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Brexit: Governments Must Work with Industry on Future of Farming
2016-06-24 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
UK - The UK has voted and the decision is to leave the EU. It is now greatly important that an early commitment is made to British farming.
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Stay: 'EU subsidies help to support our farming income'
2016-06-17 12:20:12| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Managing director of Delamere Dairy, Ed Salt, is concerned about the loss of subsidies if the UK votes to leave the EU.
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Climate impacts from farming are getting worse
2016-06-15 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: As signs emerge that the global energy sector is beginning to rein in what once had been unbridled levels of climate-changing pollution, new United Nations figures show pollution from farming is continuing to get worse. Greenhouse gases released from the growing of crops and livestock directly increased by a little more than 1 percent in 2014, compared with a year prior, the newly updated data shows. Dairy cows are a major source of methane pollution, which heats the atmosphere faster than...
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Nations First Urban Farming School Teaches Kids to Grow and Cook Their Own Food
2016-06-06 18:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Students at one San Fransisco school will soon have the chance to learn about urban farming and the role it can play in the community in a unique setting. The Golden Bridges School's planned new campus will join indoor and outdoor learning spaces and will have several beneficial and environmentally friendly aspects. The property is currently an urban farm, which was started six years ago by Caitlyn Galloway, the San Fransisco Examiner reported. Galloway hoped to prove urban farms could turn a...
Farming in these days of climate change
2016-06-04 22:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
The Statesman: It is by now widely recognized that climate change can increase the difficulties of farming and farmers in many ways. India has 118 million farmers as per the 2011 census. Women farmers may not be listed separately. If women who contribute so much to farming are added, the number will be considerably higher. The overwhelming majority of these are small and medium farmers - over 80 per cent own less than 10 acres of land. A large number own around two acres. The number of small farmers can increase...
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