A UK farmer started with 20 sheep on 18 acres; free grazing beneath solar panels helped her expand to more than 200 sheep and 250 acres

A UK farmer started with 20 sheep on 18 acres; free grazing beneath solar panels helped her expand to more than 200 sheep and 250 acres

For first-generation sheep farmer Hannah Thorogood, gaining access to land beneath solar panels has opened a new chapter in her farming journey. She began with just 20 sheep on 18 acres in Lincolnshire, a scale she says was all she could afford at the time. Today, her flock has grown to more than 200 sheep, … Read more

A farmer turned 70 acres of his Oregon barley farm into a wetland; now it hosts 140 bird species and endangered fish

A farmer turned 70 acres of his Oregon barley farm into a wetland; now it hosts 140 bird species and endangered fish

A farmer in southern Oregon transformed 70 acres of his 400-acre barley farm into a wetland in 2021, creating an unexpected refuge for wildlife while helping address agricultural water pollution. Karl Wenner, a co-owner of Lakeside Farms near Klamath Falls, worked with conservation agencies and other partners to convert flood-prone farmland into a managed wetland. … Read more

Colorado farmer Marc Arnusch turned down solar leases on 2,700 acres; instead he chose a conservation easement to protect the family farm, then faced an IRS audit

Colorado farmer Marc Arnusch turned down solar leases on 2,700 acres; instead he chose a conservation easement to protect the family farm, then faced an IRS audit

Colorado farmer Marc Arnusch had a straightforward choice: accept millions of dollars from solar companies seeking to lease 2,700 acres of his family’s farmland, or keep the property in agriculture for the next generation. He chose the farm. Now, after spending nearly $1 million documenting a conservation easement, he is facing an IRS audit over … Read more

A Colorado farmer put 3,276 solar panels over his crops, and the shade created cooler conditions for heat-sensitive plants

A Colorado farmer put 3,276 solar panels over his crops, and the shade created cooler conditions for heat-sensitive plants

Representative Image of solar panels and thriving crops growing together on the same farmland (AI-generated image) A family farm in Longmont, Colorado has turned part of its land into a working example of how solar power and agriculture can share the same ground. Byron Kominek, owner of Jack’s Solar Garden, covered roughly five acres of … Read more

At 10 he wrote a letter to a farmer asking for work experience and 13 years later he’s helping to run the business: Meet Jack Ancell | World News

At 10 he wrote a letter to a farmer asking for work experience and 13 years later he's helping to run the business: Meet Jack Ancell | World News

When Jack Ancell was just 10 years old, he wrote a letter to a local farmer asking for work experience, hoping to turn his childhood fascination with farming into something more. Although he was initially told he was too young and warned that the farm could be a dangerous place, his determination paid off. What … Read more

World Bank president supports ‘small AI’ for farmers and rural communities at Singapore summit

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In Singapore, World Bank President Ajay Banga has called for the deployment of “small AI” – locally deployed AI that runs on cheap hardware, speaks local languages ​​and solves the daily problems of farmers and rural communities. World Bank president supports ‘small AI’ for farmers and rural communities at Singapore summit Speaking at the ATX … Read more

Electricity Amendment Bill 2025: Why farmers, workers and states are resisting

Electricity Amendment Bill 2025: Why farmers, workers and states are resisting

Nearly 2.7 million workers are preparing for nationwide strike— Triggered by one move: the introduction of the Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2025 in Parliament. These are not just ordinary workers, but the people who keep the nation’s electricity running – engineers, linemen and workers throughout the electrical system. The Center is yet to table the bill … Read more

‘Farmers’ death warrant’: Rahul Gandhi attacks PM Modi at Bhujab rally; questions India-US trade deal

'Farmers' death warrant': Rahul Gandhi attacks PM Modi at Bhujab rally; questions India-US trade deal

Rahul Gandhi at a rally (ANI Photo) New Delhi: congress leader Rahul Gandhi Question the Prime Minister on Saturday Narendra Modi On the timing of an interim trade agreement between India and the United States.Addressing a rally at Mazdoor Kisan Mahal in Barnala, Punjab, Rahul said the agreement had been stalled for four months due … Read more

‘Trump has PM Modi at his throat’: Rahul Gandhi reacts to BJP’s Nisikant Dubey’s motion against him India News

'Trump has PM Modi at his throat': Rahul Gandhi reacts to BJP's Nisikant Dubey's motion against him India News

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi (PTI Photo) New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi On Thursday, he stepped up his attack on the central government over the India-US trade deal, saying the deal with the United States “betrays our food security and our farmers” and Prime Minister Modi As US president opened up … Read more