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Government to launch Land Army Pick to harvest Britain’s rotting crops

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Government launches WWII Land Army-style Pick for Britain campaign asking students and laid-off hospitality workers to stop crops rotting in fields amid shortage of seasonal migrant workers Fruit, vegetable and crop pickers are largely from other countries but can’t travel Anyone out of work who is healthy will be asked to consider helping with crops … Read more

Farming crops to feed cattle is depleting the Colorado River and has put 53 species of fish at risk

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53 different species of fish are at elevated risk of extinction thanks to cattle farms around the Colorado River basin, which have depleted the region’s freshwater supplies to grow water-hungry feed crops like alfalfa A new study shows cattle farms are responsible for 55 percent of the water taken from the Colorado River every year … Read more