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U.S. agencies direct $670 million to international food aid in wake of Ukraine invasion

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) will together contribute nearly $700 million to international food aid efforts in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the agencies said on Wednesday.

Reuters

More than 600 pets brought to Ireland since Russian invasion of Ukraine began

Ireland has taken in just under 25,000 refugees so far from the war-torn country

Irish Mirror

Hundreds of pets have made Ireland their home with Ukrainian refugees

Around 600 pets with 485 owners have travelled to the country since the war began.

The Independent UK

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100 pigs dead after lorry crash on Irish road with vet, gardai and fire brigade called

A lorry transporting 430 pigs overturned at the Coolshannagh roundabout in Monaghan on March 29, killing 100 pigs

Irish Mirror

Bird flu is killing millions of chickens and turkeys across the US

An outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in chicken and turkey flocks has spread across 24 U.S. states since it was first detected in Indiana on Feb. 8, 2022. Better known as bird flu, avian influenza is a family of highly contagious viruses that are not harmful to wild birds…

The Conversation

Dozens of Ukrainian dogs rescued by Dubliner not permitted to come to Ireland

Andy Cullen spent almost two weeks transporting dogs out of Ukraine earlier this month to bring them to safety

Dublin Live

Met Eireann issue rare alert as warm weather to cause fire danger for parts of Ireland

The warning is in place until midday on Monday

Irish Mirror

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The US Lost 1.3 Million Acres Of Farmland In 2021 - Here's Why It Matters

The latest Farm and Land in Farms report from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) shows the US lost 1.3 million acres of farmland in 2021. The total land in farms decreased from 896,600,000 acres in 2020 to 895,300,000 acres in 2021.

Benzinga

Rowdy rafter of turkeys wreak havoc at Nasa’s Silicon Valley campus

The US Department of Agriculture has been called in to trap and relocate the feisty fowl before they begin nesting

The Guardian - US

United States allows shipments of P.E.I. potatoes to resume to Puerto Rico

WASHINGTON — The United States Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday it will allow the resumption of shipments of Prince Edward Island potatoes to Puerto Rico.

The Canadian Press

DoA to instruct farmers how to grow cannabis

The Department of Agriculture (DoA) is producing handbooks on growing cannabis as part of efforts to register wider varieties of the indigenous plant, according to the Agriculture Ministry.

Bangkok Post

What is bioengineered food? An agriculture expert explains

The U.S. Department of Agriculture defines bioengineered food as food that “contains detectable genetic material that has been modified through certain lab techniques that cannot be created through conventional breeding or found in nature.”

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