Building dams that flood land, the beavers have infuriated farmers. Some have obtained permits to kill the animals — setting off outrage among conservationists. By…
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Opinion | Guatemala Is America’s Best Chance to Fix the Immigration Problem
Vice President Kamala Harris arrived in Guatemala on Monday to kick off a two-day tour aimed at trying to strengthen ties with the country and…
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Severe Flooding Prompts Extensive Relief Effort in Guyana
Widespread flooding has inundated Guyana, swamping roads, homes and farmland throughout the small South American country. More than 6,900 households across the country have been…
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EU nearing deal on reform of farming policy, German minister says
Slideshow ( 3 images )(Reuters) – The European Union is closing in on a deal in negotiations to reform agriculture subsidies in the 27 nation…
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‘You Can Feel the Tension’: A Windfall for Minority Farmers Divides Rural America
A $4 billion federal fund meant to confront how racial injustice has shaped American farming has angered white farmers who say they are being unfairly…
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Opinion | Can This Unlikely Duo Revive Rural America and Help the Planet?
President Biden and Tom Vilsack, his agriculture secretary nominee, may seem an unlikely pair to lead a transformation of agriculture to battle climate change. Many…
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India’s Farmer Protests Explained
At least one protester was killed and 80 police officers were injured after tens of thousands of farmers, many driving tractors, took to the streets…
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Jobs, Houses and Cows: China’s Costly Drive to Erase Extreme Poverty
JIEYUAN VILLAGE, China — When the Chinese government offered free cows to farmers in Jieyuan, villagers in the remote mountain community were skeptical. They worried…
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Angry Farmers Choke India’s Capital in Giant Demonstrations
NEW DELHI — Mewa Singh said he wasn’t going anywhere. On Monday afternoon, Mr. Singh, who farms a small plot of land in northern India,…
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Seeding of the 2020 crop ‘virtually complete’ in Saskatchewan
Seeding is essentially complete in most areas of Saskatchewan. In the weekly crop report, Saskatchewan Agriculture said 98 per cent of the 2020 crop is…
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Spring seeding on par with five-year average for Saskatchewan producers
Seeding in Saskatchewan on the 2020 crop is on par for this time of year, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture. In its weekly crop report released…
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No Crowds. No Flying Fish. Coronavirus Empties Pike Place Market.
A hub since frontier days, the Seattle market is weathering the outbreak as best it can. Photographs and Text by Ruth Fremson Once you take…
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Macron tells farmers he'll fight for EU budget, wine tariff relief
PARIS (Reuters) – President Emmanuel Macron told farmers on Saturday that France would continue to oppose cuts to agricultural subsidies, a day after EU budget…
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Opinion | The Parable of the Sick Pig and the Lonely Rooster
NASHVILLE — John Chester’s lovely new documentary film, “The Biggest Little Farm,” opens with a tragedy in the making: Wildfires are moving toward the farm…
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