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"The retraction notice cited documents made public through litigation in the U.S. that suggest employees of Monsanto, which makes Roundup, may have helped write the article without proper acknowledgment -- a practice known as ghostwriting."

Study that said glyphosate herbicide is safe retracted 25 years after publication:

https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/article/study-that-said-glyphosate-herbicide-is-safe-retracted-25-years-after-publication/?taid=6931f8ad8203320001fb689c

#USPolitics #ClimateCatastrophe #Farming #Food

🍌 Indigenous Guatemalans denounce exploitation on Mexican farms: ‘Bananas are worth more than us’

https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-11-07/indigenous-guatemalans-denounce-exploitation-on-mexican-farms-bananas-are-worth-more-than-us.html

#mexico #bananas #guatemala #exploitation #argiculture #farming #inequality #food

China: Boosting hen #farming & underpinning the local economy, yes. But what about the #animalwelfare of the hens, the #environment & public health risks & impacts, the #foodsecurity implications of feeding grains to animals? bsky.app/profile/pdch... #China #agriculture #animals #livestock #eggs

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This is good, good news, y'all.

The #RodaleInstitute is helping #GeneralMills transition GM farms to organic farming, aka farming without chemicals -- as #RobBell puts it: that thing that for thousands of years was just called #FARMING.

AND #Sprouts is the fastest-growing retail grocery in the USA.

Whole episode is great, but what I'm referring to is 07:15 - 15:20.

https://robbell.podbean.com/e/the-return-of-rodale-jeff/

#RegionalResourceCenters
#organic
#food
#foodie
#pesticides
#cancer
#GoodNews
#3GoodThings

Just not that into ewes: ‘gay sheep’ escape slaughter and take over a New York catwalk https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2025/dec/05/gay-sheep-fashion-show-rainbow-wool #LGBTQ+rights #Environment #Worldnews #Fashion #Animals #Farming #Germany #NewYork #Europe #USnews

California pesticide agency could loosen restrictions on most toxic rat poisons https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/05/california-pesticides-restrictions-rat-poisons #GavinNewsom #Environment #California #Pesticides #WestCoast #Farming #USnews

FUW warns collapsing milk prices threaten family farms across Wales

Emergency meeting highlights scale of crisis

The FUW convened an emergency meeting of its Animal Health & Dairy Committee last week after members reported widespread anxiety about milk prices. Farmers across Wales say they have seen drastic drops in payments this autumn, with processors now signalling further reductions into the new year.

Union officials said many producers had approached them confidentially, fearful of jeopardising contracts, but deeply concerned about projected milk payments that in some cases fall far below the cost of production.

Average milk prices are forecast at just 30–35 pence per litre, compared with production costs estimated at 39–44 pence per litre in a Kite Consulting report. That gap means the typical dairy farm could lose thousands of pounds each month if the trend continues.

Calls for government intervention

FUW leaders escalated their concerns directly to Deputy First Minister Huw Irranca‑Davies MS during a meeting in Cardiff on 3 December, stressing the need for government support to prevent long‑term damage to the Welsh dairy sector.

Gerwyn Williams, Chair of the FUW Animal Health & Dairy Committee, said:

“The speed and severity of this price drop are unprecedented. Farmers are facing an impossible situation where their input costs remain high while the value of their product plummets. The viability of many family farms is now at serious risk.”

He warned that if the situation extends into summer 2026, many businesses will be forced to shut:

“These modest sized family farms have invested heavily in infrastructure to comply with regulations and improve efficiencies, but reductions of this scale will severely impact their ability to make repayments as planned.”

Impact on rural communities

FUW Deputy President Dai Miles highlighted the wider consequences:

“Dairy farming underpins thousands of jobs in Wales and plays a vital role in the economic, social, and environmental fabric of our rural areas. When prices fall this sharply, it isn’t just farmers who suffer — local businesses, services, and entire communities feel the impact.”

He said the union has made it clear to government that immediate stability and a longer‑term resilience plan are essential.

The FUW says it will continue working with the Welsh Government, processors and supply‑chain partners to seek solutions and ensure dairy producers receive fair and sustainable prices.

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#DairyFarming #familyFarm #FarmersUnionOfWales #Farming #FUW #Milk #milkPrice

Black and white dairy cows walking on green pasture with Welsh hills in the background. Image credit: FUW.

Nature recovery plan in England hit by clause allowing contracts to end with a year’s notice https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/05/nature-recovery-plan-england-clause-conservation-nature #Greenpolitics #Conservation #Greeneconomy #Environment #Rewilding #Wildlife #Farming #England #UKnews

Just got confirmation of a place on this:

https://rootsofnature.co.uk/roots-to-regeneration/

Yay for learning the depths of genuinely #RegenerativeAgriculture - not the 'min-till & glyphosate' that the industrial ag people want us to believe is useful.

#Farming
#Permaculture
#RegenerativeFarming
#Regeneration

Good news: biodiverse pasture gets better yields. Article links to open access paper. https://phys.org/news/2025-12-diversity-agricultural-grasslands-boosts-yields.html #science #sustainability #agriculture #farming #ecology #biodiversity #botany #biology #openaccess #openscience #soil

‘We can tell farmers the problems’: experts say seismic waves can check soil health and boost yields https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/05/soilsmology-seismic-waves-soil-health-boost-yields #Climatecrisis #Biodiversity #Conservation #Agriculture #Environment #Wildlife #Farming #Science #Drought #UKnews #Famine #Water #Soil #Food

Over a pint in Oxford, we may have stumbled upon the holy grail of agriculture | George Monbiot https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/05/agriculture-revolution-soil-farming-earth-rover-program #Environment #Farming #Science #UKnews #Soil #Food

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Why don’t they name these labour hire firms and their owners? This is a news story that needs more light shined on it to stop fair work and our federal gov protecting an industry that rips off people. #farming #palm #fairwork #criminals