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“Farmers set fires and attack barriers near EU summit as anger spreads”

“Farmers threw eggs and stones at the European Parliament on Thursday, starting fires near the building and setting off fireworks amid protests to press a summit of European Union leaders to do more to help them with taxes and rising… Continue Reading…

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“France’s protesting farmers encircle Paris with tractor barricades, vowing a ‘siege’ over grievances”

“JOSSIGNY, France (AP) — Protesting farmers encircled Paris with traffic-snarling barricades Monday, using hundreds of lumbering tractors and mounds of hay bales to block highways leading to France’s capital to pressure the government over the future of their industry, which has been… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Burp tax causes pre-poll [anger] with New Zealand farmers”

“New Zealand has a plan to tax farmers for their livestock’s burps and farts — and it’s causing a stink ahead of Saturday’s general elections. The economy is driven by agriculture with around 10 million cattle and 25 million sheep… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Farmers Set to Abandon US Wheat Crops at Highest Rate Since 1917.”

” America’s wheat fields have become so plagued by drought that farmers are now poised to abandon crops at the highest rate in more than a century. Producers are expected to harvest about 67% of their planted acres, the US Department… Continue Reading…