Your favorite wines may soon cease to exist. Some of the world’s traditional wine regions, from Europe to Southern California, are at risk of almost completely disappearing within decades, researchers found, as the conditions necessary to produce their grapes grow more unfruitful due to climate change. As humans continue to burn fossil fuels, the planet … Read more
Bismarck Public Schools went on the offensive last week before the Class AA Boys and Girls State Basketball Tournament in Bismarck. It issued a statement urging respectful fan behavior at sporting events. The statement was prompted by recent reports in the state of racial harassment of players. The North Dakota High School Activities Association has … Read more
A farm in Australia has grown the heaviest blueberry the world has ever seen. It’s so big, in fact, that it could be used to play ping pong – assuming it could bounce, of course. Guinness World Records announced the “behemoth blueberry” on Friday, saying it weighed in at 20.4 grams, almost 70 times more … Read more
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Brady’s Distillery in Roanoke, AmRhein’s Wine Cellars in Bent Mountain, and Fables & Feathers Winery in Goodview welcome RV campers for overnight stays, according to Harvest Hosts. Harvest Hosts charges RV campers $99 a year in exchange for the opportunity park and spend a night at farms, museums, breweries, wineries and distilleries in its 5,000-host … Read more
Eric Foucault is driving his hulking green tractor more slowly than he can walk. Shouting into his mobile phone above the cacophony of engines and horns, the farmer from south of Paris is one of 200 others clogging up the highway into the French capital. Foucault and his fellow protesters are restless, their list of … Read more
French farming unions are taking aim at the European Union’s free-trade agreements, which they say open the door to unfair competition from products arriving from overseas. At a time when the EU is urging farmers to adopt more sustainable – and sometimes more costly – agricultural practices, unions say these trade deals are making it … Read more
New Mental Health Site Launched for Farmers With your Southeast Regional Ag News, I am Haylie Shipp. This is the Ag Information Network. Farm Bureau and partner organizations Sunday announced Togetherall at the American Farm Bureau Federation Convention in Salt Lake City, Utah. Jessica Cabrera, American Farm Bureau Federation Managing Director of Member Engagement, says … Read more
North Dakota has been named one of the best states to start a business by Forbes Advisor for the second year in a row. The publication selected the state based on its business environment, low formation fees, business survival rate and lower cost of living, looking at a business’s ability to succeed, costs, workforce and … Read more
Germany is at risk of becoming as politically polarized as the U.S. amid huge farmer protests over subsidy cuts, Agriculture Minister Cem Özdemir has warned. “This is a dangerous divide that can lead to conditions like those in the USA,” Özdemir told Germany’s Funke media group in an interview, according to reports Tuesday. “People no … Read more