Police in India shoot tear gas at farmers protesting for better crop prices

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Police in India fired rounds of tear gas at farmers protesting government policies. The farmers are pressuring the government to honor its promise to double their income and waive loans.

Angry European farmers are blocking freeways with tractors and spraying manure on buildings over green push

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Parked tractors block a highway during a farmers' protest near Mollerussa, northeast Spain, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024.
Tractors block a highway during a farmers' protest in northeastern Spain this week.

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First he was a teacher. Then he was China's top tech titan. Now, meet Jack Ma 3.0 — a high-tech farmer.

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Jack Ma, founder of Alibaba Group.
Jack Ma, founder of Alibaba Group.

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Who killed Cedar the goat?

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A goat in between a fork and knife
A 9-year-old girl tried to save her goat from the slaughterhouse. What happened next might change the way you think about meat.

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Cedar the goat was sold at auction, destined for the dinner table. But his owner, a 9-year-old girl, loved him too much for that. She decided, instead, to save him.

Senegalese herders have raised livestock for centuries. Climate change is threatening their future.

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A photo of a group of white and brown cattle gathering around a small pond of water surrounded by dry dirt in Senegal.
Cattle gather around a small pond of water in Senegal.

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As hunger worsens in Gaza, one man wants to help local farmers feed families

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Ahmed Sourani is founder and general coordinator of Gaza Urban and Periurban Agriculture Platform.
Ahmed Sourani, founder and general coordinator of Gaza Urban and Periurban Agriculture Platform.

Ahmed Sourani

The world's healthy soil and future food supply is at risk. Here's how NUTRO™ is helping growers implement sustainable soil practices.

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Schiff Farms Inc. in Delaware is the recipient of NUTRO's 2023 inaugural Soil Growth Grant in the amount of $150,000.

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This is the world's next major election. The winner has to fix chronic hyperinflation and halt a 6th recession in 10 years.

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Javier Milei and Sergio Massa are set to square off in a run-off vote to elect Argentina's next president on November 19.

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Japan's farmers are getting too old to work the land. 5G-powered smart tech is doing the heavy lifting for them.

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Cavendish bananas face extinction and not all experts agree on how to save it

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The Split Banana
Banana splits may taste different in the future.

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