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How a Water Conservation Idea Won Over Oklahoma Farmers

May 20, 2025May 21, 2025Cara Buckley and Nick OxfordComments Off on How a Water Conservation Idea Won Over Oklahoma Farmers

Haunted by memories of the Dust Bowl, Oklahoma farmers have adopted conservation practices that have helped to revive about 100 streams.

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In Rural England, Farming Equipment Has Become a Target for Organized Crime

April 22, 2025STEPHEN CASTLEComments Off on In Rural England, Farming Equipment Has Become a Target for Organized Crime

In rural England, increasingly sophisticated farming equipment has become a target for thieves, adding to pressure on farming communities.

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In Rural England, Farming Equipment Has Become a Target for Organized Crime

April 22, 2025April 22, 2025STEPHEN CASTLEComments Off on In Rural England, Farming Equipment Has Become a Target for Organized Crime

In rural England, increasingly sophisticated farming equipment has become a target for thieves, adding to pressure on farming communities.

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A Maker of Sewage-Based Fertilizer Leaves Town Amid a Toxic Crisis

March 28, 2025March 28, 2025HIROKO TABUCHIComments Off on A Maker of Sewage-Based Fertilizer Leaves Town Amid a Toxic Crisis

Ranchers in Texas claim livestock was sickened by ‘forever chemicals’ in fertilizer made from sewage sludge. Now Synagro, a Goldman Sachs-backed firm, has lost a deal to manufacture there.

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Bird Flu Found in Sheep in U.K., a World First

March 24, 2025March 24, 2025STEPHEN CASTLEComments Off on Bird Flu Found in Sheep in U.K., a World First

The H5N1 virus was detected in a single animal in Yorkshire, the British government said on Monday. It added that the risk to humans remained very low.

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In a First, the E.P.A. Warns of ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Sludge Fertilizer

January 14, 2025January 14, 2025HIROKO TABUCHIComments Off on In a First, the E.P.A. Warns of ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Sludge Fertilizer

Levels of PFAS in sewage sludge used as fertilizer can pose risks that sometimes exceed safety thresholds “by several orders of magnitude,” the agency said.

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850-Year-Old Smithfield Meat Market in London to Close

November 28, 2024November 28, 2024MARK LANDLERComments Off on 850-Year-Old Smithfield Meat Market in London to Close

The historic site in Britain’s capital has been a market for centuries. The local authority voted this week to close it.

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Taxing Farm Animals’ Farts and Burps? Denmark Gives It a Try.

November 26, 2024November 26, 2024SOMINI SENGUPTA and CHARLOTTE DE LA FUENTEComments Off on Taxing Farm Animals’ Farts and Burps? Denmark Gives It a Try.

Cows and pigs produce a large share of planet-warming methane. A new tax is part of a plan to clean that up.

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Canadian Teenager Is Country’s First Human Bird Flu Case

November 13, 2024November 13, 2024Vjosa IsaiComments Off on Canadian Teenager Is Country’s First Human Bird Flu Case

A teenager in British Columbia was hospitalized in critical condition with the disease, and officials were working to find out how the person was exposed to the virus.

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Did PFAS From Sewage Sludge Poison a Family Farm?

September 21, 2024September 21, 2024HIROKO TABUCHIComments Off on Did PFAS From Sewage Sludge Poison a Family Farm?

Pastures were fertilized with toxic sewage decades ago. Nobody knew, until the cows’ milk was tested.

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