Read the latest news from regional and global sources, presenting different voices and perspectives.

Is a wind farm coming to southern St. Joseph County?
SOUTH BEND, IN (WSBT) — Is it possible a wind farm could be looking at Saint Joseph County? Energy Park Developer, the UKA group, sent letters to local community members informing them of this possible farm. This wind farm seems to be in the...
xAI affiliate to sublease land for solar farm project in Memphis: Everything we know
An affiliate of Elon Musk's xAI plans to sublease 552 acres of Memphis property to an energy cooperative. Seven States Power Corp. will build a solar farm on the site, which is expected to be completed by 2028. The solar farm aims to generate up...

Ancient Levant farmers used irrigation to thrive amid millennia of drought, study shows
Over the course of millennia, inhabitants of the Levant used irrigation to mitigate the effects of climate change and maximize the production of olives and grapes, demonstrating resilience and ingenuity, according to a new study by international...

Can Tho seeks stronger cooperation with Germany in vocational training, green industries
Can Tho (VNA) – Can Tho city is looking to expand cooperation with partners from Germany in vocational education, green industries, logistics, and smart city development, a local leader said at a working session with the German Consulate General...

Economy Ministry discusses cooperation areas with German Federal Ministry for Environment and Nature Conservation and GIZ
ArmInfo. Deputy Minister of Economy of Armenia Arman Khojoyan received members of a delegation from the German Federal Ministry for the Environment and Nature Conservation and the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ). According to...

Save grapes or olives? Dilemma for Bronze Age farmers beset by climate change
You are living in the Bronze Age. A drought is plaguing the land. The crops are starting to fail. What is your top priority? Finding a way to maintain a supply of wine through the crisis, of course. In evidence that times have not changed all that...

Bruce County Memories: Farmerettes were the unsung heroes on the home front
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Author Bonnie Sitter lobbied for a Canada Post stamp, issued in 2024. The photo from 1945 is titled "Taking a break from hoeing celery." Photo by Supplied image It was 1940, a time of national emergency....

German agrivoltaics projects provide ‘double harvest’ of energy and food
The need for large areas of land to further expand solar electricity generation makes the symbiosis of agriculture and photovoltaics a particularly valuable proposition, according to RWE Photo: RWE/Klaus Görgen But first, RWE’s demonstration...

Cork farming blueprint planned as councillors warn of €130m risk to county’s economy
Academics and Cork County Council will draft a blueprint to provide the agricultural sector with targeted infrastructure and economic support.They are expected to focus on the true value of agriculture, particularly the booming dairy sector, to...

Better Farming Through Endophytes
The icon indicates free access to the linked research on JSTOR. Potatoes contain something about which most people are entirely unaware: endophytes, which means “within plants.” Endophytes can also be found in other vegetables, fruits, and grains....

A taste of Agritechnica at Ploughing 2025
Agritechnica is a bi-annual event and 2025 once again sees it being held in Hanover on November 9-15. It has now become the jewel in the crown of the Deutsche Landwirtschafts-Gesellschaft, often referred to as the German Agricultural Society, but...

Cameroon seeks study firm for CFA500 bln national fertilizer plant project
(Business in Cameroon) - Cameroon launches tender for FEED study on a CFA500 bln fertilizer plant project. Plant planned as a public-private partnership to cut heavy reliance on imports. Past fertilizer projects stalled, while private sector...

Germany and the Netherlands to Overhaul Subsidies for Renewable Energy
The governments of both Germany and the Netherlands are examining how they structure renewable energy subsidies, looking to spur the industry while managing costs for the end users. Both countries faced disappointments earlier this year when...

Prosecutors find more farm fund fraud, just as the EU looks to spend again
The EU’s top prosecutors say a spate of subsidy fraud cases from the bloc’s bumper Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) exposes “serious deficiencies” in the detection and reporting of cash misuse – just as the European Commission gears up to allocate...

Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner released from prison in Germany
08:52, 17 Sep 2025Updated 08:52, 17 Sep 2025 Madeleine McCann’s parents have been left heartbroken once again as prime suspect Christian Brueckner was released from prison earlier today. The convicted paedophile is a free man after his seven-year...

Germany to decode 6,357 potato varieties
Potatoes are the fourth most important crop worldwide after rice, wheat, and corn. To expand knowledge of their genetic diversity, a new project will decode the genetic material of 6,357 potato varieties stored in Germany. The POMORROW – Potatoes...

Germany Battles With Millions of Tons of Undersea WWII Munitions Hazard
Germany faces a mounting environmental and safety crisis with approximately 1.6 million tonnes of unexploded munitions lying on the seabed of its North Sea and Baltic Sea waters. These ordnances—from bombs, grenades and mines to artillery...

GE Vernova wins onshore wind order with Prokon in Germany
GE Vernova has announced an agreement with Prokon Regenerative Energien to repower a wind farm located in Fleetmark, Saxony-Anhalt. The project involves the installation of eight 6 MW-164 m turbines from its production site in Salzbergen, Germany....

This farm-to-table Chicago fine-diner was just named one of America’s best new restaurants of 2025
Cariño and Sanders BBQ Supply Co. were just named as two of the best restaurants in the country by the New York Times, and now Bon Appétit has named Feld—a daring newcomer in Chicago’s West Town—one of the 20 best new restaurants of 2025. The...

A passionate baker who kept it real: a farewell to Germán Torres
The last time I saw Germán Torres, he was out of his usual flour-speckled apron, far from kitchen work surfaces and ovens at La Valiente Panadería y Confitería. Relatively spruced up with his wide-watt smile on full beam, he was playing at being...