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Scientists create world’s first tomatoes that smell like ‘buttered popcorn’

Scientists generate world’s first ’extraordinary aromatic tomato plants’ by simultaneously altering two key genes

The Independent UK

Scarification: The simple seed-starting trick that helps tough-coated seeds sprout faster

Many seeds only require soil and water to sprout

The Independent UK

Men who repeatedly punched and kicked sheep before blowing it up with fireworks jailed

Leighton Ashby and Oakley Hollands had taken the sheep’s ear tag as a ‘token’

The Independent UK

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Paris farming show opens without cows for first time due to disease concerns

French President Emmanuel Macron has opened the annual Paris International Agricultural Show on Saturday, but for the first time ever it's without cattle following an outbreak of lumpy skin disease. Two of France's farming unions are also boycotting the usual meeting with the president.

Radio France Internationale

Bird flu is spreading again and appearing at egg producing farms. Could it lead to another rise in egg prices?

More than four million birds were affected at commercial egg-layer sites in Pennsylvania this week

The Independent UK

Chicken seller's wings clipped after profit fall

Chicken supplier Inghams Group has posted a sharp fall in first-half earnings, after facing cost headwinds while resetting supply chains.

AAP

Farmers Brace for Another Rough Year

The agriculture sector has been plagued by low commodity prices and is facing an uncertain trade outlook.

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Trump order seeks to protect weedkiller at center of barrage of lawsuits

President’s move, which also seeks ‘immunity’ for makers, faces backlash from health advocates and Maha coalition

The Guardian - US

Beef and lamb get 580 times more in EU subsidies than legumes, study finds

Report says common agricultural policy provides ‘unfair’ levels of support to unhealthy, meat-heavy diets

The Guardian - UK

Funding offered to help establish up to four new flour mills in Ireland

Brexit emphasised the importance of Ireland’s need to diversify its market, as 80% of flour is imported from the UK, ministers said.

Evening Standard

Britain facing shortage of strawberries after storms wipe out crops

Sourcing the much-loved fruit is more challenging during winter months as extreme weather in Morocco and Spain blocks UK consumers from getting their berry fix

Evening Standard

Nicaraguan banana workers poisoned by pesticides lose appeal in France

The Paris Court of Appeal has rejected a compensation claim against three US multinationals by Nicaraguan plantation workers left sick or sterile after working with the pesticide Nemagon.

Radio France Internationale

Major Australia-EU trade pact 'closer than we've been'

A long-awaited trade deal between Australia and the EU might finally be sealed, paving the way for cheaper European cars and other products for buyers.

AAP

When China declared war on sparrows and triggered history’s deadliest famines that no one expected

In 1958, sparrows became a target across China. The order formed part of what was called the Four Pests Campaign. At the time, officials said the birds were eating too much grain. There were warnings from scientists, though they did not carry much weight. A new academic paper returns to…

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Positive signs of progress on elusive trade agreement

An elusive EU-Australia free trade agreement could soon be finalised, with Australia's trade minister confident a deal is within reach.

The Independent UK

Angry Greek farmers converge on parliament with tractors in overnight protest rally

Greek farmers have driven dozens of tractors to parliament in central Athens for an overnight rally to protest what they say is government inaction that threatens their livelihoods

The Independent UK

Indian unions and farmers stage a nationwide strike over interim trade deal with US

A broad coalition of unions and farmers in India has held a one-day national strike against an interim trade deal with the United States

Radio France Internationale

Why France's agriculture law may not help the farmers it claims to defend

France’s parliament on Wednesday debates a petition against the Duplomb agriculture law, which would reauthorise the use of a pesticide banned in 2018. The issue has become a flashpoint between farming unions, scientists and environmental groups – with concerns for biodiversity and human health.

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Final push as minister flies to Europe for trade talks

Trade Minister Don Farrell will meet with his EU counterpart for crunch talks on a free trade pact, as a handful of sticking points holds up an agreement.

Tom’s Guide

Don’t wait for spring: 7 winter-hardy vegetables you can plant in February

7 winter-proof vegetables you can plant in February

AAP

Banana crop skinned as weakening storm heads south

Farmers in an isolated agricultural hub say they're devastated after a tropical cyclone flattened a significant proportion of a state's banana crop.

The Texas Tribune

“We are ready”: Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says U.S., Texas ready to fight parasitic fly

The New World Screworm fly poses a billion-dollar threat to the state’s economy.

The Texas Tribune

Attorney general sues Bastrop factory after residents complain about noxious odors

The state’s environmental regulator has issued multiple environmental violations and the lawsuit states the company has failed to fix the problems.

The Independent UK

Breaking down the symbolism in Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show

Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show transformed the field in Santa Clara, California, into a vibrant tribute to Puerto Rico

The Guardian - UK

Post-Brexit sales of British farm products to EU fall by 37%

NFU warn it could take years to restore Brexit losses despite efforts to smooth negotiations on farming and other elements of UK-EU reset

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