Hong Kong has seen no “significant seizures” of smuggled ivory and pangolin scales since 2021, the government has said, attributing it to heavier penalties while animal rights groups pointed to international efforts in tackling the illegal wildlife trade as also helping. In a written reply to the legislature on Tuesday, the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation…
Susan Apps-Bodilly will talk about her latest book, “Timber! A Northwoods Story of Lumberjacks, Logging and the Land,” Thursday, April 10 at 7 p.m. at the Ripon Historical Society, 508 Watson St. Susan Apps-Bodilly Apps-Bodilly is a retired educator who taught in elementary and middle schools. She has a degree in curriculum and instruction and…
Honeybees, which serve a crucial role in food production, have been dying in staggering numbers in the United States. U.S. commercial beekeepers saw colony losses averaging 62% over the past winter, according to a survey released last month from honeybee research nonprofit Project Apis m. The survey was based on data that included more than…
Hong Kong authorities will press on with a branding push for premium food through the unification of production standards and the establishment of a credible certification system in the next 12 months. The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department said on Tuesday it hoped the branding would cover different kinds of food such as agriculture, fisheries…
California salmon fishing season is in jeopardy again California salmon fishing season is in jeopardy again 02:19 William Smith has long fished the California coast for salmon, taking avid anglers out on his boat in hopes they’ll get to wrestle with and reel in the prized catch. But not anymore. Smith, known as “Capt. Smitty,”…
Bird flu ripping through California dairy farms – CBS News Watch CBS News California has over 1,100 dairy farms, two-thirds of which have been impacted by the bird flu outbreak. A leading suspect is contaminated milking machines. Dr. Jon LaPook reports. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and…
Sebago, Maine — You know you’re in Maine when the pancakes come hot off a 100-year-old wood stove. But drill into Alan Greene’s eighth-generation maple syrup operation in the town of Sebago, and you’ll find it doesn’t run as smoothly as it used to. “The last 10 years, we are definitely becoming warmer earlier,” said…
WASHINGTON (AP) — China retaliated against President Donald Trump’s tariffs with an additional 15% tax on key American farm products, including chicken, pork, soybeans and beef. The escalating trade tensions punished U.S. markets Monday as investors fearful of the damage from from Trump’s trade wars put their money elsewhere. The Chinese tariffs, announced last week,…
(CNN) – China is imposing new retaliatory tariffs on certain United States agricultural goods Monday. President Donald Trump says his trade policies will make the U.S. richer in the end, but his administration is starting to acknowledge the potential for some short-term pain for Americans. Some American trade partners are cracking down on U.S. exports….
(CNN) – China is imposing new retaliatory tariffs on certain United States agricultural goods Monday. President Donald Trump says his trade policies will make the U.S. richer in the end, but his administration is starting to acknowledge the potential for some short-term pain for Americans. Some American trade partners are cracking down on U.S. exports….