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Drought on B.C.'s Sunshine Coast prompts state of emergency
A state of local emergency declared on the Sunshine Coast because of drought includes an order for breweries, water bottlers and non-medical cannabis growers to shut down water use.
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Nigeria's food basket devastated by flooding
Nigeria is suffering through severe flooding, which has destroyed vast tracts of agricultural land and helped push up already inflated food prices.
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Drought, labour shortages lead fruit sellers to explore growing in Canada
Drought, labour shortages and rising costs in California are leading some of North America’s largest fruit sellers to look to Canada to grow their produce. Driscoll's and Naturipe Farms are both testing commercial production of berries...
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Today Explained: Death to the Spotted Lanternfly
New York and New Jersey have seen a major influx of Spotted Lanternflies this summer. These bugs are known to cause detrimental effects to agriculture, and experts are urging those who run into them to squish and kill them immediately.
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India-Pakistan: Poor workers bear the brunt of record heatwave
“It’s too hot. But if we don’t work, what will we eat?”
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AppHarvest CEO Urges Tech Use to Grapple With Growing Global Food Insecurity
As the number of people afflicted with food insecurity reaches new highs according to a Food Security Information Network report, there appears to be a growing place for technology to help mitigate the crisis. Jonathan Webb, CEO of...
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Avian flu virus H5N1 sweeping through Canadian poultry farms
A new strain of avian flu that's sweeping across Canada and around the world is now in B.C. Hundreds of thousands of birds have been euthanized or have been killed by the virus in Canada.
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Avian flu forces cull at Quebec duck farm
A duck farm in Quebec, one of the largest in Canada, is planning to kill more than 150,000 birds and lay off about 300 employees after detecting H5N1 avian flu in its flock.
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USDA Partnering With Farmers to Promote Climate-Smart Commodities
Robert Bonnie, farm production and conservation undersecretary for the USDA, spoke to Cheddar about climate-smart strategies to help farmers reduce carbon emissions from agriculture. "We share the costs of installing those practices on...
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CFIA investigating avian flu outbreaks at poultry farms in 7 provinces
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is investigating outbreaks of avian flu at dozens of poultry farms across Canada. The highly contagious strains circulating this year are also having an effect on wild birds.
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Sask. farmers face rising input prices after tough harvest last year
It’s a challenging time for farmers in Saskatchewan still reeling from poor crop yields last year. Now, they’re having to contend with skyrocketing prices for fertilizer, fuel and herbicide caused by soaring inflation and the war in...
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US farmers feel the pressure as Ukraine war doubles the cost of inputs
As the war in Ukraine affects economies around the world, cattle farmers in the US are feeling the pinch
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Russia 'deliberately targeting' Ukraine's food stocks, says EU Commission
The comment by Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis came as the Commission announced plans to produce more food to offset disruption caused by the war.
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Skyrocketing fertiliser prices sends farmers production costs soaring
The war in Ukraine is seriously impacting the cost of fertiliser in the EU.
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How the Russia-Ukraine war is affecting global food supplies
“There are victims all over the world” Russia and Ukraine are known as the “breadbasket” of Europe - making up 30% of global wheat exports. But the effects of the ongoing war are being felt around the world as food prices surge.
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Ukraine war disrupts global grain market, wheat supply
Countries dependent on wheat and corn from Russia and Ukraine are preparing for a global disruption. They supply more than 25% of the world's wheat and there are increasing concerns that millions across the world will have to pay more...