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Industry seeks wider use of degraded forests for compensatory afforestation
35+ min ago (543+ words) Industry bodies want private projects in forest-rich states to undertake compensatory afforestation on twice the area of degraded forest when non-forest land is unavailable...
Forestry as a sustainable farm business model
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (336+ words) Ireland enjoys ideal growing conditions, with a maritime climate and fertile soils, capable of producing timber yields well above the European average. These conditions make forestry an attractive option that can work alongside other farm enterprises, while also delivering wider…...
Iowa Cattlemen???s Association unveils 2026 legislative priorities
2+ day, 12+ min ago (160+ words) The Iowa Cattlemen’s Association plans to ask the 2026 Iowa legislature to cap and limit interest rates in Iowa’s Beginning Farmer Program. Bryan Whaley, the association’s CEO, said eligibility rules should be expanded, too, to help young farmers acquire land and…...
Bloc MPs to gather near Ottawa with U.S. tariffs, Quebec election in focus
4+ hour ago (492+ words) By Émilie Bergeron, The Canadian Press Posted September 20, 2026 6:00 am. OTTAWA — Bloc Québécois MPs will gather near Ottawa to prepare for the return of Parliament, with the impact of the Canada-U.S. trade dispute expected to loom large over their discussions....
USDA launches initiative to rebuild U.S. cattle herd, support ranchers
2+ week, 5+ day ago (274+ words) U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced the Ranchers First Initiative on Monday, outlining a package of programs aimed at rebuilding the nation’s cattle herd and supporting American ranchers. USDA said the initiative builds on its October 2025 Plan to Fortify the American…...
U.S. Senate’s Farm Bill 2.0 marked up without resolving Prop 12
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (506+ words) California’s Proposition 12, the controversial livestock confinement rules impacting North Carolina farmers sending production across country, does not have a resolution in the farm bill passed by the Agriculture Committee of the U.S. Senate. The House proposal would block state and…...
Trump Uses Executive Order to Expand Hunting and Fishing Opportunities
19+ hour, 12+ min ago (256+ words) President Trump signed an executive order Thursday expanding the amount of federal land available for use by hunters and fishermen and removing years of anti-hunting regulations. The White House noted that the order erases years of regulatory actions that targeted…...
Labour is poised for U-turn on hated family farm tax
15+ hour, 21+ min ago (870+ words) Labour is poised to axe the controversial family farm tax at the Budget, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. In what would spell victory for celebrity farmer Jeremy Clarkson, those close to Andy Burnham say he wants to abolish the…...
No More Mandatory ESG Fees For Dairy Farmers, USDA Rules
18+ hour, 55+ min ago (250+ words) ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero...
Former Monsanto secretary fears for her health after BBC documentary
21+ hour, 14+ min ago (1205+ words) Alec Doyle, Local Democracy Reporter A former secretary at Monsanto says her happy memories of working there have been replaced with fears following the BBC’s Buried documentary. Susan Smith and her husband Geraint – whose Acrefair home is separated from the…...