Bengaluru
deccanherald.com - www.deccanherald.com
Hundreds of sugarcane farmers from Belagavi district arrived in Bengaluru city on Monday morning to stage a protest, demanding minimum support price …
Mitch McConnell
Can Legal Hemp Save Agriculture?
sierraclub.org - By Katie O'Reilly | Nov 18 2018
And does Mitch McConnell really have farmers’ best interests at heart? Last week, Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell promised that the final …
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China
China Pushes Modern Farming as Tariffs Make U.S. Crops Costlier
The Wall Street Journal. - Dominique Fong
YANGXIN COUNTY, China—To keep bugs from spoiling her wheat and corn, Wei Junxia walks her plot of land spraying pesticide from a container on her back. A neighbor uses an even simpler tool to boost production:
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Agriculture
Farmers Face Thanksgiving Losses as Some Bay Area Farmers Markets Close Due to Smoke
kqed.org - Sara Hossaini
The weekend before Thanksgiving is typically one of the biggest moneymakers all year for farmers who sell their produce at Bay Area farmers markets. …
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Africa
Tanzanian government buys entire cashew crop to end price dispute
AlJazeera - Al Jazeera
The president has sacked some politicians for failing to deal with the nut price crisis between farmers and middlemen. The government of Tanzania has 200,000 tonnes of cashew nuts on their hands. The bought
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Vigilantism
Reporters Project: From Mother to Menace
news18.com
The security of the cow, and the murderous vigilantism in its name have had some unintended consequences. Runjhun Sharma reports that farmers in …
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Sugar Cane
Sugarcane emerges as likely culprit in drought-hit Marathwada; growing cultivation of cash crop depleted groundwater
Firstpost - Varsha Torgalkar
Pune: If sugarcane was not cultivated at such large extent in Marathwada, the region would not be facing drought at such horrible scale. According to …
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Agriculture
Why were you silent for last four years, CM asks protesting farmers
thehindu.com - Special Correspondent
Reacting sharply to the protest by sugarcane farmers in Belagavi, Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Sunday alleged that those gatecrashing were …
Wineries
The Perfect Day in Richmond: Hidden Wineries, Authentic Eats + Miles of Waterfront
7x7.com - www.7x7.com
Oakland is a hot topic around San Francisco these days—our most pioneering friends moved there ages ago, and now the city's restaurants and various …
Indian Expressadded this to Indian Express
Trains
Punjab: Farmers lift rail blockade after 30 hours, 44 trains hit
indianexpress.com - Anju Agnihotri Chaba
After cancellation and diversion of around four dozen trains on busy Jalandhar-Jammu route due to almost 30-hour blockade by cane growers near Garna …
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
USDA agency plans crop production survey
miamiherald.com - The Associated Press
A U.S. Department of Agriculture agency will be contacting farmers to gather year-end production and storage figures. The USDA's National Agricultural …
Darryl Benjaminadded this to The Farm-to-Table Handbook: Farm to Table Movement
Canadian News
Thousands march in support of Quebec dairy farmers, against USMCA concessions | The Star
thestar.com - The Canadian Press
MONTREAL—Thousands marched through the streets of Montreal this afternoon in support of farmers who said they are threatened by the new …
The Telegraphadded this to Daily UK News
Agriculture
Organic turkey farmers sent death threats by vegan protesters as they accuse activists of scaring their birds
The Telegraph - By Helena Horton
Organic turkey farmers have warned of a co-ordinated campaign by vegan activists, who send death threats and frighten the birds, as attacks rise in the run-up to Christmas. Ethical farms, which allow public
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Tamil Nadu
Gaja effect: Thousands of coconut and plantain trees damaged, lesser damage to paddy
thenewsminute.com - Anjana Shekar
The TN govt has estimated that 1,70,454 trees have fallen. “It’ll take at least five years for the farmers to recover from this damage,” a farmers’ …
Western Cape
Thousands of Cape bee deaths stings the industry
iol.co.za - LUKE FOLB
Cape Town - Cape beekeepers are faced with a crisis as honeybees are dropping dead in their “thousands” on farms in the peninsula.Apiarists believe …
San Francisco
Air Quality improves slightly as Bay Area struggles to return to normal life
abc7news.com - Cornell Barnard
After more than a week of historic, unhealthy air quality, the Bay Area is struggling to return to normal life outdoors. The Fort Mason Farmer's …
Indian Expressadded this to Indian Express
Yavatmal
From 22 deaths to 0, how cotton district in Maharashtra battled pesticide poisoning
indianexpress.com - Vivek Deshpande
In July and August, officials say, at least 28,000 safety kits — masks, gloves and synthetic aprons — were distributed free of cost in Yavatmal as …
Miami Heraldadded this to Business
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve: Farm income continues to decline this fall
miamiherald.com - The Associated Press
The Federal Reserve says farm income continued to decline across the Plains and western states this fall because crop prices remain weak. The Federal …
The Quintadded this to The Quint
Business (India)
QBengaluru: Sugarcane Farmers Crash Suvarna Soudha; SBI Defrauded
thequint.com - The Quint
1. CM Cancels Meet, Cane Growers Gatecrash Suvarna Sugarcane farmers in Belagavi, who have been staging indefinite protest since one week, were …
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Liberal View
The Destructive Weed Killer the EPA Refuses to Ban
truthdig.com - Liza Gross / Reveal
Every August, Andrew Joyce used to hunker down in the field beside his house, picking juicy, ripe tomatoes in the blazing sun. He’d load them onto …
Miami Heraldadded this to News
Coffee
Kona coffee farmer’s portraits go on display
miamiherald.com - The Associated Press
A Hawaii photographer and coffee farmer is capturing portraits of other coffee farmers and hand-dying each picture with coffee from each individual's …
The Hindu Groupadded this to The Hindu
Agriculture
Resentment among farmers ahead of PM visit to Gurugram
thehindu.com - Ashok Kumar
Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s public meeting at Gurugram’s Sultanpur village here on Monday, to inaugurate the 83-km-long Kundli-Manesar …
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Innovation
#ICYMI: Tieman passes, cybersecurity, numbers game, more news
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In Case You Missed It (#ICYMI) is a daily feature highlighting news in and around Montreal.
Agriculture
Tanzania: Govt Says Over 2,100 Farmers Paid U.S.$ 433,000 for Cashews
allafrica.com
[Citizen] Mtwara -Agriculture minister Japhet Hasunga says at least 2,168 cashew farmers from 35 verified primary societies have so far been paid …
Fair Trade
5 Ways to Celebrate a Non-GMO Thanksgiving
greenamerica.org - Jamie Landa
Buy Organic In order for a product to be certified organic, it may not be produced using genetically modified organisms (GMOs). This means that if the …
Agriculture
Thousands of farmers march through city urging public to support agriculture industry
ctvnews.ca - CTV Montreal
5,000 farmers marched through the streets of downtown Montreal on Sunday, calling on both the government and public to support local food …
The Hindu Groupadded this to The Hindu
Tamil Nadu
Should Nagapattinam ryots persist with paddy farming?
thehindu.com - T. Ramakrishnan
The impact of Cyclone Gaja on Nagapattinam district has once again brought to the fore the advisability of farmers in the area sticking to paddy …
Price Index
How BJP, Congress balance inflation and rural distress
hindustantimes.com - www.hindustantimes.com
Rural distress, most experts agree, will be a major headwind for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Interestingly, …
Wastewater
Flanders' drought and flood impact plan finalised
thebulletin.be - Paul McNally
An action plan for water security in Flanders has been finalised, focusing on how the region can be better prepared for periods of water scarcity, …