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Port-of-Spain fishermen challenge Namdevco locker fees
Reporter [email protected] Fishermen operating at the Port-of-Spain Wholesale Fish Market are questioning the National Agricultural Marketing and Development Corporation (Nmdevco) over new locker fees. In an interview at the depot, fisherman...

Sault Ste. Marie girls joined the war effort through farm work
During both world wars, while soldiers fought overseas, a different kind of battle was being waged at home—on Canada’s farms. With labour shortages threatening food production, thousands of young women stepped up as 'Farmerettes' to keep...

Fertiliser tariffs from Russia push up prices and tighten supplies for farmers
Temperatures are also holding up well following some recent rain which has helped all the autumn sown crops. Potato lifting has almost been completed in what seems like a record time which means that the last of the autumn sowing will go into a...

Withering vines: California grape farmers abandon fields as local wine struggles
Wine grapes rot on the vine at an abandoned Central Valley wine grape vineyard in Lodi, California, where farmers are turning to alternate crops due to falling demand. Photo: Patrick T. Fallon / AFP Source: AFP For more than a century, Lodi's...

US farmers reeling after crops are hit with 'double whammy': 'Still recovering'
That ear of corn you're buying at the grocery store has been on a long journey. Lately, however, that journey has gotten much tougher. For farmers across the country, a brutal cycle of floods followed by drought is making it harder than ever to...

Spain's new food waste law aims to leave no fruit behind
02:35 Over one-third of the world's food production goes to waste while almost 700 million people in the world go to bed hungry every night. Spain has set itself the ambitious target of cutting food waste down to half by 2030. Earlier this year,...

Understanding Spanish Wine Labels: What Crianza, Reserva, And Gran Reserva Really Mean
"A wine cork from the Rioja province of Spain with a corkscrew, stemmed glass and bottom of a wine bottle in the background." getty If you’ve ever stared at a Spanish wine label and found yourself puzzling over the words Crianza, Reserva, or Gran...

Spanish Sustainable Protein Startups See 550% Jump in Funding: Report
4 Mins Read Spain’s alternative protein ecosystem is thriving, with investments rising by nearly 550% in 2024. Now, experts are calling for public funding and a national plant-based action plan. Plant-based, microbial, and cell-cultured protein...

Business News | Healthy Life Agritec's Rs. 24.81 Crore Rights Issue Opens
PNN Thane (Maharashtra) [India], October 18: The Rs. 24.81 crore Rights Issue of Healthy Life Agritec Limited (BSE: 543546), a fast-growing food and agribusiness enterprise, has opened. The issue is aimed at strengthening the company's balance...
I co-own Ballerina Farm. I start my day praying with my 8 kids and end it with a tallow skincare routine.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Hannah Neeleman, 35, the cofounder of Ballerina Farm, a 328-acre Utah farm, lifestyle brand, and farm goods store. Neeleman has 21 million followers across Instagram and TikTok, where she...

Farm stays and heritage hotels: The experiences shaping European travel in 2026
Published on 16/10/2025 - 12:34 GMT+2 •Updated 12:39 Travellers in 2026 might be swapping chain hotels for converted prisons, rustic farmhouses and literary retreats, according to the annual report from the Expedia Group. The company’s Unpack ’26...

László Krasznahorkai’s long and winding Spanish tale
I’d never heard of László Krasznahorkai before he was honoured by the Nobel jury for “his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art,” but then my phone pinged with news from Hoy, the...

“Peak production these weeks to be followed by a dip until winter crops”
Coöperatie Hoogstraten expects the peak weeks of autumn strawberry production to take place over the next fortnight. The cooperative is still very much in the middle of the autumn season, but is already keeping an eye on the upcoming winter...

Apple-HELLENiQ Strategic Wind Farms Deal
Apple said it is significantly expanding its clean energy portfolio with new large-scale solar and wind farms in Greece, Italy, Latvia, Poland, and Romania. Together with a new operational solar array in Spain, these projects will add 650 MW of...

Spanish MEPs lose fight with Italians over clam size
The long-standing spat between Spain and Italy over clam fishing is back on the table. In 2016, Brussels granted fishers in the Adriatic a derogation from EU rules on clam fishing, allowing them to catch smaller specimens than their neighbours – a...

National study seeks insights on women’s roles in agriculture
A new nationwide study aims to gather input on the experiences, leadership paths, and future needs of women involved in agriculture. The Women in Agriculture Study is open through March 31 and invites participation from women in production...

A Story of Two Maize Plans—and a Better Farmer-Led Food System
A version of this piece was featured in Food Tank’s newsletter, released weekly on Thursdays. To make sure it lands straight in your inbox and to be among the first to receive it, subscribe now by clicking here. During my time ground-truthing in...

Iberdrola Looking to Sell 49 Pct Stake in UK Offshore Wind Farm – Report
Iberdrola has begun exploring the sale of 49 per cent of its East Anglia Two offshore wind farm project in the UK, according to a report by the Spanish media outlet Cinco Días citing unnamed sources. The renewable energy developer has already...

In Argentine farm town, Milei mania fizzles
The farming town of San Andres de Giles in Buenos Aires province, voted for Javier Milei in 2023 but that enthusiasm has faded. Photo: JUAN MABROMATA / AFP Source: AFP For clues as to why Argentina's President Javier Milei faces a potential...
Spain's Enagas in Talks to Acquire €600M Stake in French Gas Pipeline Operator, Terega
Spanish gas pipeline grid operator Enagas is in negotiations to acquire a 32% stake in France's second-largest gas transmission company, Terega, from Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC, according to two people familiar with the matter. The...