Alberta chicken farmers are bracing for a second wave of avian flu infection this fall as the death toll among the province’s flocks has surpassed one million.
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Countryfile: “Hypocrisy!” Viewers outraged at farmer’s wish to get rid of sea eagles
Countryfile presenter Tom Heap was finding out more about the reintroduction of sea eagles to the UK’s countryside in today’s episode of the BBC show. The white tailed eagle, also known as the sea eagle, was hunted to extinction in the United Kingdom by the early 20th century but in the early 1970s, new populations […]
Riverdale Recap: Farmers Only
Need to catch up? Check out our previous Riverdale recap here. We got to spend some quality time with The Farm’s leader Edgar Evernever this week on Riverdale… and for a dangerous cult leader, he is “a yummy snack,” isn’t he? When The Farm welcomes the town to an open house, Betty takes a tour of the premises […]
Cattle and dairy farmers fear new food guide could hurt their industries
The rumoured minimization of meats and dairy in Canada’s new food guide has some producers concerned it could cause a blow to their industries and negative health effects to boot.
American farmers grapple with falling prices and sinking incomes
Donald Trump’s trade war may do lasting damage to American agriculture
When Two Pot-Smoking Farmers Faced Off With the FBI
Thick, black smoke rose above Rainbow Farm on Aug. 31, 2001, visible for miles in every direction. The cause: a nine-building fire set by the farm’s owner, Tom Crosslin, clad in camouflage and armed with his Ruger assault rifle. Crosslin and his life partner, Rolland “Rollie” Rohm, ran the 34-acre farm as a headquarters for […]
‘Great Gatsby’ Bollywood star spends $500k to relieve 1,400 farmers of debt
Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan has dipped into his own funds to pay off the debts of almost 1,400 farmers whose livelihoods were rocked by a prolonged period of drought. Read more The veteran actor, who is undeniably one of the most popular Indian artists having starred in almost 190 films in his 50-year-career, has cancelled […]
American farmers grapple with falling prices and sinking incomes
A CALM USUALLY descends on America’s farm belt in November. Combines have mostly finished churning across fields; trucks have hauled crops to grain elevators; and farmers retreat to their living rooms to rest. This year, at least by one measure, they should feel particularly content. Randy Sims, a hog-and-grain farmer in western Illinois, produced 75 […]
Farmers in Asia's Golden Triangle Seek a Coffee High
On a misty, cold day in Laos’ highlands, former opium farmer Bounsee Lorleuxai sips a three-in-one instant coffee. For years, that was the best he could do if he wanted the drink. Now he’s planning to switch to growing coffee himself, and the days of the three-in-one are numbered. “One day I hope to test […]
After watching their dog die ‘a painful death,’ owners want ban on strychnine used by Sask., Alta. farmers
Strychnine is used by farmers under provincial oversight to control the ground squirrel and northern pocket gopher population. But dog owners and others want them to ban strychnine for use on gophers due to the effect it has on other animals — something Health Canada is considering.
