19 of the best things to do in Germany

For grand castles and gritty industrial architecture, half-timbered taverns and edgy techno nightclubs, head to Germany. Explore culture-rich cities like Berlin or Hamburg; dive into the great outdoors by visiting epic mountains and national...

PureTrust Foundation, partners empower women in agribusiness 

By Rahama Nasara Yakubu, GNA Tamale, Sept 15, GNA – The Dalogyili Zaapayim Women Agro-Processing Centre has been inaugurated at Dalogyili, a suburb of Tamale, to help women groups in shea butter processing in six communities. The processing centre...

feld.energy raises €10M+ seed to accelerate agricultural photovoltaics in Germany

Germany-based agricultural photovoltaics company feld.energy has closed a seed round of more than €10 million led by HV Capital, with participation from Future Energy Ventures, AENU, and Angel Invest. feld.energy enables farms to grow food and...

From climate to capital: The business case for regenerative agriculture

From being a loosely-defined buzzword just a few years ago to becoming a data-driven model for improving sustainability in both ecological and business terms, regenerative agriculture has come a long way. Today, the values that drive its adoption...

Peter Fischer: Germany and Georgia have made great progress together toward a shared vision - let's protect this and continue moving forward together

"Germany and I are grateful for the love and support shown by this petition," said Peter Fischer, the German Ambassador to Georgia, in response to a petition by Georgia's civil and academic society expressing special gratitude to the Federal...

Fentanyl: Germany prepares for synthetic opioid crisis

It could be pure coincidence, but the fact that the addiction care center in the western German city of Essen, population 600,000, is located on Hoffnungsstraße ("Hope Street" ) could also be a sign. It represents hope for the people struggling...

A strong Heat Dome develops into the weekend, dragging 30s back into central Europe

After a progressive weather pattern through the first half of September, the European continent is taking a short break. A strong Heat Dome will develop the following weekend, significantly warming up the forecast, with low to mid-30s back into...

Sparkinbox forum brings Sri Lanka, Germany experts together to tackle EU trade rules

ECONOMYNEXT – A high-level seminar hosted by Sparkinbox, a capacity-building and networking think tank, brought together Sri Lankan exporters, trade representatives, and policy experts to examine the implications of the European Union’s evolving...

Weekend things to do: Cage the Elephant, ‘Hambre,’ Water Taxi wine cruise, ‘Midnight Cowboy’

Leafing through the Old Farmer’s Almanac while waiting for one of the plump cinnamon rolls at Fort Lauderdale’s LoveLee Bakeshop (tops on my list of favorite South Florida bakeries right now), I see that the last few days of summer are upon us...

Fentanyl: Germany prepares for a synthetic opioid crisis

It could be pure coincidence, but the fact that the addiction care center in the western German city of Essen, population 600,000, is located on Hoffnungsstraße ("Hope Street" ) could also be a sign. Hope for the people struggling with addiction,...

Decolonizing botanical gardens: potential for urban agriculture

By Alina Marktanner – principal investigator at the Chair for Modern History, RWTH Aachen University. Botanical gardens worldwide are confronting their colonial pasts and exploring how to restitute plant heritage to benefit local communities. By...

Trouble for Friedrich Merz? Germany's AfD makes triple gains in CDU's turf

More worries are emerging for German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, as the country’s far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party has more than tripled its support in local elections in one of the most populous states in Germany More worries are...

Russian fake-news network, led by an ex-Florida sheriff's deputy, storms back into action with 200+ new sites

The Russian troll farm that in the lead-up to the 2024 US presidential election posted a bizarro video claiming Democratic candidate Kamala Harris was a rhino poacher, is back with hundreds of new fake news websites serving up phony political...

RWE’s Sofia is the UK’s first offshore wind farm to use recyclable rotor blades

RWE and turbine manufacturer Siemens Gamesa are driving a new era of wind turbine innovation with the first ever large-scale installation of recyclable blades at a UK offshore wind farm. Highly unique, the rotor blades are made using an innovative...

Barnes & Noble expansion continues with more new stores

Barnes & Noble is going against the grain by expanding its number of brick-and-mortar stores in the United States. Already the bookseller with the largest number of outlets in the country, with approximately 600 locations, Barnes & Noble has...

Kilkenny farm leader joins EU Mercosur protest

ICMSA President, Kilkenny’s Denis Drennan, attended this week’s protest in Brussels against the Mercosur Agreement. The protest was organised at short notice by a wide spectrum of farm organisations, trade unions, civil society groups and...

Obituary: Josef Bischof, 95, brought Old-World Bavaria to life in Huntington Beach

German-born businessman Josef Bischof — who built Old World Huntington Beach and Alpine Village in Torrance as replica European villages that hosted Oktoberfest celebrations drawing revelers from across Southern California — died last week. He was...

"Peppers will be expensive because of a lack of quality production"

After the damage caused by Thrips parvispinus on pepper crops in the Spanish province of Almeria last season, growers are finding that there are no really effective phytosanitary treatments against this pest, and the heat is only making matters...

Agrichemicals firm Corteva explores splitting seed and pesticide units, WSJ reports

(Reuters) – U.S. agrichemicals firm Corteva is exploring a breakup that would separate its seed and pesticide businesses into two separate companies, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. Separating...

Farmers reveal surprising high-tech trend taking over fields across US: 'A win-win'

It adds an additional stream of income to support farming activities. by Yei Ling MaSeptember 12, 2025 Weekly lawn maintenance might feel like a lot of work, but imagine the amount of work it takes to maintain larger plots of land, such as those...