PROVIDENCE – Four developers have submitted bids to supply more offshore wind power to southern New England in response to a regional solicitation for proposals. Ørsted, Vineyard Offshore, Avangrid and SouthCoast Wind announced Wednesday, the deadline for proposals, that they had bid into the solicitations put forward by Rhode Island, Connecticut and Massachusetts that are […]
MADISON – The state’s largest business lobby is appealing a decision made that upheld the Department of Natural Resources’ ability regulate factory farms. Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce said in a release Friday that concentrated animal feed operations, or CAFOs, “have helped usher in an era of modern farming that can reduce negative environmental impacts while […]
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ROME (AP) — Women who run farms and rural households in poor countries suffer more from climate change and are discriminated against as they try to adapt to other sources of income in times of crises, the United Nations warned Tuesday. A new report by the Food and Agriculture Organization, “The Unjust Climate,” found that […]
Mar. 3—One of the country’s largest vertical farming companies is based in Hamilton, Ohio, and they have no plans of leaving the city anytime soon. Mike Zelkind, CEO of 80 Acres Farms, said he’s “proud to call (Hamilton) home,” and is appreciative of the five-year partnership they’ve had with the city. Founded in Cincinnati in […]
LONG BRANCH — Gregory Cudnick owns the Fisherman’s Headquarters tackle shop in Ship Bottom and fishes regularly, but he worries his livelihood is under threat if offshore wind developers forge ahead with plans to build turbines along the New Jersey coast. “Anyone who has fished these waters in the summertime knows that it’s just about […]
(Bloomberg) — South Africa’s unemployment rate rose in the fourth quarter as the social services and agriculture sectors cut jobs. Most Read from Bloomberg The official jobless rate increased to 32.1% in the three months through December from 31.9% in the previous quarter, Statistics South Africa said Tuesday in a report released in the capital, […]
TYLER, Texas (KETK) – Kingdom Life Academy in Tyler and Micro Family Farms teamed up Saturday morning to build an organic vegetable garden, a project will keep students busy year-round. Officials meet in Tyler to discuss boosting rural medical treatment “As you can see right now, we’re building basically state-of-the-art micro-plot” said Mike Loggins, founder […]
CHARLEVOIX — A Tibetan yak is not something one commonly encounters in rural Northern Michigan, nor would one expect to find an entire farm, one of the largest in the state, teeming with the shaggy beasts. Despite their South Asian origins, however, that is exactly where visitors can find these yak if they visit Kiwidinok […]
Wisconsin remains a major national player in the agricultural marketplace, but its loss in farms has been dramatic, particularly the state’s signature dairies, according to 2022 data released Tuesday from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Census of Agriculture. The census, taken once every five years, is a count of farms and ranches across the country. […]
By Leah Douglas (Reuters) – U.S. Congress members from both political parties have been urging the Environmental Protection Agency not to propose a rule that would require farms to report on air emissions from animal waste, according to a letter seen by Reuters. The EPA is soliciting public comment on whether it should revoke or […]
Mauricio Pochettino has called for perspective on the struggles of his Chelsea team, insisting “I cannot lose my hair” over recent poor results. Sunday’s 4-2 loss at home to Wolves was the 10th in the league since the 51-year-old arrived in the summer and triggered the first audible signs of discontent from fans towards the […]