A major tree-planting event along the banks of the Canning River in Perth has been cancelled after the head of a local Aboriginal corporation demanded $2.5 million (US$1.7 million) citing cultural heritage laws. The now-former CEO of the Whadjuk Aboriginal Corporation, David Collard, cited Western Australia’s contentious Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2021 as the reason for…
Major Revegetation Project Cancelled After Aboriginal Corporation Demands $2.5 Million
July 17, 2023
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‘The Main Goal Is to Acquire the Land’—Farmer Jared Bossly on the CO2 Pipeline That Puts His Farm at Risk
June 29, 2023
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Farmers in South Dakota risk losing their land to eminent domain under a planned project to build a 1,400-mile pipeline across five states in a bid to reduce the region’s carbon footprint. However, a group of farmers has now banded together to oppose the project. We speak to one of those farmers, Jared Bossly, about…
Boy, 10, Buys Antique Tractor With $2,800 Life Savings to Help Tend the 200-Acre Family Farm
A 10-year-old boy with ambitions to take over his family’s 200-acre beef farm in Wisconsin has invested his life savings in a rare antique tractor to help his parents. Hard-working Caleb Bergner is one of four siblings being raised on the Bergner Beef Family Farm in Pulaski, Wisconsin. Caleb attends a nearby Catholic school, but…
China’s Heavy Handed ‘Rural Management’ Campaign Sparks Widespread Discontent
Tens of thousands of “law enforcement” personnel dispatched by Beijing have descended upon China’s vast countryside to enforce compliance with the Chinese regime’s latest demands for expanded grain production. Over 2,500 grassroots “agricultural law enforcement teams” have implemented the central authorities’ new directives on planting, animal husbandry, water usage, and product quality and safety. The…
This Bizarre Town With Thin, Wavy Farms Looks Like Wonderland, Has One Road for 6,000 Villagers
It might seem something of a wonderland when viewed from above—the village’s green- and gold-striped landscape weaves a tapestry that stretches toward the horizon, as far as the eye can see. A long, lonely thread of street prods through the village of Sułoszowa, 28 miles northwest of Krakow, Poland. That connects its nearly 6,000 inhabitants…
More Than 40% of Farm Operators to Retire by 2033: Report
A new report says more than 40 per cent of farm operators will retire over the next decade, leaving Canada with a shortage. The report from the Royal Bank of Canada, Boston Consulting Group Centre for Canada’s Future and Arrell Food Institute at the University of Guelph says the country will be short 24,000 general…
3 Killed in Northern Italy After Car Crashes Into Farm Silo
ROME—Three people were killed at a farm in Northern Italy when their car crashed into a silo, which collapsed and buried the vehicle under an enormous mound of chicken feed, local police and firefighters said Friday. The victims were an 18-year-old and two minors, according to the communications office of the fire department in Forli’,…
40 Percent of Farm Operators Retiring in Next 10 Years Will Worsen Labour Shortage Crisis: Report
The retirement wave coming to Canada’s agricultural sector over the next 10 years will exacerbate the already serious shortage of workers to fill that labour gap, according to a new report. The report by the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) says that by 2033, 40 percent of farm operators will retire, while a shortfall of…
PHOTOS: Couple Spends 5 Years Restoring 19th-Century Rundown Farmhouse—It’s Unrecognizable
When a couple with dreams of buying a fixer-upper found a 19th-century farmhouse for sale in Pennsylvania, they knew it was their ideal project. They devoted five years to the massive restoration, and today, the 31-acre property is unrecognizable. Married 37 years, New Jersey natives DeWitt Paul, 58, and his wife, Jean Paul, have lived…
French Police Clash With Protesters Opposed to Farm Reservoir
SAINTE-SOLINE, France—Several people were injured on Saturday following clashes between French police and protesters opposed to a large water reservoir for farm irrigation, despite a ban on gatherings in the area. Police fired tear gas to repel some protesters who threw fireworks and other projectiles as they crossed fields to approach the construction area in…
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