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Farm workers union takes Health Canada to court over pesticide safety
Ontario Farmer
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June 9, 2025
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Farm News Published Jun 09, 2025 • Last updated 1 day ago • 3 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Derek Johnstone, special assistant to the national...
Farmers devastated as unprecedented event wipes out 90% of key crop: 'Worst crop failure in 25 years'
The Cool Down - Oregon
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June 10, 2025
The disaster struck in early April just as the growing season was showing promise for a normal harvest. by Leslie SattlerJune 10, 2025 Hungarian cherry growers are bracing for their worst harvest in 25 years after devastating April frosts wiped...
Farmer Jeanne Selander and Her Jailhouse Menagerie
Keys Weekly - Florida
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June 10, 2025
Mark Hedden kicks off the first edition of his “On the Rock” podcast with one of the most beloved people in the Florida Keys. Farmer Jeanne Selander, of the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Animal Farm (commonly referred to as “the jail zoo”) joins...
World Bank retains India’s FY26 growth at 6.3 pc amid global uncertainties
The Print
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June 10, 2025
Washington, Jun 10 (PTI) World Bank on Tuesday pegged India’s economic growth projection at a lower level of 6.3 per cent for 2025-26 due to pressure on exports emanating from global uncertainties, though the country will remain the fastest...
National Weather Service says EF-1 tornado touched down in Chickasaw County during weekend storms
WTVA 9 News - Mississippi
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HOULKA, Miss. (WTVA) — The National Weather Service (NWS) determined an EF-1 tornado touched down on Saturday in Chickasaw County. The storm touched down at approximately 11:58 a.m. and stayed on the ground for 4 miles along Highway 32....
National Government Backs Investment Resolutions Made to Boost Umdoni’s Economic Potential
South Africa Today
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June 10, 2025
The Umdoni Investment Seminar, hosted at The Cutty Sark Premier Hotel in Scottburgh from 4 to 5 June 2025, was a multi-stakeholder gathering that sought collaborative ways to unlock Umdoni’s economic potential. Among the delegates were...
Foreign Intelligence Service Digest 10 June
The Odessa Journal
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The Finnish government plans to increase defense spending to three percent of GDP by 2029, which means an annual budget increase of 1.5–2 billion euros due to the threat from Russia. Lithuanian Interior Minister Vladislav Kondratovich stated that...
World Bank pegs India's growth at 6.3 pc for FY26, country remains fas...
The Morung Express
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Washington, June 10 (IANS): The World Bank on Tuesday kept India's economic growth projection at 6.3 per cent for FY 2025-26, as the country remains the fastest growing economy globally. "In the next two fiscal years, starting in FY2026/27, growth...
World Bank Spring Meetings 2025: Jobs – The Path to Prosperity
The World Bank - Washington D.C.
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[Lively music] [Master of Ceremonies] Good afternoon, and welcome to “Jobs – The Path to Prosperity.” Please, welcome to the stage our host for today’s program, Julia Chatterley. [Lively music] [Julia Chatterley] Hello, everyone, and thank you for...
World Bank lifts Argentina 2025 growth forecast to 5.5%
Buenos Aires Times
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June 10, 2025
Argentina is set to lead Latin America in economic growth next year, according to the World Bank, which has raised the nation's 2025 forecast to 5.5 percent — the highest in the region. President Javier Milei's government will welcome the news,...
Women shaping the future of agriculture
Shepparton News
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Hosted by WoTL (Women Together Learning) this annual event, designed for women and men across all areas of agriculture, from farming and agribusiness to education, research and policy will bring together more than 200 delegates for two days of...
Cornyn Introduces Bill to Combat Foreign Adversaries’ Ownership of Texas Farmland
Texas Border Business
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June 10, 2025
“Foreign entities purchasing American farmland opens the door to serious national security threats from countries like China that aim to undermine the United States, and we’ve already seen nefarious attempts by the Chinese Communist Party to...
Union Agriculture Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan Leads Nationwide Outreach Under Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan
Odisha Diary
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June 10, 2025
Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan, is leading the ongoing Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan (VKSA), launched on 29 May 2025 from Puri, Odisha. The 15-day national campaign, concluding on 12 June, aims to...
World Bank retains India FY26 GDP growth forecast at 6.3%, lowers 2025 projections for 70% of economies
The Indian Express
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June 10, 2025
The Indian economy is seen growing by 6.3 per cent in 2025-26, with the World Bank on Tuesday retaining its GDP growth forecast for the current fiscal – having cut it by 40 basis points (bps) in April 2025 – even as it warned that the pace of...
Fish farmers hail Tinubu over NAIC appointment, back Danfulani’s reforms push
Pulse
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June 10, 2025
A coalition of aquaculture experts under the National Aquaculture Professionals Alliance (NAPA) has commended President Bola Tinubu for appointing Yazeed Shehu Danfulani as Managing Director of the Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation...
Israel’s ProScout has cracked greenhouse spraying. Now it’s ready to go global.
CTech
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June 10, 2025
“Currently, there is no single way or method to measure the spraying process in greenhouses from beginning to end,” said Omer Alon, Co-Founder and CEO at ProScout. “No farmer today has the tools to plan and actually monitor the process. Since...
Rachel Reeves urged to reverse inheritance tax raid on farmers amid growing anger
Daily Express
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June 10, 2025
Rachel Reeves has been urged to make a second major U-turn by reversing her hated inheritance tax raid on farmers. The demand comes 24 hours after the Chancellor’s humiliating climbdown over Winter Fuel payment cuts. Senior Tory Vicky Atkins said...
Sanders, other officials discuss agriculture, levees
Paragould Daily Press - Arkansas
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The agriculture economy is facing some definite headwinds, but several people who attended a meeting on the issue Monday said the economy can battle through with the opening of markets and the understanding that agriculture is also a national...
Fun and learning in Lena for Breakfast on the Farm
The Shawano Leader - Wisconsin
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June 10, 2025
Thousands of people got to enjoy open-air dining June 8 at Hodkiewicz Harvesting and Trucking in Lena for the annual Oconto County Breakfast on the Farm. Most county breakfasts and brunches in northern Wisconsin take place on dairy farms, but...
Clarkson's Farm fans sink claws into two 'horrendous' stars in series four finale - ranting 'I have a burning hatred of everything they are!'
Daily Mail
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June 10, 2025
Clarkson’s Farm fans sunk their claws into two ‘horrendous’ stars that appeared in the Prime Video show's finale. The docu-series, which follows Jeremy Clarkson as he runs his own farm Diddly Squat in Oxfordshire, hit our screens in 2021. The...