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French farmer
Politics

Tractors are on Paris’ doorstep as the French farmer protests gain steam and crisis for Macron escalates

By Sylvie Corbet and The Associated Press
January 25, 2024
Farmer protests
Environment

Environmentalists are up in arms after EU relaxes rules on genetically modified plants

By Samuel Petrequin and The Associated Press
January 24, 2024
Polish farmers protest
Politics

‘It shows they are fed up. It’s a revolt’: European farmers are furious with the EU for 3 main reasons—and one has to do with Ukraine

By Sylvie Corbet and The Associated Press
January 24, 2024
Elon Musk’s satellite army has a new target: Connecting the $183 billion farm industry to high-tech ag tools
Tech

Elon Musk’s satellite army has a new target: Connecting the $183 billion farm industry to high-tech ag tools

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January 22, 2024
A wolf stands in the enclosure
Politics

Cattle industry sues to block the reintroduction of gray wolves as rural businesses and urban environmentalists clash in Colorado

By Matthew Brown and The Associated Press
December 14, 2023
Young female farmer holding tablet in hand in paddy field of modern agriculture in China
Success

China’s youth unemployment crisis has millennials quitting the city for the country and the farming life—that their parents escaped

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December 4, 2023
Egg Farm
Health

An Ohio egg farm is slaughtering over 1.3 million chickens because it’s nervous bird flu spread throughout the flock

By Josh Funk and The Associated Press
November 27, 2023
Alan Mazzotti
Environment

‘There’s no future after me’: Colorado pumpkin man says drought, labor, water issues will end his family business. ‘My boys won’t farm’

By Melina Walling, Brittany Peterson and The Associated Press
October 29, 2023
American farmer
Success

The average American farmer is so old they’re practically a boomer

By David R. Buys, John J. Green, Mary Nelson Robertson and The Conversation
October 12, 2023
Small farmers are up against California’s $1.1 billion carrot industry in a vicious fight over groundwater: ‘We are being totally overrun’ 
Environment

Small farmers are up against California’s $1.1 billion carrot industry in a vicious fight over groundwater: ‘We are being totally overrun’ 

By Amy Taxin and The Associated Press
October 1, 2023
Saltwater invading drought-hit Mississippi River imperils Louisiana citrus farms ravaged by hurricanes: ‘There’s no getting around how dire the situation is’
Environment

Saltwater invading drought-hit Mississippi River imperils Louisiana citrus farms ravaged by hurricanes: ‘There’s no getting around how dire the situation is’

By Sara Cline and The Associated Press
September 29, 2023
Aaron Fields
Finance

As indoor farming startups with hundreds of millions in funding head to bankruptcy, critic says: ‘Boy, this is a dumb idea’

By Melina Walling, Kendria LaFleur and The Associated Press
September 18, 2023
Walmart and Kroger are betting on a bankruptcy-hit indoor farming industry that many consider unsustainable
Finance

Walmart and Kroger are betting on a bankruptcy-hit indoor farming industry that many consider unsustainable

By Melina Walling, Kendria LaFleur and The Associated Press
September 17, 2023
Farmers who have watched drought scorch their fields now face a low Mississippi River—and higher transport prices 
Environment

Farmers who have watched drought scorch their fields now face a low Mississippi River—and higher transport prices 

By Scott McFettridge and The Associated Press
September 17, 2023
Lush wine grape clusters hang from vine.

Demand for wine has fallen so much that France is spending $215 million to distill excess wine into ethanol used in cleaning products

By
August 27, 2023

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