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Farming

  • A hand holds a scoop of whey protein powder over an open black container

    Whey protein shortage looms as use of weight-loss drugs fuels global demand

  • A person in a wide-brimmed straw hat and long sleeves plants seeds in muddy soil in a field

    double quotation markHere are 10 ways a ‘super’ El Niño could impact the planet

    Benjamin Selwyn
  • A man kneels down among his crops.

    ‘I fear people will go to war over water’: as wells run dry, farmers struggle to survive in Bangladesh

  • Flower margins around the crops are home to ladybirds, which feed on the aphids.

    Country diary
    Country diary: Ladybirds and wasps are the unsung heroes of the farm

  • cattle on a farm

    US confirms three new cases of flesh-eating screwworm in livestock

  • View across green fields to Wrynose Fell and the Langdale Pikes, Little Langdale, England.

    Country diary
    Country diary 1951: A drowsy heat haze hangs over the fells

  • A man looks at a computer screen displaying information about the new world screwworm.

    Second flesh-eating screwworm infection reported in cattle in Texas

    Governor issues disaster declaration as agencies move to stop spread of parasite, including release of sterile flies
  • The Haybob 300 with the service hole in the cap used by the blue tits.

    Country diary
    Country diary: A plough, a haybale – who would live in a house like this?

    Hungerford, Berkshire: In a nearby farm, ever-resourceful birds and bees are getting creative with where they build their nests
  • A crowd of protesters and a giant model of a pig

    How campaigners beat industrial farming in Denmark’s ‘pig election’

    Mette Frederiksen’s new government promises overhaul for people – and animals – in home of ultra-intensive farming
  • A large indoor poultry barn with hundreds of white chickens spread across the floor, with feeding lines and equipment running down the centre

    Average person eats six times more chicken than in 1961, UN report finds

  • Green algae on Saint-Michel-en-Grève Beach in Brittany. Photograph: François Lepage/Hans Lucas for The Guardian

    The Audio Long Read
    ‘I couldn’t breathe’: the sinister spread of France’s killer seaweed – podcast

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  • fly larvae

    Alarm as once-eradicated flesh-eating parasite found in calf in Texas

    USDA confirms first case of new world screwworm fly in cattle in six decades, posing threat to livestock industry
  • A tractor in a field spraying crops

    The alternatives
    ‘This is not a hippy thing’: the startup recycling urine to make natural fertiliser

    As recent conflicts expose vulnerability of fertiliser markets and its effect on food security, VunaNexus offers an alternative
  • Massey Ferguson 6270 4X4 Tractor spreading fertiliserC2DN53 Massey Ferguson 6270 4X4 Tractor spreading fertiliser

    Farmers: tell us how you’re coping with rising costs and extreme weather

    From rising fuel, fertiliser and feed costs linked to the conflict in Iran to the impact of climate change, farmers around the world are facing a range of pressures. We want to hear how these challenges are affecting you
  • Pigs on a farm

    Antibiotics use in livestock could rise by a third in next 15 years, UN report warns

  • The approach to Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria.

    Country diary
    Country diary: My family has lived near here for 300 years – no wonder it feels like home

  • A short-eared owl in flight over open ground

    ‘Hold your nerve and trust nature’: birds, bats and butterflies rebound at Somerset rewilding farm

    Letting nature take over at a former dairy farm has resulted in a surge of species in just three years

May 2026

  • sheep graze near solar panels

    Our unequal earth
    Solar energy helps US farms stay afloat – but Republicans’ bill could change that

    Installing solar panels to offset electricity costs helps farms during financial strain. But the House version of the farm bill would limit their use
  • Trucks heading to Britain wait on the access ramp to the Channel tunnel in Calais, northern France.

    New food exports deal signals end to Brexit ‘sausage wars’

    First details of agreement published, heralding end to EU-UK checks on dairy products, eggs, fish and fresh red meat
  • Glossy red tomato with a smiling face surrounded by pale pink tomatoes with human-like faces

    ‘Flavor is under siege in this country’: how food in America lost its taste

    In the last century, industrialized farming has killed off delicious food – but a brigade of chefs, breeders and farmers are fighting to bring it back
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