agriculture
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Business Briefing
Why the future of mobility is more pedestrian than we think – and long-distance doctors.
What’s in your basket?
The pandemic has made us all think more about where our food comes from. Canadian farmer and educator Jean-Martin Fortier explains why we should support local producers.
Sacred cows
As panic-buying and uncertainty scrutinise food production, the Paris Agricultural Show’s focus on traceability and provenance offers a recipe for the future we should all stick to.
Root cause
One man is pushing for a rural return with a business-minded mix of hospitality and agricultural innovation.
From farm to face
Creating cosmetics from surplus farming produce is the latest trend in agriculture. We meet the folk sowing the seeds.
Runway success
One Aussie family decided to build a new international airport. And now Toowoomba is going places.
Buffalo stance
From their New Jersey farm, a former big-city couple have become enthusiastic advocates of water buffalo produce and discovered a lucrative business model in the process.
All the fun of the fair
Olma, Switzerland’s annual agriculture and nutrition tradeshow, has been going strong for 75 years. It’s how all nations should connect with their agrarian roots – and bet on a pig race or two.
Dating game
Arizona’s arid landscape is home to a surprisingly plentiful crop. We meet the medjool-date technicians reaching for the skies in Yuma.
Beauty and the beef
How do you balance the welfare of livestock with an architectural aesthetic that befits bucolic surroundings? We pulled on our wellies to find out.
