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U.S. Agriculture secretary backs Tennessee higher education grant cuts
Chattanooga Times Free Press - Tennessee
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August 19, 2025
U.S. Agriculture officials announced a new initiative Monday to stop subsidies for solar energy panels that take up farmland while supporting cuts in agriculture grants to Tennessee universities. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins introduced the...
Senator Bill Hagerty spotlights Tennessee agriculture and rural business during August visits
SW Tennessee News
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August 18, 2025
Senator Bill Hagerty shared a series of posts on August 18, 2025, highlighting agricultural initiatives and local businesses in Tennessee. The posts focused on the importance of agricultural tradition, environmental stewardship, and support for...
Steenhuisen inspires learners at special needs Agricultural School
SABC News
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August 19, 2025
Some learners at Dr Bohmer School of Skills in Bloemfontein have expressed their excitement over the visit by the Minister of Agriculture, John Steenhuisen. Steenhuisen visited the school, which offers an agricultural programme for children with...
Transforming Ohawu Agricultural College into a University: A Game-Changer for Southern Volta
Modern Ghana
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Education is often described as the bedrock of national development, and in Ghana, the urgency to expand access to higher learning has never been greater. In the Southern Volta Region, where towns such as Dzodze, Weta, Afife, Penyi, and Ohawu play...
"As agriculture becomes increasingly industrialized, artisanal work is becoming our greatest differentiator"
Fresh Plaza
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August 19, 2025
According to experts, the best melons in Spain are produced in the municipality of Xilxes, in the southern part of Castellón's coast. This is due to the saline properties of the area's marshland soil, favorable climate, and the artisan care they...
Russian Agriculture Ministry working to expand exports to China
TASS
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August 19, 2025
KAZAN, August 19. /TASS/. Russia is working on expanding the range of agricultural produce delivered to China, Representative of the Ministry of Agriculture in China Dmitry Klishin said at the 3rd Sprouts Business Forum. "Over the last several...
Russian-Chinese trade in agricultural, food products up 13% year-on-year in H1 2025
TASS
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August 19, 2025
KAZAN, August 19. /TASS/. Trade turnover of agricultural and food products between Russia and China increased by 13% in the first six months of 2025 compared to last year, Zalina Aiba, Deputy Director of the Department for Regulation of Fisheries...
Gauteng agriculture MEC pushes for legislation to ban food waste
Times LIVE
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Gauteng MEC for agriculture and rural development Vuyiswa Ramokgopa says Rise Mzansi is determined to take the fight against food waste to parliament by sponsoring legislation that would ban the practice and hold companies accountable. “Really...
Kansas Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom wins national award
Farm Talk - Kansas
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Kansas Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom (KFAC) has been awarded the 2025 Innovative Program Award by the National Agriculture in the Classroom Organization (NAITCO) for its development of the Clickable Kansas County Map, a...
Global Badminton hit by feather shortage as China cuts duck farming for pork
Daijiworld News
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August 19, 2025
Daijiworld Media Network – New Delhi New Delhi, Aug 19: A surprising shift in eating habits in China is ruffling feathers in the global badminton world — quite literally. A growing preference for pork over duck has disrupted poultry farming in...
Dept. of Agriculture seeks input before 2026 legislative session
Echo Press - Minnesota
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August 19, 2025
ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is gathering ideas as the department considers proposals for the 2026 Minnesota legislative session. Farmers, food businesses, and others impacted by food and agriculture systems are invited to...
Pak: Protests erupt across Sindh opposing corporate farming, decry Govt negligence
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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August 19, 2025
Sindh [Pakistan] August 19 (ANI): The Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), Qaumi Awami Tehreek (QAT), and Awami Tehreek (AT) organised separate demonstrations across various locations in Sindh to protest against corporate farming and the Sindh...
80 Acres Farms and Soli Organic merge into a $200M indoor farming company
Fresh Fruit Portal
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August 19, 2025
Vertical farming industry leader 80 Acres Farms and Virginia-based agricultural company Soli Organic, are merging into one of the largest indoor farming networks globally. The new entity will operate under the 80 Acres Farms name and will be...
ICRISAT delegations meets CM Omar Abdullah, explores agricultural self-reliance for J&K
Rising Kashmir
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August 19, 2025
A delegation led by Vice-Chancellor SKUAST-Kashmir, accompanied by representatives of the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), today called on Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to discuss the establishment of a...
Genome-edited rice varieties to be a game changer in sustainable agriculture: Govt
The Hindu Business Line
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August 19, 2025
The genome-edited rice variety DRR Dhan 100 (Kamala) gives 20-25 per cent higher grain yield while Pusa Rice DST 1 has shown strong tolerance to coastal and inland salinity | Photo Credit: BAZ RATNER The government has said that genome-edited rice...
US agricultural products tax exemption finalised based on mutual interest
The Sun Daily
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August 19, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR: The sales tax exemption on imported United States agricultural products represents a negotiated outcome serving mutual interests between both nations. Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz...
All roads lead to Inverlochy for 2025 Lochaber Agricultural Show
The Arran Banner
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August 19, 2025
Held by permission of Ewen Campbell at Inverlochy Castle Farm, in a spectacular setting against the backdrop of Ben Nevis, the show is a celebration of the area’s rich farming heritage and allows visitors to savour the very best of Scottish...
Seasonal migrant labor has been a cornerstone of U.S. agriculture
Villages News - Florida
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August 19, 2025
To the Editor: Early Roots of Seasonal Migration • Mid-1800s: Seasonal labor demand grew with the expansion of crop production. Immigrants from Europe, China, Japan, and Mexico were hired to meet these needs, especially on the West Coast. •...
Agriculture and environment: an 80-year legacy affirming position in green era
Vietnam News Agency
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HÀ NỘI — Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Environment Phùng Đức Tiến has affirmed that over the past 80 years, the agriculture sector had become a leading exporter of rice, seafood, wood and coffee, contributing significantly to food security...
Future of farming? How astronauts are growing food in space
Firstpost
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August 19, 2025
Following his successful mission to the International Space Station (ISS), making him only the second Indian in space, Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla is back on Earth and has returned to India. On Monday evening, the Indian astronaut met with...