NJ to receive $125M payout in dispute over cancelled offshore wind farms
Danish wind farm developer Orsted will pay $125 million to the state of New Jersey to settle a lawsuit over the company’s halting construction of two offshore wind farms last year — just over a third of what the company was previously required to pay. The state of New Jersey and Orsted Corp. have settled […]
Flooded farms in England refused compensation as ‘too far’ from river | Farming
Farmers whose entire fields were submerged in water found themselves ineligible for the government’s Flood Hardship Fund because their farms were too far from major rivers. The Met Office said 1,695.9mm of rain fell between October 2022 and March 2024, the most in any 18-month period in England since the agency began collecting comparable data […]
JACKSON: Can California Really Power 25 Million Homes Via Offshore Wind Farms By 2045?
There are currently no offshore wind turbines in California. To build enough of an uncontroversial experiment, the state will need to do something it hasn’t done in decades: complete a major public works project. The 20th century “we make it” mentality of the nation continues to clash violently with 21st century reality. There, grand plans […]
FBI returns to NY horse farms connected to Gambino crime family probes
FBI agents returned to two horse ranches in upstate New York last year after searching the same properties for bodies in connection with a federal investigation into the Gambino crime family. Police, along with New York State Police and New York City Police Department personnel, rushed to two farms on Hampton Road in Goshen and […]
MS catfish farms settle suit claiming immigrants paid more than Black workers
Two Mississippi catfish farms are accused of bringing workers from Mexico to the United States and paying them significantly higher wages for the same type of work than they previously paid local black farm workers. The lawsuit has been settled, lawyers for the plaintiffs announced Tuesday. In August, the Southern Immigration Attorney’s Office and the […]
Dairy Cows at Farms Across U.S. Test Positive for Bird Flu
Livestock at several dairy farms across the United States have tested positive for bird flu, but officials say the risk to the public is not high. On Friday, USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service officials announced that the virus has caused illness in cattle in Texas, Kansas, Michigan, and New Jersey. report Sunday. Officials […]
Study finds organic farming results in conventional farms ramping up their pesticide use
Advocates of organic farming have long argued that organic farming is better for people and the planet. But a new study in California counties found a surprising effect as acreage increased. Nearby conventional farms are using more pesticides and will likely continue to deal with increased pest threats to their crops, the researchers said. Ashley […]
Texas: Multiple U.S. Agencies Respond To Large Fire At Feather Crest Farms
Stock image. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) OAN’s Avril Elfie6:24 PM – Monday, January 29, 2024 Multiple U.S. departments responded to recent reports of a massive fire at Feather Crest Farms in Bryan, Texas. advertisement On Monday, numerous fire departments responded to the blaze, along with additional emergency personnel, after authorities received reports of an […]
Some US states expand low-interest loan programs for farms and businesses
On the first business day of the new year, Missouri Treasurer Vivek Malek began accepting applications for approximately $120 million in state-subsidized, low-interest loans to small businesses, farmers, and affordable housing developers. Within six hours, Marek had so many requests for funding that she had to close her application. “The demand is huge and that's […]