Category: agriculture
Letter to the Editor
Woodford County farm land preservation At the January 13th Woodford County Fiscal Court meeting, we saw the results of a countywide effort to safeguard our farmland and rural life. When 70 people show up for a public meeting, and 574 people sign a petition in five days, that shows a broadly held concern. That said, we asked our elected leaders to take notice, focus and act. And they did. The good news is Amendments II & VII passed as recommended by the Planning Commission with a few good.
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The Trump administration is expected to release $3 billion in aid to help struggling farmers, money that had been frozen during the shutdown. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins discussed the upcomign development Tuesday on The Hill on NewsNation. “We’ve got a big announcement coming tomorrow,” she told host Blake Burman, who replied “Make it here.” “I…
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Shiv Sena (UBT) Workers Stage Protest In Nashik Seeking Swift Aid For Flood-Hit Farmers
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CM was addressing the Direct Seeded Rice (DSR) Conclave held at the International Rice Research Institute’s (IRRI) South Asia Regional Centre in Varanasi.
A recipe for avoiding 15 million deaths a year and climate disaster is fixing food, scientists say
About 15 million deaths could be avoided each year and agricultural emissions could drop by 15% if people worldwide shift to healthier, predominantly plant-based diets, according to the EAT-Lancet Commission, which brought together scientists worldwide to review the latest data on food’s role in human health, climate change, biodiversity and people’s working and living conditions.
The New York Times
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