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Farm-to-Table Restaurant ‘Fork’ to Open in Downtown Little Rock
Veteran restaurateur Ira Mittelman will soon debut his latest venture, Fork, in downtown Little Rock. The farm-to-table restaurant will open Aug. 18 at 1900 W. Third St., in the newly renovated Rose Creek Station, just steps from the State...

‘I love getting to bless others’: Farmwife’s Kitchen open in Victoria
Published 11:51 am Thursday, July 10, 2025 The way Megan Bagley describes it, her bakery is a return to comforting flavors and simpler times, with a tiny side of fancy. This is The Farmwife’s Kitchen, a microbakery operating in and around...

Flamingos stirring up trouble, ravaging rice for risotto in Italy's northeast
JOLANDA DI SAVOIA, Italy – An unusual pest is ravaging crops and irking farmers in northeastern Italy: the flamingo. Flocks of these relatively recent immigrants have set their hungry sights on the flooded fields that produce rice for risotto in...

Man arrested in Italy for syphoning water from royal palace
Italian police said on Thursday they had arrested a man accused of syphoning off water from an aqueduct feeding the fountains and basins of a palace dubbed the "Italian Versailles" near Naples. The carabinieri police said the 58-year-old had...
Petrol station explosion in Rome, Italy kills one and injures dozens, mass casualties narrowly avoided
The working-class neighborhood of Prenestino in the southeast of Rome was jolted awake last Friday morning by devastating blasts at a nearby refueling station. When the initial blast occurred, fire fighters and emergency operators were already on...

Ukraine and Italy to implement joint projects supporting farmers and irrigation in southern regions
As part of the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2025 in Rome, Ukraine and Italy have agreed to initiate projects to support farmers in the Odessa region, Ukraine’s Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food, Vitalii Koval, announced on Facebook. "At the...

Viewpoint: Innovation is key to sustainable agriculture, says MEP
An MEP from the pan-European Volt Europa party is urging the EU to launch a €50 billion moonshot fund to drive breakthrough innovations in food and agriculture. “We see innovation as one of the crucial elements to move to more sustainable...

Minneapolis nonprofit takes travelers across rural Italy: ‘Walk with your hearts’
On a brisk spring morning in Rimini, I stood in a hushed cathedral with 11 other hikers, waiting for a bishop’s blessing.Ahead lay days of strenuous trekking through Italy’s mountainous Emilia-Romagna region to the Sanctuary of La Verna, a...

Almosi Valley in Tajikistan Recognized as Global Agricultural Heritage Site
The Almosi mountain valley in Tajikistan’s Gissar district has been designated as a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System (GIAHS) by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. The decision was announced on July 8...

Planning Authority to sanction irregularities at Montekristo once €1.8 million is paid
Illegal developments at Montekristo Estates, including the construction of a zoo and family park, are to be sanctioned once the owner pays €1.8 million. The Planning Authority Board took the decision on Thursday, when two planning applications for...

Climate change brings changes to VT farming
Vermont’s farmers are growing crops that better suit the state’s warmer and wetter climate and branching into products that provide income even when traditional crops fail. Since 1900, annual temperatures in Vermont have increased by about 2...
Flamingos are stirring up trouble and ravaging rice for risotto in Italy's northeast
JOLANDA DI SAVOIA, Italy (AP) — An unusual pest is ravaging crops and irking farmers in northeastern Italy: the flamingo. Flocks of these relatively recent immigrants have set their hungry sights on the flooded fields that produce rice for risotto...

Ethiopia Sets the Pace in Food Nutrition Through Bold Agricultural Transformation
Addis Ababa, July 10, 2025 (ENA)—In the run-up to the 2nd UN Food Systems Summit Stocktake (UNFSS+4), a high-level panel discussion underscored Ethiopia’s agricultural revolution as a catalyst for advancing food and nutritional outcomes. The panel...
Flamingos are stirring up trouble and ravaging rice for risotto in Italy’s northeast
JOLANDA DI SAVOIA, Italy (AP) — An unusual pest is ravaging crops and irking farmers in northeastern Italy: the flamingo. Flocks of these relatively recent immigrants have set their hungry sights on the flooded fields that produce rice for risotto...

Dynamics of Ukrainian agri-product exports by road remain unchanged at the beginning of July
In the first week of July, the volume of Ukrainian agro-exports by road amounted to 62.7 thousand tons, which almost corresponds to the figure for the same period in June. This was reported by the company Spike Brokers. It is noted that the...

A new pest threatens Italy’s risotto dish: the flamingo
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Engie acquires two Italian 100 MW batteries from Recurrent Energy
Engie Italia has purchased two 100 MW storage projects in Latiano, Puglia, from the Italian division of Recurrent Energy, a subsidiary of Canadian Solar. “The plants could look at MACSE but also at other business models to enhance the value of the...

A Life in Lavender: Frog Creek Farm immerses visitors in botanical bliss
Lavender picking at Frog Creek Farm only lasts for three or four weekends a year, creating the kind of magical Ojai moments guests remember forever. Larry and Christel Rogero moved to the upper Ojai Valley in 2003 and started planting lavender the...

This is the lakeside Italian villa where Pope Leo XIV is taking his vacation — and you can visit for just $14
The pope is in for a holy holiday tradition. After a surprising rise to the top position, Pope Leo XIV will be taking a summer holiday. He recently announced plans to stay at the Castel Gandolfo — a 135-acre complex in a hilltop town on the...

Odisha Bags Agriculture Leadership Award As Best State In Farming
Bhubaneswar: Odisha has been recognised as the best state for agriculture and has been conferred with the Agriculture Leadership Award instituted by the Agriculture Today Group. The award was presented at the 16th Agriculture Leadership Conclave...