Tag: Agriculture
India has pushed hard for solar. But as its billions demand more power, coal always gets the call
BENGALURU, India -- India Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in the midst of a monthslong reelection campaign this April when he took to...
Britain has a farming problem, warns boss of Hawksmoor steakhouse chain
British farmers no longer believe there is “honour and profit” in agriculture, the boss of one of Britain’s most celebrated steakhouses has warned.Will...
Black and other minority farmers are getting $2 billion from USDA after years of discrimination
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The Biden administration has doled out more than $2 billion in direct payments for Black and other minority farmers discriminated...
President Milei renews his vow to scrap export taxes as Argentina's powerful farmers get impatient
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- Addressing crowds of struggling farmers in flat caps and home-knit sweaters who helped vault him to power but have...
California date palm ranches reap not only fruit, but a permit to host weddings and quinceañeras
COACHELLA, Calif. -- Claudia Lua Alvarado has staked her future on the rows of towering date palms behind the home where she lives...
Wind power can be a major source of tax revenue, but officials struggle to get communities on board
PIPER CITY, Ill. -- In Scott Saffer's science classroom, kids bake cookies in a decked-out kitchen, care for fish, turtles and a snake,...