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Jan 30

France’s government announces new measures to calm farmers’ protests as blockades squeeze Paris

By Sylvie Corbet, Oleg Cetinic, Associated Press

France's newly appointed prime minister has announced controls on foreign food products in order to guarantee "fair competition," seeking to calm the anger of protesting farmers camped out around Paris.

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Jan 15

German farmers and their tractors throng Berlin in protest against fuel subsidy cuts

By Geir Moulson, Associated Press

Over the past week, farmers have blocked highway entrances and slowed traffic across Germany with their protests, intent on pushing Chancellor Olaf Scholz's government to abandon the planned cuts entirely.

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Jan 14

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How rural communities are tackling a suicide and depression crisis among farmers

By Megan Thompson, Melanie Saltzman

More than 50,000 Americans took their own lives in 2023, the nation’s highest yearly rate of suicide on record. Farmers are 3.5 times more likely to die by suicide than the general population, according to the National Rural Health Association.

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Jan 08

German farmers block roads with tractors in protest of plan to scrap diesel tax breaks

By Geir Moulson, Associated Press

Chancellor Olaf Scholz's unpopular three-party coalition infuriated farmers last month by drawing up plans to abolish a car tax exemption for farming vehicles and the diesel tax breaks.

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Jan 03

Why farmers are worried about Louisiana’s beloved crawfish

By Roby Chavez

It's uncertain whether the tiny lobster-like crustaceans survived the months of hot and dry conditions that hit the state last summer.

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Sep 12

Poland calls on the EU to extend the embargo on Ukraine grain to protect farmers

By Associated Press

Poland's government has called on the European Union to extend the embargo on imports of Ukrainian grain beyond Friday deadline to protect Polish farmers.

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Aug 26

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Art and agriculture meet in collaborative Colorado exhibition

By John Yang, Lorna Baldwin

In Colorado’s Rocky Mountains, an innovative art exhibit uses multimedia collaborations between artists and farmers to explore the similarities between the two fields. More than 15 local and national artists and collectives teamed up with Boulder County farmers to create…

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Jul 21

Northeast farmers ‘heartbroken’ as floods devastate months of labor and crops are swept away

By Steve LeBlanc, Associated Press

Some of the hardest hit farms were located along rivers in Vermont where farmers who'd spent months nurturing tomato, watermelon and other plants saw their efforts wiped out in a matter of hours.

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Apr 25

Colorado becomes 1st state to pass ‘right to repair’ for farmers

By Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press

Democratic Gov. Jared Polis of Colorado has signed legislation forcing manufacturers to provide the necessary manuals, tools, parts and software to farmers, so they can fix their own machines.

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Nov 03

After a year of extreme floods and severe drought, what is Missouri doing about climate change?

By Gabrielle Hays

Record-breaking rainfall coupled with severe flash flooding destroyed hundreds of Missouri homes and businesses in July. Drought grew so severe in October, the Mississippi and Missouri rivers could only support limited, crucial barge traffic.

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