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Nunes Asks Panel to Revive Libel Case Against Magazine

April 14, 2021April 14, 2021 ROX LAIRD

defamation, Devin Nunes, Eighth Circuit, farming, Iowa, Journalism, magazines

The California congressman wants the Eighth Circuit to reverse an Iowa federal judge’s dismissal of his suit over an Esquire article about his family’s dairy farm.

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Next Obama-Era Déjà Vu May Be Summertime Ban on High-Ethanol Gas

April 13, 2021April 13, 2021 SAMANTHA HAWKINS

Agriculture, D.C. Circuit, farming, Oil and gas, regulation, Smog

In rare alignment with climate activists, Big Oil wants the D.C. Circuit to reinstate rules that aim to decrease smog emissions — at the expense, farmers say, of America’s corn belt.

Government Health International Politics Regional

Groups Rush to Get Florida Farmworkers Vaccinated

April 1, 2021April 1, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS

Agriculture, coronavirus, farming, Florida, immigrants, vaccines

It’s a race against time for nonprofits, organizations and officials who are trying to vaccinate thousands of farmworkers who were denied priority access in Florida but now have to travel north to harvest crops in other regions.

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Supreme Court Rules for Georgia in Water Fight With Florida

April 1, 2021April 1, 2021 KAYLA GOGGIN

farming, fishing, Florida, Georgia, U.S. Supreme Court, water

The high court unanimously ruled that Florida didn’t prove Georgia’s overconsumption of water caused the collapse of the Sunshine State’s oyster fisheries.

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Supreme Court Unlikely to Block Union Intrusions on Farms

March 22, 2021March 22, 2021 ALEXANDRA JONES

Agriculture, California, farming, Labor, taking, unions

Property owners say that labor drives have disrupted busy harvest operations, and that there are more suitable locations to organize somewhere where workers won’t be distracted.

Energy Environment Government

Farmers Seek to Reverse Kern County’s Loosened Restrictions on Oil Exploration

March 10, 2021March 11, 2021 DUSTIN MANDUFFIE

California, farming, Kern County, Oil and gas, regulation

The Kern County Board of Supervisors just made it easier for the oil industry to drill new wells without subjecting those projects to an environmental review.

Appeals Environment International Law

Top EU Court Upholds Local-Help Rule for Visiting Lawyers

March 10, 2021March 10, 2021 MOLLY QUELL

Attorneys, EU, European Court of Justice, farming, Ireland

A German farmer living in Ireland was told his German-barred lawyer couldn’t represent him in Irish courts because she wasn’t barred there.

Environment Science

Study of Peach Genes Offers Promise in Future of Climate Stress

March 9, 2021March 9, 2021 NINA PULLANO

Agriculture, Climate change, farming, food, genetics, Research

By identifying the gene that tells peaches when to bloom, scientists have rounded a corner in the race to keep up with our ever-changing climate.

Energy International

Farmers in Fukushima Plant Indigo to Rebuild Devastated Town

March 3, 2021March 3, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS

farming, Japan, Natural disasters, nuclear power

Because of radiation released by the Fukushima nuclear plant disaster a decade ago, farmers in nearby Minamisoma weren’t allowed to grow crops for two years.

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Florida and Georgia Face Off at Supreme Court Over Water Rights

February 22, 2021February 22, 2021 KAYLA GOGGIN

farming, fishing, Florida, Georgia, U.S. Supreme Court, water

Florida asked the justices to cap Georgia’s use of water in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin, arguing the Peach State is using more than its fair share and causing devastation to its southern neighbor’s oyster fisheries.

Business International Science Technology

French Village Says ‘Non’ to Elon Musk’s Space-Age Internet

February 19, 2021February 19, 2021 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE

construction, Elon Musk, farming, France, internet, regulation, satellite, space, telecommunications

To realize his dream of satellite-powered internet, tech billionaire Elon Musk needs to install antennas around the world. In northern France, a village hopes he’ll decide to keep those antennas far away.

Business Environment Regional

Texas Farmers and Ranchers Struggle Through Freeze

February 17, 2021February 17, 2021 CAMERON LANGFORD

Agriculture, farming, Storms, Texas, Weather

There are 35 types of fruits and vegetables grown in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley. Freezing temperatures may financially ruin some of the region’s growers because they cannot get insurance for their crops.

International Science

France Claims Culinary Coup With Italian White Truffle Harvest

February 16, 2021February 16, 2021 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE

Agriculture, farming, food, France, Italy, Research

French researchers announced Tuesday that they had succeeded in cultivating the rare white truffles mainly found in Italy, a breakthrough that could spur more widespread efforts to grow the prized delicacy.

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India’s Top Court Tackles Social Media in Free Speech Case

February 12, 2021February 13, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS

farming, Free Speech, India, Journalism, protests, Social Media, Twitter

India’s top court on Friday sought the government and Twitter’s response to a petition seeking greater regulation of content on social media platforms amid a debate over free speech.

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No Kidding: Video Calls With Goats Boost British Farm

February 11, 2021February 11, 2021 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE

farming, video

A British farmer came up with a jokey idea to rent out her goats to liven up video call meetings — and found an unexpected source of lockdown income.

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Jamaica Faces Marijuana Shortage as Farmers Struggle

February 5, 2021February 5, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS

Agriculture, Drought, farming, marijuana

Heavy rains followed by an extended drought, an increase in local consumption and a drop in the number of marijuana farmers have caused a shortage in the island’s famed but largely illegal market that experts say is the worst they’ve seen.

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India Clamps Down on Free Speech to Fight Farmer Protests

February 5, 2021February 5, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS

Agriculture, farming, India, Journalism, protests, Social Media, Twitter

As farmers camp out at the edges of India’s capital, protesting new agricultural laws they say will devastate their earnings, the mainstream and social media have come under unprecedented attacks from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party.

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Cow Caper

February 1, 2021February 2, 2021 BRIEF

Agriculture, Cows, damages, farming, Oregon

The owners of an organic produce farm were properly awarded enhanced damages in their suit against the owners of a neighboring farm, an appeals court in Oregon ruled. The plaintiffs’ newly planted crop of organic salad plants was damaged when the defendants’ cows escaped from their enclosure and trampled and defecated on the plants.

Environment Science

Human Activity Threatens Species Survival: Study

February 1, 2021February 1, 2021 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE

Australia, construction, farming, Research, Travel, wildlife

Human activities such as farming and construction are threatening the survival of scores of wild species by forcing them to travel more to avoid mankind’s impact, research showed Monday.