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Sweden bans mink breeding in 2021 in fight against coronavirus pandemic

Thomson Reuters
Posted: Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at 13:15
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STOCKHOLM, Jan 27 (Reuters) – Sweden will ban breeding of mink in 2021 to prevent the risk of mutations of

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Canada RCI Society Society (Canada) 

Greenhouse project in Inuit region of Arctic Quebec advances with delivery of hydroponic container to Inukjuak

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, October 30, 2020 at 15:02
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A greenhouse project in Nunavik, the Inuit region of Arctic Quebec, reached another milestone this month with the delivery of

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Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General 

Good grain harvest expected across Finland

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at 15:09
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Dry conditions have sent farmers to the fields to begin the annual harvest. The arid weather has reduced yield prospects

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Canada General Politics Politics (Canada) 

Canadian gov grants $15M for agriculture projects in North

Dave Croft, CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, July 9, 2019 at 15:07
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The Canadian government is spending $15 million to increase food security in the North, according to Marie-Claude Bibeau, the Minister

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Finland Politics (Finland) 

Arctic Finland faces shortage of temporary berry pickers as Thailand holds back on visas

Yle News
Posted: Friday, July 5, 2019 at 13:59
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Authorities in Thailand have limited the number of Thai citizens who can apply for visas to work as berry pickers

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Environment Environment (Sweden) General Sweden 

Swedish farmers cautiously optimistic about harvest after last year’s drought

Ulla Engberg, Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, July 3, 2019 at 14:13
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After last summer’s extreme drought wreaked havoc on crops all around the country, the Federation of Swedish Farmers (LRF) says

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Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General 

More toxic blue-green algae in Finland’s lakes

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, June 13, 2019 at 13:34
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The level of toxic blue-green algae in Finnish lakes is presently just slightly above normal for the time of year,

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Canada General News Society Society (Canada) 

Community in Arctic Canada finding new ways to produce food

Jackie McKay, CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at 14:26 — Last Updated: Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at 14:30
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Kugluktuk, Nunavut, in Canada’s central Arctic, is finding new ways to provide the community with fresh produce. In April the

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Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General News 

EU Commission urges Finland to do more to fight water pollution from agriculture

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at 12:03
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The EU Commission has Finland in its sights over what it says are shortcomings in the country’s water conservation efforts,

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Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General News 

Finland’s farmers report worst grain harvest in 26 years

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, March 14, 2019 at 16:17
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Finland suffered a second poor harvest in a row last year, the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) confirmed on Thursday.

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Finland’s farming sector in crisis: report

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, February 7, 2019 at 14:32
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A report published Thursday by Finland’s Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry said the income commercial farmers earn is continually declining,

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Environment Environment (Sweden) General News Sweden 

Swedes eating less meat than before

Loukas Christodoulou, Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, December 5, 2018 at 15:19
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During the first nine months of the year the total amount of red meat and poultry consumed per person has

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Business Business (Sweden) General News Sweden 

Fewer livestock than expected slaughtered early due to Sweden’s dry summer

Frank Radosevich, Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, November 1, 2018 at 13:52 — Last Updated: Friday, November 2, 2018 at 10:32
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Fewer animals than expected have been slaughtered early due to the unusually dry weather, reports a business association for Swedish

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Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General News 

Finnish company turns used batteries into fertilizer

Yle News
Posted: Friday, October 19, 2018 at 11:41 — Last Updated: Friday, October 19, 2018 at 11:45
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Finnish company Tracegrow has created a method for extracting substances inside used alkaline batteries that can be repurposed and used

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Business Business (Sweden) General News Sweden 

Summer drought to drive Swedish meat prices up

Ulla Engberg, Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at 10:54
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Swedish meat producers are struggling after the summer’s drought. And the farmer’s association is now pleading with consumers to buy

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