Farage can’t block Labour’s mega solar farms, Reform energy chief admits

The party has promised to “scrap the net zero madness,” but told campaigners they are powerless to do much unless they win the next general election.

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Mitchell’s Berries mourns passing of Farmer Paul; Offering U-pick strawberries, blooms, and asparagus

Mitchell’s Berries LLC, located in Plain City, is a destination you’ll want to put on your Spring and Summer bucket list. With strawberries and a variety of raspberries (u-pick dependin…

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California farmers must destroy 420,000 peach trees after Del Monte closes its canneries and cancels more than $550 million in long-term contracts

One Del Monte canning facility processed 30% of the state’s cling peaches, and its closure left growers with a glut of crops with no one to process them.

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Harvesting fruit and vegetables 'in the middle of nowhere': The Pacific Islander farm workers scheme

"With about 30,000 PALM workers in Australia as of October, that equates to about 30 deaths per 100,000 people — more than six times the national average of 4.8 per 100,000."

"Back home, I usually drive for no more than 30 minutes before reaching my destination. Here, I'd drive for hours... after working 12-hour shifts." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/pacific/palm-workers-urged-to-obey-australian-driving-laws-/104730954

"Two Pacific Islander farm workers dead" >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-06/manjimup-fatal-crash-pacific-farm-workers/106636166
#PALM #workers #food #farms #work #AgriculturalIndustry #SettlerSociety #roads #TyrannyOfDistance #transport #rural #cars #Australia #exploitation #plantations #MobilityDesign #WideOpenSpaces #FossilFuel #FoodMiles
Image: The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck, 1939

#Surveillance on #California dairy #farms reveals multiple possible sources of #H5N1 #influenza virus #transmission

The matador and the moderate: Andalusia’s president courts far right in the bullring

Conservative Juanma Moreno is keen to win over ultranationalist bullfighting aficionados ahead of the May 17 election in Spain’s largest region.

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He Did Not Expect THIS!

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#Fertilizer supply crisis deepens - #Farmers are paying the price for the #IranWar that none wanted nor voted for. Perhaps this blow will encourage the #farming community to rethink their support for the #TrumpRegime. #Agriculture #farms https://www.producer.com/crops/fertilizer-supply-crisis-deepens/