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Who is Howard Buffett? The farmer, sheriff and middle-son taking the Berkshire Hathaway chairHoward Buffett now chairs Berkshire Hathaway, succeeding his father Warren Buffett. He will guard the company's culture and values, while A...- Varun Dhawan worries over poor soil health at new farm. ‘It has been giving me sleepless nights.’Varun Dhawan has recently acquired a farm and is faced with a pressing concern. He discovered that the soil is lacking in vital nutrients a...
- Meet Peg Davis, a Virginia schoolteacher handed just 4 tomato seeds by a ninth-grader; nearly 50 years later, the heirloom tomato she saved lives onIn Virginia, gardener Peg Davis has dedicated nearly fifty years to preserving a remarkable tomato variety. This commitment is a crucial re...
- How Southern New England wind turbines are turning into artificial reefs where crabs thrive?Once they reach the end stage of their lives, wind turbines could become home to various marine life. Recent reports suggest that wind turb...
- A Virginia dairy takes 105,000 tons of discarded food and drink each year instead of sending it to waste; it becomes renewable gasA Virginia dairy farm is pioneering a method to convert food waste and cow manure into renewable energy. By producing renewable natural gas...
- Their 3,500-acre farm was failing in England's West Sussex. Isabella Tree and Sir Charles Burrell stopped farming it, and 20 years later rare birds, butterflies and wildlife have returnedA struggling 3,500-acre farm in West Sussex took an unexpected turn when Isabella Tree and Sir Charles Burrell stopped conventional farming...
- India, Canada working to close CEPA before end of 2026: Commerce Secy Rajesh AgarwalIndia and Canada are working to conclude their Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement negotiations this year. The fourth round of tal...
- Tukaram Mundhe strikes again: FDA shuts Mumbai's iconic Cafe Mondegar in statewide raid over hygiene breachesMaharashtra FDA suspended licenses of four food businesses for hygiene breaches. Officials inspected thirty-eight establishments and collec...
- In 1995, John D. Liu filmed 1 Loess Plateau project in China where slopes were terraced, vegetation restored and water managed. 25 years later, 35,000 sq km had recoveredChina's Loess Plateau, once severely eroded, underwent significant ecological recovery. Communities actively participated in restoration ef...
- A dozen ingredients show India's mounting food inflation riskIndia’s everyday thali is getting costlier as weak monsoon rains, the Iran and Ukraine wars and rising demand for crops used in biofuels pu...
- In 2020, Trump administration pushed for developing Seafood industry, California is taking steps to build kelp farm in U.S. in region known for strawberries, avocadosProposal to grow kelp off Ventura County comes as the Trump administration seeks to promote commercial aquaculture. The National Oceanic an...
- The Vampire Diaries star Ian Somerhalder traded Hollywood for farm life in California. ‘It shifted my life forever.’Ian Somerhalder best known for his stint in The Vampire Diaries has stepped away from the lights of Hollywood to pursue a serene life on hi...
- Warren Buffett’s one son is a farmer in Nebraska, another musician: The billionaire’s children didn’t know how rich their father was until adulthoodWarren Buffett’s children grew up without fully understanding the scale of their father’s wealth. His son Howard chose farming and conserva...
- US declares end of largest recorded cyclosporiasis outbreakU.S. health officials have officially declared the conclusion of the largest multistate cyclosporiasis outbreak in the nation. This severe ...
- Nepal’s farmers carved farms into the Himalayas, but now this growing problem is destroying their harvests and triggering a wildlife crisisNepal’s farmers are increasingly struggling with crop damage caused by rhesus macaques and other wildlife. Rural migration has left fewer p...
- US woman once earned a six-figure paycheck as an HR director. Today, lives on a five-acre farm, says, 'No high-paying corporate job could lure her.' She now has multiple income sourcesLaurie Charpentier made a bold leap from her corporate job to embrace true success through freedom. Together with her husband, they now man...
- The next wars may not be about oil or borders: Climate change is turning food, water and farmland into new sources of conflict across the worldClimate change is reshaping global agriculture and resource availability. This shift could increasingly drive future conflicts and instabil...
- Kentucky man develops a life-threatening red meat allergy after a steak sandwich. Now he raises ostriches for a taste of beefA rising concern regarding tick-borne allergies is limiting the consumption of mammal meat for many people. In response, ostrich meat emerg...
- India’s farm policy needs a reset amid concerns over ethanol push, subsidies: Agri expert Devinder SharmaSharma warns that ethanol-led changes in cropping patterns may create an environmental problem over the longer term.
- Farming experts tout 'conscious' food systems to fix agriculture woesWorldwide, farmers are grappling with severe challenges related to climate change and financial pressures that threaten food security. Spec...
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