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'I'm a young farmer and this is how Jeremy Clarkson has impacted the farming industry'
Farmer Joe Seels has offered a glimpse into how Jeremy Clarkson has transformed the agricultural world, after his Prime Video show Clarkson's Farm became a massive hit. Jeremy - who's renowned for fronting programmes like Top Gear - operates...

Big Boost For Small Farmers: 1,100 FPOs Record Over Rs 1 Crore Turnover Under Govt Scheme
Over 1,100 farmer producer organisations (FPOs), of the total 10,000 launched under the Centre’s special incentive scheme, have succeeded in crossing a business turnover of Rs 1 crore, according to figures compiled by the Ministry of Agriculture...

Saline solution: rethinking shrimp farming in France
Jérémie Cognard, Agriloops’ chief executive officer, and Romain Vandame, chief technology officer – who specialised in plant production and aquaculture respectively – met while studying at L’Institut Agro Rennes-Angers – a French grande école with...

East Africa urged to harmonise tea standards to tap into booming global orthodox tea market
KENYA – The Tea Board of Kenya (TBK) has called on East African nations to harmonise tea production standards to capitalise on the rising global demand for orthodox tea. Speaking at the launch of Africa Orthodox Tea by the East African Tea Trade...

PM Marape addresses PNG National Day at Osaka World Expo
Prime Minister, Hon. James Marape this morning officiated at the PNG National Day at the 2025 World Expo in Osaka where he underscored the close, enduring 51-year-old bilateral partnership of Papua New Guinea and Japan. At the National Day Grand...
Every near miss has a lesson: Farmsafe Australia
The campaign comes with a national call to action — if you’ve had a near miss on the farm, don’t just move on; learn from it, share it safely, and use it to protect those around you. Accompanying the campaign is the release of the 2025 Safer Farms...

India keen to strike trade deal with US but wary about crossing red lines on agriculture, dairy
NEW DELHI – In the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, soya bean farmer Harnam Singh Lodhi lamented that he has enough difficulties without having to worry about competition from American farmers. “This year, non-stop rains after sowing have...

Are There Foreign Labourers At S/Phikwe Citrus Farm Or Not?
While labour minister Pius Mokware says his ministry never issued work permits for foreign labourers to work on the citrus farm in Selebi-Phikwe, the farm manager there has confirmed the presence of foreign labourers but queries only the numbers...

Over 37,000 foreign tourists visit Manang in a year
Foreign tourists trekking in Manang/RSS MANANG: The number of foreign tourists visiting Manang continues to rise, with 37,732 arrivals recorded in fiscal year 2024/25, according to the Annapurna Conservation Area Project (ACAP) Area Office,...

Pig farm seeks permission to modernise its facilities
It will also reduce odour levels, which are currently not meeting the Environment Agency's acceptable threshold. Fergus Harvey-Kelley, of Rattlerow Farms Ltd, has submitted an application to Fenland District Council seeking permission to build...

South Korea Braces For Tough US Trade Talks; Agriculture Emerges As Flashpoint
South Korea will work to achieve the best possible outcome in the ongoing tariff negotiations with the United States in terms of national interest, the country's new industry minister said on Monday, with less than two weeks left until the August...

Top young dairy judges named for national final at Royal Adelaide Show
Top young dairy judges named for national final at Royal Adelaide Show The best young dairy cattle judges in Australia have been announced by Agricultural Shows Australia and will compete in the national finals in September. The 2025 National...
Analysis-US sanctions could cause chaos on Latam farms run on Russian fertilizers
By Ana Mano and Cassandra Garrison SAO PAULO/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Latin American farmers are in for a rough ride if the U.S. slaps secondary sanctions on buyers of Russian exports, such as the fertilizers essential for cash crops from Mexican...

Zambeef receives Best Agriculture Investor Award
ZAMBIA – Zambeef Products PLC has been named the Best Agriculture Investor at the Invest in Zambia International Conference (IZIC), hosted by the Zambia Development Agency (ZDA). The award follows a US$100 million (ZMW 2.64 billion) expansion...
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Bharat’s breakthrough child development model validated by two state governments, poised for global adoption
Indian Innovation Sponsored by Two State Governments—Proven in 19 Million Therapies—Now Ready to Address the $9.8 Trillion Global Child Development Crisis Bharat’s Pinnacle Child Development System—officially backed and externally audited by...
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Your Excellency, former Vice President and former flag bearer of our party, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, and your dear spouse, our respected former colleague, Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh, and former running mate of our dear party, members of the diplomatic...

Trump’s trade blitz to trigger global rate cuts, warns deVere CEO
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 21 July 2025: Donald Trump’s looming tariff strike on the European Union—expected to impose sweeping levies of up to 30%—is not just a geopolitical flashpoint, but a macroeconomic shockwave, warns the CEO of one of the...
Under-Fire Democratic National Committee Raises $8.6 Million In June
The Democratic National Committee raised $8.6 million in June, with under-fire committee Chair Ken Martin setting a record for out-of-the-gate fundraising, but the group badly trails its GOP counterpart. The Democratic National Committee had $15.2...
Wanted: homes for cats, dogs during National Adoption Week
Animal service organizations across Massachusetts are joining in the National Adoption Week sponsored by PetSmart Charities to find homes for the animals that are filling many shelters to overflowing. The events are scheduled throughout the week...
Chinese farmer builds 5-tonne submarine by hand
Zhang Shengwu, a Chinese farmer in his sixties, has stunned the internet after successfully launching a homemade submarine — a 5-tonne vessel he built almost entirely by hand. The vessel, named Big Black Fish, recently completed a successful trial...