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How climate change impacts ability to choose where you live

As Americans celebrate the Fourth of July, climate change is another factor shaping the United States' independence. CBS Climatologist Marina Jurica discusses how it challenges your choice of where to live and its impact on farmers.

CBS America

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South Africa reports new bird flu outbreak on poultry farms

Authorities are implementing containment measures to prevent further spread.

Africanews

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New book explores how agricultural practices affect climate change

The United Nations says fossil fuels like coal, oil and gas are by far the largest contributors to global climate change, but a new book is taking a look at another culprit: food. Michael Grunwald, author of "We Are Eating the Earth" joi...

CBS America

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U.S. ban on Mexican livestock imports devastates cattle farmers

The decision to halt all imports of livestock from Mexico by the United States is having a devastating impact on the livelihood of cattle farmers in the Mexican state of Chihuahua.

Al Jazeera

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Water crisis forces some Iraqi farmers to abandon their land

Some farmers in Iraq's southern province of Najaf are abandoning their land and livelihoods as a severe water crisis gripping parts of the country has prompted authorities to ban summer farming and rice cultivation.

Reuters

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South Africa launches vaccines for foot-and-mouth disease

While death rates are typically low, the disease can make animals ill with fever, decreased appetite, excessive drooling, blisters and other symptoms.

Africanews

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Ecuador farmers cash in on surging cocoa prices

In Ecuador, farmers who bet on cocoa beans are cashing in as a global shortage of the main ingredient in chocolate feeds a price bonanza. Cocoa is now a billion-dollar business in the Andean country, rivaling gold, copper, silver and ban...

France 24

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Migrant farm workers express concern about ICE raids

President Trump has directed ICE agents to pause arrests at farms, hotels and restaurants. Despite the pause, many migrant farm workers say they are afraid to go to work. CBS News correspondent Adam Yamaguchi has more.

CBS America

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Tougher growing conditions putting the squeeze on citrus farmers

Everything from potent citrus diseases to hurricanes have made growing conditions tougher for farmers in the southeast U.S., AccuWeather's Leslie Hudson reports.

AccuWeather

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Peru, U.S.'s top blueberry supplier, looks to China as tariffs hit

In Peru's Pisco Desert, rows of blueberry bushes towering as much as two meters high stretch towards the horizon, finally giving way to sand dunes. For more than a decade the healthy berries have rolled north to U.S. supermarket shelves,...

Reuters

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Why this farming buzzword might replace terms like ‘organic’

CNN Meteorologist Derek Van Dam flies to Southern California to learn more about regenerative agriculture and why the future of farming might come from the past.

CNN

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Ivory Coast’s cocoa production faces climate crisis and U.S. tariffs

The price of chocolate has been rising steadily. Ivory Coast supplies more than 40% of the world’s cocoa, but two major factors are hitting the world’s top producer: U.S. trade tariffs and the climate crisis.

Al Jazeera

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Iraqi farmers use sprinklers to grow crops in desert

Iraqi farmer Jadaan Hasaan is one of numerous farmers expanding their operations into the desert. Enabled by government subsidized sprinkler systems, Hassan says his shift from flood irrigation, which consumes a lot of water, to sprinkle...

Reuters

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Madagascar’s malnutrition crisis deepens with climate shocks, aid cuts

Over the past six months, a series of extreme climate disasters has devastated crops in Madagascar, leaving farmers without income. This situation is worsened by the suspension of funding from USAID.

France 24

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Drought bakes China's wheat belt, slashing harvests for some

Last month, Shaanxi recorded its highest average temperatures since records began in 1961. It baked cracks into the soil of an area known as China's wheat belt, worrying the farmers who tend the land.

Reuters

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How solar panels are changing the lives of India’s salt farmers

Solar panels are multiplying across western India's salt plains, and farmers tell CBC’s South Asia correspondent Salimah Shivji the technology has completely changed their lives.

CBC News

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Indian-administered Kashmir farmers face off with unlikely enemy

Saffron farmers in the town of Pampore in Indian-administered Kashmir are facing an unlikely enemy. Deforestation and habitat loss are driving a prickly creature into their fields, threatening the cultivation of their ‘red gold’.

Al Jazeera

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Myanmar: War-displaced turn to poppy cultivation to survive

Myanmar is on track for another year of record opium production, after overtaking Afghanistan as the largest producer in the world.

Al Jazeera

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Zimbabwe's farmers push on as land grab compensation flounders

In Zimbabwe, efforts are underway to revive the agriculture sector, which was devastated by the land reforms of the 2000s. Some have successfully transformed their plots, driving hopes for recovery.

France 24

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France: Controversial agriculture bill sparks political showdown

The proposed law reflects a broader shift across several EU countries to ease environmental regulations, as farmers continue to battle surging prices and a cost-of-living crisis.

Euronews

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France: Scientists, doctors oppose risky pesticide bill

Medical and scientific communities unite in opposition to a bill that could bring back toxic substances long banned in France.

France 24

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Zimbabwe blueberries: Europe is a 'key export market'

Zimbabwe is now the fastest-growing blueberry producer globally and farmers are now looking for foreign investment to expand operations.

France 24

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Pakistan farmers concerned about suspension of water treaty

Pakistan’s water resources have already been burdened by climate change, as the country faces rising temperatures and droughts.

Al Jazeera

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EU backs steep tariff on Russian, Belarusian fertilisers

The European Parliament has approved a proposal to impose steep tariffs on Russian and Belarusian fertilisers and agricultural products, sparking concern among European farmers about the potential fallout.

Euronews

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Drought-hit Syrian farmers could get help as sanctions lift

Farmers in Syria are hoping the lifting of sanctions will bring much needed relief. Rainfall in the country has been scarce, and fields are parched. There are fears that over 70 percent of wheat crops may fail this year.

France 24

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Japan Farm Minister resigns over rice gaffe

Japanese farm minister Taku Eto resigned after remarks he made about rice triggered a firestorm of criticism from voters and lawmakers, posing a fresh challenge to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's embattled government.

CNBC

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Mexico, Chile, Uruguay halt Brazil poultry imports over bird flu

Mexico, Chile and Uruguay have halted poultry imports from Brazil after the country confirmed its first bird flu outbreak on a commercial farm, authorities said Saturday.

France 24

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Renewed attacks in Nigeria worry farmers

Northern Nigeria is seeing a resurgence in attacks by armed groups after months of relative calm. The attacks have killed thousands of people, including security forces and civilians. The rise in attacks has farmers worried.

Al Jazeera

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Commissioner Hansen presents plan to cut farming bureaucracy in EU

European Commissioner for Agriculture Christophe Hansen presented his simplification plan to help farmers during a meeting organized by Euronews.

Euronews

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UK farmers fear U.S. trade deal threatens food standards

British farmers fear a new U.S.-UK trade deal could undermine decades of high food standards. They warn that importing cheaper, factory-farmed U.S. meat could undo their hard-won progress.

Al Jazeera