Rahul Gandhi: India-US Trade Pact Will Hurt Jobs And Farmers - IndiaWest News Rahul Gandhi: India-US Trade Pact Will Hurt Jobs And Farmers.

Rahul Gandhi: India-US Trade Pact Will Hurt Jobs And Farmers

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#RahulGandhi #IndiaUSTradePact #FarmersRights #IndianFarmers #JobLossConcerns #AgricultureIndia #TradeDealImpact #USIndiaRelations #KolkataNews

With support from the @planttreaty.bsky.socials Benefit-sharing Fund, Julia Mamani Condori is helping conserve native potato diversity in Peru, “we are not the future, we are the present.” 🍠🥔

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With support from the @planttreaty.bsky.social’s Benefit-sharing Fund, Natia Matcharashvili is reviving native wheat varieties in Georgia, with seeds now safeguarded in genebanks and the Svalbard Global Seed Vault.

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Sen. Russ Ingalls outlines S.323 as measure to restore farmers' protections and ease on-farm sales rules Sen. Russ Ingalls told the House Agriculture Committee that S.323 would restore most pre-Supreme Court protections for farmers, add an alternate Act 250 exemption for accessory on-farm sales capped at $250,000 in outside-product sales (adjusted for inflation), and update seed, pesticide and hemp oversight rules. Agency witnesses will return next week for follow-up.

Sen. Russ Ingalls is championing S.323 to restore critical protections for farmers and modernize agricultural regulations, promising a significant shift in how on-farm sales are managed.

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#VT #AgriculturalReform #CitizenPortal #VermontAgriculture #RuralEconomy #FarmersRights

Farmers heading to the High Court today 🚜

A landmark legal challenge over inheritance tax changes for agricultural property. For many families, it's about whether the next generation can keep farming at all.

#FarmingCommunity #InheritanceTax #FarmersRights #UKAgriculture

Committee advances SB2558 to limit state veterinarian’s day-to-day management authority, tying mandates to USDA-recognized outbreaks SB2558, sponsored by Chairman Reeves, passed the committee unanimously. The bill narrows the state veterinarian’s authority to order testing or vaccinations to circumstances tied to USDA-designated notifiable or monitored diseases and preserves due-process protections for farmers.

Tennessee's Senate just passed a pivotal bill that limits the state veterinarian's authority on animal testing and vaccinations, aiming to protect farmers' rights while ensuring public health.

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#TN #TennesseeAgriculture #CitizenPortal #PublicPolicy #FarmersRights #AnimalHealth

Nebraska committee hears LB525 amendment on farmers' data rights as stakeholders seek clarifications Senator Mike Jacobson's updated LB525 (AM2076) would recognize producers' rights over agricultural data, ban sale of raw ag data and require reasonable security; producers broadly supported the amendment but equipment manufacturers and industry groups urged changes around 'ownership' vs. 'control' and definitions for aggregated/derived data.

Senator Jacobson's LB525 aims to empower Nebraska farmers by giving them clear rights over their agricultural data and banning its unauthorized sale—could this be a turning point in how we value farmers' labor?

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#NE #CitizenPortal #AgDataProtection #DataPrivacy #FarmersRights

House committee advances bill to reinforce farmer authority over livestock care The House Agriculture Committee voted to report House Bill 111 favorably after sponsor Rep. Ryan Bivens and industry witnesses said the bill protects family farms by clarifying that livestock health decisions rest with the farm owner; the committee noted veterinarian and public-health authorities would still respond to large outbreaks.

Kentucky lawmakers are taking a stand for family farms by advancing a bill that puts livestock health decisions back in the hands of farmers—could this change the future of agriculture in the state?

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#KY #CitizenPortal #EconomicImpact #LivestockCare #FarmersRights

India-US Trade Deal Draws Opposition Fire Over Tariffs, Sovereignty - IndiaWest News India-US Trade Deal Draws Opposition Fire Over Tariffs, Sovereignty.

India-US Trade Deal Draws Opposition Fire Over Tariffs, Sovereignty

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#NarendraModi #DonaldTrump #IndiaUSTradeDeal #TariffsDebate #SovereigntyConcerns #OppositionCriticism #TradeTransparency #FarmersRights #NewDelhiNews

The @planttreaty.bsky.social is the first legally-binding international instrument that acknowledges the contribution of farmers & indigenous communities to developing & managing crops & other plant genetic resources for food and agriculture.

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#FarmersRights #Seeds

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Committee hears competing views on bill to require agricultural impact statements and mitigation SB 6,104 would require agencies to include agricultural impact statements in major actions, set consultation requirements and mitigation sequencing, and enable conservation or compensation measures; farm groups supported the bill while small‑farm witnesses and conservation groups raised concerns about practicality and redirected funding from conservation accounts.

A heated debate unfolds in Washington as Senate Bill 6,104 promises to reshape agricultural impact statements, but small farmers and conservationists raise alarm over its potential drawbacks.

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#WA #AgriculturalImpact #ConservationMeasures #CitizenPortal #FarmersRights

Farmers feed the world.

They are the developers & custodians of crop diversity in the field, their rights in this regard are critical if they are to continue maintaining their pivotal role in providing food security.

#FarmersRights #CropDiversity

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France: Farmers storm Paris with tractors to protest against EU-Mercosur FTA - Yes Punjab News French farmers drive tractors into Paris to protest the EU-Mercosur trade deal, warning it could severely impact agriculture and livelihoods.

France: Farmers storm Paris with tractors to protest against EU-Mercosur FTA yespunjab.com?p=203551

#FranceProtests #ParisProtest #FarmersProtest #MercosurFTA #EUTradeDeal #FrenchFarmers #AgricultureCrisis #EUPolitics #TractorProtest #EuropeNews #BreakingNews #FarmersRights #ParisNews

This is not National Farmers’ Day. Fertiliser companies have falsely branded it as such to mislead farmers. Today’s newspapers are filled with their ads under this so called day. Pakistan Kisan Rabita Committee strongly condemns this deception. International Farmers’ Day is 17 April. [https://e.jang.com.pk/karachi/18-12-2025/page5](https://e.jang.com.pk/karachi/18-12-2025/page5) #FarmersRights #PakistaniFarmers #KisanIssues #StopCorporateDeception #AgriculturePakistan

This is not National Farmers’ Day. Fertiliser companies have falsely branded it as such to mislead farmers. Today’s newspapers are filled with their ads under this so called day.

International Farmers’ Day is 17 April.
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#FarmersRights #KisanIssues #CorporateDeception

EU Moves Toward Allowing New Genomic Crops Amid Divided Lawmakers and Industry Support Provisional deal could see NGT plants in European fields by 2028, sparking debate over patents, food security, and farmer rights

FYI: EU Moves Toward Allowing New Genomic Crops Amid Divided Lawmakers and Industry Support #GenomicCrops #FoodSecurity #FarmersRights #Agriculture #EURegulations

Statement of the UN Working Group on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas on the Occasion of COP30, Belem, Brazil | Focus on the Global South

Time to recognise the leadership of Indigenous peoples & traditional farmers in protecting and regenerating the land, to prevent climate catastrophe focusweb.org/statement-of... #climatechange #cop30 #indigenouspeople #farmersrights

جماعت اسلامی کارپوریٹ فارمنگ کے مقابلے میں "کواپریٹو فارمنگ" کا ماڈل پیش کر رہی ہے۔ حافظ نعیم الرحمان
#HafizNaeemUrRehman #CooperativeFarming #AgricultureReform #FarmersRights #EconomicJustice #BadalDoNizam #SustainableFarming #PakistanMatters

In the Andean highlands, farming communities continue to cultivate seeds and tubers stewarded by their ancestors over centuries—genetic resources that are rightfully theirs. Yet the growing risk of digital biopiracy threatens to erode their Farmers’ Rights and the sovereignty embedded in these living legacies.

Agricultural biodiversity insures against uncertain futures 
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#ITPGRFA in #megadiverse Peru must also ensure digital biopiracy does not erode Farmers’ Rights and sovereignty

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#FarmersRights
#Agroecology
#FoodSovereignty

In the Andean highlands, farming communities continue to cultivate seeds and tubers stewarded by their ancestors over centuries—genetic resources that are rightfully theirs. Yet the growing risk of digital biopiracy threatens to erode their Farmers’ Rights and the sovereignty embedded in these living legacies.

"Agricultural biodiversity is not a luxury; it is our insurance policy against an uncertain future."
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#ITPGRFA GB meets in #megadiverse Peru

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@AgroBioDiverse.bsky.social
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#Agroecology
#FoodSovereignty

#enviroment #seeds #upov1991 #farmer #farmersrights #eco #agriculture

Marathon County Committee Discusses Proposed Changes to Animal Waste Management Ordinance Committee reviews new manure management proposals to address water quality and farmer concerns.

Proposed changes to animal waste management regulations could spell disaster for small dairy farmers in Marathon County, raising serious concerns about their survival.

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#MarathonCounty #WI #CitizenPortal #FarmersRights #MarathonCountyAgriculture #WaterQuality

John Deere Expands Customer Repair Options with New Operations Center Pro Service John Deere enhances customer repair capabilities through new Operations Center Pro Service.

John Deere's new Operations Center Pro Service empowers farmers with advanced tools to repair and manage their equipment independently, revolutionizing the agricultural landscape.

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#WY #CitizenPortal #FarmersRights #EquipmentRepair #TechInnovation

👩‍🌾 Farmers are our custodians.
🌾 Farmers are our seed keepers.
🌱 Farmers are our innovators.
🥗 Farmers are our food providers.

Farmers’ Rights are recognized & strengthened in the International Plant Treaty.

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#ItAllStartsWithTheSeed #FarmersRights

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Protect seed-saving! Stop the rule that would end farmers’ right to save seed for fruit, vegetables, ornamentals, and hybrids. Sign by Oct 5 : www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

@nfucanada.bsky.social #FarmersRights #SeedSovereignty #Seeds #Farmers

The Second Global Symposium theme – “Farmers’ Rights: Honouring Heritage, Preserving Biodiversity & Cultivating Food Security” – highlights farmers’ vital role in feeding the world & building fair agrifood systems.

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💙Celebrating the #4Betters at the International @planttreaty.bsky.social symposium on #FarmersRights:

✔️ #BetterProduction
✔️ #BetterNutrition
✔️ #BetterEnvironment
✔️ #BetterLife

#LeavingNoOneBehind

When others promote uniform crops, Philippine farmers practice diversity with 1000s of varieties rich in nutrition, taste & adaptation. This diversity protects both ecosystems, livelihoods & our future. It was thus very important for me to attend the @planttreaty.bsky.social symposium #FarmersRights

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📅 16–19 Sept 2025
📍 Manila, Philippines

The 2nd Global Symposium on #FarmersRights will bring together global voices to share experiences, policies & practices to protect farmers’ seeds & knowledge.

#ItAllStartsWithTheSeed #2ndGlobalSymposium

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JOLLY LLB 3 - Official Trailer - IndiaWest Journal News JOLLY LLB 3 - Official Trailer.

Jolly LLB 3 - Official Trailer

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#JollyLLB3 #AkshayVsArshad #CourtroomComedy #JollyMishra #JollyTyagi #SaurabhShukla #LegalDrama #BollywoodSequel #PaisaVasool #FarmersRights #MumbaiEntertainment #VideoUpdates #IndiaWest

Hemp Industry Leaders Urge Congress to Clarify Federal Regulations Amid Fears of De Facto Ban Advocates warn that prohibition could harm farmers, jobs and consumer safety as bipartisan support for regulatory clarity grows

Hemp Industry Leaders Urge Congress to Clarify Federal Regulations Amid Fears of De Facto Ban #HempIndustry #FederalRegulations #CannabisCommunity #FarmersRights #ConsumerSafety