Commentary The Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act comes into effect on July 1 in Western Australia (WA). Premier Roger Cook has ruled out any delay in what has been broadly regarded as a piece of legislation that puts the state “to a grinding halt and strangles much-needed industry, housing construction, and agricultural output.” The legislation was…

Commentary The Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act comes into effect on July 1 in Western Australia (WA). Premier Roger Cook has ruled out any delay in what has been broadly regarded as a piece of legislation that puts the state “to a grinding halt and strangles much-needed industry, housing construction, and agricultural output.” The legislation was…

The official report on the deadliest barn fire involving cattle in Texas history, and in the last decade, has deemed it an accident. While the 25-page report from the Texas State Fire Marshal said no foul play was involved in the record-setting fire in the state’s panhandle, questions about the cause linger. The April 10…

China will provide 10 billion yuan ($1.45 billion) in one-time farm subsidies, according to a government statement on April 17. The subsidies are meant to help grain farmers. Funds will be deposited directly to farmers’ bank accounts, according to a report in Chinese state media the Global Times. However, experts believe despite recent subsidies, the…

British farmers are warning that recent shortages of fresh fruit and vegetables in Britain’s supermarkets are partly due to the government’s environmental protection department pursuing net zero policies. In recent days, major British supermarkets have limited the sale of tomatoes and some other fresh produce after a combination of bad weather and transport problems in…

Sid Miller just won his third term as the Texas agricultural commissioner in November. One of his campaign priorities was to prevent communist China from buying agricultural land and gaining access to the state’s infrastructure. “This is the stupidest thing we can do as a nation,” Miller told The Epoch Times, referring to what he…

In an emergency press conference, the National Farmers Union (NFU) said the government needed to step in to assist farmers who are under severe strain. The British farming industry is facing major issues across almost all sectors, with the price of animal feed and nitrogen fertiliser, and fuel skyrocketing. The union warned that yields of…

News Analysis If Republicans take back Congress after the midterm elections, lawmakers intend to “aggressively” probe and rein in the federal regulatory “overreach” targeting farmers and ranchers in the United States, according to farmer and U.S. Congressman John Rose (R-Tenn.). Blasting controversial federal policies aimed at the agriculture community and similar programs around the world…

UK Prime Minister Liz Truss does not think solar panels should be installed on productive agricultural lands, Downing Street has said. According to a report in The Guardian, Environment Secretary Ranil Jayawardena wants to protect farmland amid concerns over food security and is seeking to restrict the development of solar projects on farms in England….

Commentary In the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh, a special thematic part was dedicated to anticipating the future on Earth in the winter of 2022. The visitors had the opportunity to vote for the topic they find important and want to learn more about. The three knowledge offered choices were 1) how development…