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France tightens checks on food imports amid farmers' opposition to Mercosur

The French government has said it is tightening checks on around a dozen food ⁠imports in a bid to ease concerns of farmers who have been protesting at what they say is unfair competition from countries with looser regulations.

Radio France Internationale

Country diary: A wave of relief on the farm with the inheritance tax change

Tebay, Cumbria: Small farms like ours contribute to society, but we need help to survive. A huge cloud has lifted over our future

The Guardian - UK

Country diary: A novel way to farm this ‘black desert’

Greinton, Somerset Levels: Instead of drying the peat to make it fit for agriculture, a small group of farmers have decided to work with the wet

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Farmers can now learn how much aid they will get from the Trump administration

Farmers are now learning how much aid they can expect to receive from a $12 billion package that President Donald Trump announced earlier this month

The Independent UK

Australian beef industry ‘extremely disappointed’ after China hits imports with 55% tariff

Levy on beef exceeding quotas to begin immediately as Beijing seeks to protect domestic industry

The Guardian - AU

EU legislation intended to fight deforestation has been effectively ‘dismantled’

Law’s original author points to removal of obligations for downstream traders to verify origin of commodities

The Guardian - UK

Illegal movement of cattle across Irish border led to 2004 probe, files show

The North South Ministerial Council had set up a sub-group to examine cross-border fraud.

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Young Africans find hope in farming as urban life becomes too expensive

Farming has long been seen as low-status work across much of Africa, pushing young people to cities in search of office jobs

The Independent UK

North Carolina Christmas tree farmers are optimistic after Hurricane Helene

More than a year after storm ripped apart families and farms, growers are bullish about strength of their industry

The Guardian - US

Renting Christmas tree growing more popular to cut waste, says business

Kilnford Farm Shop in Dumfries and Galloway began renting out trees three years ago.

The Independent UK

Ministers raise inheritance tax threshold for farms after backlash

U-turn lifts limit from £1m to £2.5m after protests and warnings that family farms were at risk

The Guardian - UK

Ministers raise inheritance tax threshold for farmers in climbdown after protests

The higher threshold will take effect on April 6.

Evening Standard

EU slams China over 'unjustified' tariffs on European dairy imports

Brussels has hit back at China slapping duties of up to 42.7 percent on some dairy products from the European Union, calling the move "unjustified". China's announcement is the latest in a trade spat with the EU that spans from food to electric vehicles.

Radio France Internationale

China to impose up to 42.7% provisional tariffs on EU dairy products

China has announced provisional tariffs of up to 42.7% on dairy products imported from the European Union

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The Guardian - US

US farmers say Trump’s $12bn package not enough to undo damage from tariffs

Thousands of farms set to go bankrupt as grain farmers in particular hit by trade disruptions caused by price hikes

The Guardian - UK

More than 75% of Labour, Lib Dem and Green voters think PM should open talks on joining EU customs union – as it happened

YouGov poll for the Times suggests even 40% of Conservative voters support such a move

The Guardian - UK

UK supermarkets turn to European turkeys as avian flu hits supply

Asda, Lidl and Morrisons understood to be stocking imported branded turkeys to meet Christmas demand

Latin Times

Coffee, Cocoa and Sugar Markets Poised for New Phase After Volatile Period, Citi Forecasts

The bank said prices have been driven higher this year by a combination of shocks, including adverse weather in major producing countries and logistical disruptions

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The Guardian - UK

‘Borrowed time’: crop pests and food losses supercharged by climate crisis

Heating means pests breeding and spreading faster, warn scientists, with simplified current food system already vulnerable

Radio France Internationale

EU delays Mercosur trade deal amid farmers' protests and political divide

The European Union has delayed the signing of a trade deal with the South American Mercosur bloc, as protests by farmers and push back from key member states France and Italy expose the political fault lines running through Europe’s agricultural policy.

The Independent UK

Farmers block roads in Brussels to protest South American free-trade deal

Farmers in tractors have blocked roads, thrown potatoes and eggs, and set off fireworks in Brussels outside a European Union leaders’ summit

Radio France Internationale

Farmers descend on Brussels to protest EU Mercosur trade deal

Thousands of farmers have taken to the streets of Brussels to protest European Union plans for a trade agreement with the South American Mercosur bloc and the reform of agricultural subsidies. Meanwhile, with France and Italy urging caution and other EU member states pushing for speed, Europe is still divided…

The Independent UK

PHOTO ESSAY: Grassroots groups tackle social isolation

Josh Pyles grew up on the farm where he now lives in Port Royal, Kentucky. His wife, Ashley Pyles, had never farmed before. But both are fully committed at their Blue Meadow Beef farm, where they and their three children raise beef cattle for local consumers.

The Independent UK

Scientists identify key tipping point when bird flu could cause a pandemic in humans

Simulation finds quarantining is most effective in controlling human spread as long as it is done when number of infected people is as low as two

The Guardian - UK

How climate breakdown is putting the world’s food in peril – in maps and charts

From floods to droughts, erratic weather patterns are affecting food security, with crop yields projected to fall if changes are not made

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