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Agricultural Land Commission has to prioritize farming vs. recreation (Making Tracks)
Castanet Kamloops
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August 31, 2025
J.P. Squire - Aug 31, 2025 / 4:00 am | Story: 569399 Photo: Contributed When you stand at the south end of a new 14-kilometre section of the Shuswap North Okanagan Rail Trail, there is a wonderful panorama of Mara Lake to the north. The trail...
Ramaphosa lauds Zimbabwe's agricultural transformation
Bulawayo 24 News
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August 31, 2025
Zimbabwe's agricultural sector has earned high praise from South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who said his country could learn valuable lessons from the nation's advances. President Ramaphosa visited Zimbabwe to officially open the 115th...
AI in Agriculture Symposium, hackathon set
Paragould Daily Press - Arkansas
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The inaugural AI in Agriculture Symposium, hosted by the Center for Agricultural Data Analytics within the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, will highlight the latest in AI research and real-world applications for agriculture on Sept. 15....
Western Cape Celebrates Women in Agriculture at 2025 Entrepreneur Awards
Cape Business News
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August 31, 2025
Western Cape Celebrates Women in Agriculture at 2025 Entrepreneur Awards On Thursday, 28 August 2025, the Western Cape Department of Agriculture hosted the prestigious Women Entrepreneur Awards 2025 at the Percheron Hall, Elsenburg, in celebration...
EU report finds gaps in Albanian agriculture
Gazeta Tema
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August 31, 2025
TIRANA, Aug 31 (TemA) — Albania’s farm sector falls short of European Union standards and must accelerate reforms to fully access Common Agricultural Policy money, the European Commission says in a screening for Cluster 5. Agriculture is central...
What does ‘right to repair’ mean for farming equipment repairs in Washington?
The Columbian - Washington State
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WENATCHEE — For local growers, repairing a piece of farming equipment can cost not only money but time. Grower Blaine Smith of Bountiful Farms in Monitor said a tractor repair last year cost $10,000. According to state Rep. Tom Dent, many farmers...
Launch takes place of the Glenamaddy Ploughing and Agricultural Show
Connacht Tribune
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August 31, 2025
This article first appeared on Galway Bay FM The launch took place last night of the 2025 Glenamaddy Ploughing and Agricultural Show at the Equestrian centre in Glenamaddy with the show itself to be held on Sunday, the 28th of September....
Fertilizer will be available in next ten days: Agriculture Minister
The Rising Nepal
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Krishnanagar (Kapilvastu), Aug 31: Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development Ramnath Adhikari has said that urea fertilizer will be easily available from India within ten days. In an event held in Chandrauta today, he mentioned that the...
Family, faith, friends and farming were pillars of popular Roscommon man’s life
The Roscommon Herald
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August 31, 2025
Family, faith, friends and farming formed the pillars of the late Séan Leydon’s life. Mr Leydon of Goff Street, Roscommon Town and formerly Keadue, passed away peacefully on August 29th at the Galway Clinic, following a short illness, surrounded...
Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar is a good farming simulator, but it's made great by its sense of community and willingness to get you involved
PC Gamer
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August 31, 2025
Faming simulators are known for creating worlds for us to throw ourselves into, so it's not too surprising that Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar—a remake of the 2010 DS game—follows suit. But, instead of just being your bog standard, friendly but...
Feature: From Tianjin to Punjab, Chinese cauliflower varieties reshape agriculture in Pakistan and beyond
Xinhua News Agency
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by Jiang Chao, Misbah Saba Malik, Wang Hui ISLAMABAD/TIANJIN, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) -- Muhammad Safdar still remembers starting work in the fields when he was just 12 years old. Now 62, the veteran farmer from Attock district of Pakistan's eastern...
So you don’t like Jeremy Clarkson? Look at what he's done to Scottish farming
The Herald (Scotland)
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August 31, 2025
In recent days tractors, their trailers heaped with grain, have been rumbling past our windows from breakfast to 11 at night. With revolving orange lights on their cabins, they could be emergency vehicles on a rescue mission. And, to some extent,...
Fighting in southern Somalia displaces hundreds of farming families
Shabelle Media Network
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August 31, 2025
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Recent heavy fighting and airstrikes in the towns of Sabiid and Caanoole in southern Somalia’s Lower Shabelle region have forced hundreds of families to flee their homes, triggering a new wave of displacement and deepening the...
Fertilizer to be available in next 10 days: Agriculture minister
Khabarhub
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August 31, 2025
Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development Ramnath Adhikari/RSS KAPILVASTU: Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development Ramnath Adhikari has said that urea fertilizer will be available from India within the next 10 days. Speaking at...
Agricultural Leaders For Alabama (A.L.F.A. Leaders)
The Greensboro Watchman - Alabama
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August 31, 2025
Hale County farmer Rejeana Gvillo, right, graduated from the elite Agricultural Leaders For Alabama (A.L.F.A. Leaders) program Aug. 16 during the Alabama Farmers Federation Farm & Land Conference in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Gvillo is a commodity...
Kuridrani reaffirms government’s focus on agriculture services
FBC News
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August 31, 2025
[Photo Credit: Ministry of Agriculture/ Facebook] Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Waterways, Inosi Kuridrani, has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to strengthening grassroots service delivery following his familiarisation tour of...
Japan's agriculture minister predicts rice prices will stabilize
NHK
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Japan's agriculture minister says if his ministry's projections hold true, a substantial amount of new rice will enter the market, leading to stable retail prices. Koizumi Shinjiro made the remark in an NHK debate program on Sunday. The...
The business case for a triple win in Indian agriculture
The Hindu Business Line
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August 31, 2025
These can make agriculture deliver food, incomes, and global leadership in climate-smart growth | Photo Credit: SHAIKMOHIDEEN A Agriculture in India has never been just another sector. It is our bedrock—feeding the country, keeping millions...
Rice, space agencies team up for climate-smart farming
Inquirer
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August 31, 2025
Photo from PhilRice MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) and the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) have entered into a five-year partnership to make rice farming more climate-smart. The team-up involves operating...
'Some Countries Pressured India To Open Agricultural Market, But Nation Now Assertive: Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan In Swipe At US
Free Press Journal
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August 31, 2025
Vidisha: Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, without naming the United States, on Saturday said some countries had pressured India to open its agricultural market but the nation today stands tall and engages confidently on the global stage....