NU City Planner Knisley balances work, farm, business | News, Sports, Jobs

NU City Planner Knisley balances work, farm, business | News, Sports, Jobs

City Planner John Knisley pores through information on a proposed ordinance change for City Council. Knisley helps to create and present ordinance changes and variances for City Council consideration and approval. NEW ULM — After growing up in New Ulm, City Planner John Knisley left the city to pursue a career in environmental policy and … Read more

With soy and lithium trade in the balance, Argentina’s Milei has a China conundrum

With soy and lithium trade in the balance, Argentina’s Milei has a China conundrum

BUENOS AIRES/BEIJING, Dec 7 (Reuters) – Argentina’s President-elect Javier Milei has a China conundrum. The libertarian economist insulted communist-run China in a fiery campaign, but takes office on Sunday needing the country’s second-largest trade partner more than ever as a recession looms and foreign currency reserves run dry. Since he won the Nov. 19 election, … Read more

France on ‘high’ alert for bird flu after new cases detected

France on ‘high’ alert for bird flu after new cases detected

Ducks are seen inside a poultry farm in Castelnau-Tursan, France, January 24, 2023. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights PARIS, Dec 5 (Reuters) – France raised the risk level of bird flu to ‘high’ from ‘moderate’ on Tuesday after new cases of the disease were detected, forcing poultry farms to keep birds indoors to stem … Read more

Cuban family business produces flour from coconut and yucca as shortages fester

Cuban family business produces flour from coconut and yucca as shortages fester

[1/5]Entrepreneur Gabriel Perez, 38, poses for a photo as he checks slices of banana put to dry in his farmland in the rural outskirts of Havana, Cuba, November 22, 2023. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini Acquire Licensing Rights HAVANA, Nov 28 (Reuters) – On a small farm outside Havana, a Cuban family-run business produces gluten-free flour from banana, … Read more

Ukraine says it will sue Poland, Hungary and Slovakia over food import bans

Ukraine says it will sue Poland, Hungary and Slovakia over food import bans

KYIV, Sept 18 (Reuters) – Ukraine plans to sue Poland, Hungary and Slovakia in the World Trade Organization over bans on Ukrainian agricultural products, Ukrainian officials said on Monday. The appeal could be sent “in the near future”, a senior official said, and followed a decision by the three countries bordering Ukraine to ban imports … Read more

Poland, Hungary, Slovakia to continue own bans on Ukraine grains

Poland, Hungary, Slovakia to continue own bans on Ukraine grains

[1/2]A view of the cereal terminal with grain silo in the Black Sea port of Constanta, Romania, May 11, 2022. REUTERS/Anca Cernat/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights European Commission decides not to extend ban Five nations were allowed to ban sales of Ukraine grains BRUSSELS/WARSAW, Sept 15 (Reuters) – Poland, Slovakia and Hungary will impose their … Read more

Make cider donuts, pies and harvest the goods of the orchard during this CT farm vacation – Hartford Courant

Make cider donuts, pies and harvest the goods of the orchard during this CT farm vacation – Hartford Courant

With leaves turning and orchards ripening with fruit, Husky Meadows is offering a special farm stay for an unforgettable weekend. The Orchard Farm Stay takes place from Friday, Sept. 22 through Sunday, Sept. 24 and includes two nights of lodging in one of four private guest suites. Husky Meadows Apples at Husky Meadows. “All meals … Read more

Sand dredging is ‘sterilizing’ ocean floor, UN warns

Sand dredging is ‘sterilizing’ ocean floor, UN warns

GENEVA, Sept 5 (Reuters) – Around 6 billion tons of marine sand is being dug up each year in a growing practice that a U.N. agency said is unsustainable and can wipe out local marine life irreversibly. Sand is the most exploited natural resource in the world after water but its extraction for use in … Read more

Japan to WTO: China’s Fukushima-related seafood ban ‘totally unacceptable’

Japan to WTO: China’s Fukushima-related seafood ban ‘totally unacceptable’

[1/2]Fishing boats are anchored at a fishing port in Soma, about 45 km away from the tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant discharging treated radioactive water into the ocean, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, August 31, 2023. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon Acquire Licensing Rights TOKYO, Sept 5 (Reuters) – Japan has told the World Trade Organization (WTO) that China’s ban … Read more

Japan to release Fukushima water into ocean starting Aug 24

Japan to release Fukushima water into ocean starting Aug 24

TOKYO, Aug 22 (Reuters) – Japan said on Tuesday it will start releasing more than 1 million metric tonnes of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant on Aug. 24, putting into motion a plan that has drawn strong criticism from China. The plan, approved two years ago by the Japanese government … Read more