‘Working here is hell’: latest death of farm worker in 40C heat shocks Italy | Workers’ rights
IItaly has been shocked by reports of “brutal” treatment of migrant workers on farms across the country, as well as the death of a flower picker in temperatures of around 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit). Since mid-June, Italy has been hit by successive heat waves, which have prompted tens of thousands of migrants to take […]
‘Menace to our fisheries’: New England flotilla unites to protest wind farm after turbine ‘disaster’
A fleet of 25 fishing boats gathered Sunday off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts, to protest Vineyard Wind, an offshore wind turbine project under investigation after turbine blades broke off, sending sharp fiberglass shards into the ocean. “Vineyard Wind is a threat to our fisheries,” Jerry Lehman, CEO of the New England Fishermen Stewardship Association […]
Rhode Island wind farm hearing gets heated; police seeking man of interest
A wind farm forum in Newport, Rhode Island, got a bit heated last week when a man stepped in as attendees expressed concerns about offshore wind turbine structures, one of which recently collapsed, leaving debris in the ocean. Video shared on Facebook by the Newport Police Department shows a woman wearing gloves standing in front […]
Rep. Elissa Slotkin Receives Farm Tax Credit on Property Where No Farming Takes Place
Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) receives an agricultural tax exemption for land she claims as her home, even though no agricultural activity takes place there. The Democratic congresswoman and Michigan Senate candidate saves about $2,700 a year through the arrangement. New York Post Reported. Although the land is designated as “agricultural improvement land,” public records requests […]
Massive bull escapes from farm, runs onto highway causing crash
A massive 1,300-pound bull escaped from a Massachusetts farm Monday morning, crashed on the highway and then charged at officers, police said. Workers at Matthew Farms in Raynham, Massachusetts, were loading a bull onto a truck for slaughter around 9 a.m. when the bull became enraged and ran away. Raynham Police received a call about […]
GOP lawmaker squares off with USDA, tribes over farm bill land transfer
A decades-long battle over nearly 9,500 acres in Oklahoma is coming to a head in Washington, D.C. Rep. Frank Lucas (R-Okla.) secured a provision in the farm bill that would prohibit the transfer of the land, which currently houses a USDA research facility and contains significant oil and gas reserves, “except as specifically authorized by […]
Butler Farm Show follows Trump rally shooting with annual event to ‘get back to normal life’
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CDC targets bird flu among farm workers
Courtesy of PhRMA — The CDC has confirmed 13 cases of avian flu in the United States since March. Nine of the cases have been found in Colorado, with the most recent three confirmed last week. Officials say symptoms are mild, with conjunctivitis being the main symptom. {beacon} health care health care Full text […]
Trump assassination attempt crime scene at Butler Farm Show grounds released by FBI
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Family Credits Farm Work For Boy Miraculously Saving Grandfather’s Life
Drake Linn, a Georgian boy, saved his own life and that of his diabetic grandfather by steering his grandfather’s truck to safety earlier in July, Atlanta News First reported Wednesday. Linn’s grandfather fell unconscious at the wheel, forcing the young boy to take over the truck and pull it to safety on the side of […]