Tag: farmers
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Unpredictable Spurts of Dry and Wet Weather Cause Confusion and New Challenges for Midwestern Farmers
On Oct. 5, 40 fire departments in Ford County, Illinois, responded to a field fire…
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After climate memo row, Gates gives $1.4bn to help farmers cope with a hotter world
Bill Gates’ foundation has promised to invest $1.4 billion over four years to help smallholder…
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Cranberry Farmers Consider Turning Bogs Into Wetlands as Temperatures Rise
What happens when a region no longer has the ideal climate for its star crop? …
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Young farmers face steep odds in a changing climate » Yale Climate Connections
Transcript: Starting a new farm can be hard – especially for young people. Polanco: “And…
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‘Everything is gone’: Punjabi farmers suffer worst floods in three decades | India
For days, farmers in the Indian state of Punjab watched the pounding monsoon rains fall…
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The US Department of Agriculture Bans Support for Renewables, a Lifeline for Farmers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced this week that it will stop funding wind and…
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Brazil: Protect Small-Scale Farmers’ Land Rights in the Amazon
(São Paulo) – Brazil’s agrarian federal agency should reject a proposal to downsize a sustainable settlement…
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After a Drought Last Year, Ohio Farmers Wished for Rain. Now Downpours Are Destroying Their Crops
The water in the creek was rising quickly, and Paul Tomcho could not reach his…
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Farmers in US midwest squeezed by Trump tariffs and climate crisis | Ohio
Seventh-generation farmer Brian Harbage grows corn, soybeans and grass, and runs a cattle operation across…
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Korean farmers sue state power utility for damages
Six South Korean farmers have announced plans to sue the country’s state-owned utility company, arguing…