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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Cutting-edge farming tech to be spotlighted at Great Yorkshire Show
Cutting-edge agricultural technology will be spotlighted as part of a new feature at this year's Great Yorkshire Show. The new Machinery Demonstration Ring will make its debut at the 166th edition of the show, which will run this year from Tuesday, July 8 to Friday, July 11. The ring will host daily demonstrations of modern farming equipment by manufacturers and dealerships, with accompanying commentary for the benefit of spectators. Featured demonstrations at the Machinery Demonstration Ring will include the John Deere Auto Steer Tractor (demonstrated by Ripon Farm Services); the Fendt Combine, with 24ft header (demonstrated by Brockhills of Yorkshire); Siromer Tractors' range of compact tractors; and the latest products from Krone, in conjunction with Krone UK (demonstrated by Carrs Billington). The show holds special significance this year for one particular farm machinery businessman, Geoff Brown MBE, chairman of Ripon Farm Services, who is the 2025 show's president. To mark Mr Brown's show presidency, a new John Deere S7-850 combine harvester with a 35ft header will be displayed on the President's Lawn. Another longstanding trade exhibitor at the Show, Russells, will display a T7 tractor with a forage box, alongside machinery from Krone. Elsewhere, farming TikTok and YouTube star Joe Seels will spotlight machinery at the show as part of a new YouTube series, Great Yorkshire Show: Behind the Scenes. Mr Seels, who farms near Doncaster, said: "Farming machinery has changed so much, and it gets more and more innovative all the time. "The features that are now in modern tractor cabs are mind-blowing. "As a farmer, you have a level of control to be so precise about what you are doing, and this means you can be really productive and efficient when it comes to drilling seeds, spraying crops, and producing food. "The Great Yorkshire Show is a great place to be to get a sense of how high-tech farming has become." Rachel Coates, show director, said: "The new Machinery Ring is another exciting addition to the Great Yorkshire Show. "It is a fantastic example of how the show continues to innovate, while both celebrating and educating about how modern machinery is at the heart of food production. "Highlighting machinery in this way also demonstrates how different skills, such as engineering and mechanical design, offer routes into agricultural careers." The new Machinery Demonstration Ring will be situated near Brown Gate. Great Yorkshire Show: Behind the Scenes episodes, recapping the day's action, will be uploaded every evening of the show at The Great Yorkshire Show app can be downloaded via More information about the show is available at Discounted farmer tickets, which can be used on any day of the show, are also being offered, with more information available at
Yahoo
05-05-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Farmers issue warnings about food supply after record low harvests: 'Worst year ever'
The effects of the changing climate are wreaking havoc on one country's bean supply, according to the Krone. Farmers across Austria are reporting record-low harvests of scarlet runner beans, and the changing climate is likely to blame. Farmers are calling it their "worst year ever" and suffering from "up to 80 percent crop failure." The planet's warmest year on record was 2024, and Austria is no exception. Temperatures were nearly four degrees Celsius (7.2 degrees Fahrenheit) above the yearly average, per the International. Warm temperatures prevented flowering, and heavy rainfall caused rot. Board members of Alwera Group, an Austrian agricultural organization, told the Krone that this year's "harvest eclipses everything we have experienced so far. Never before have the challenges posed by extreme weather been so massive." They're not the only ones struggling with the impact of a changing climate. Farmers in Madagascar reported increased difficulty in harvesting vanilla beans due to rising temperatures, and India's mango harvest saw a significant decrease from heavy rainfall. The changing climate continues to impact weather, like prolonged heat waves, flash floods, and stronger storms. Understanding how different crops adapt — or don't — to rapidly changing conditions is essential to preserving species and maintaining harvests. It's not just fruits and veggies — the changes will affect livestock, too. One study estimates that climbing emissions "could force 31% of the global food crop and 34% of livestock production beyond the [safe climatic space] by 2081–2100." Growing or harvesting outside of the safe climatic space becomes dangerous, unsustainable, or impossible, and production will suffer. Reduced supply results in higher grocery prices, and the global hunger crisis will inevitably worsen. Austrian farmers are testing heat-resistant alternatives, like edamame, but this is only a short-term solution. Addressing food loss due to the changing climate means addressing the changes themselves — reducing heat-trapping gas emissions, developing sustainable agricultural technology, and improving resource management. Do you think America has a plastic waste problem? Definitely Only in some areas Not really I'm not sure Click your choice to see results and speak your mind. Join our free newsletter for good news and useful tips, and don't miss this cool list of easy ways to help yourself while helping the planet.
Yahoo
14-04-2025
- Yahoo
Driver accused of pulling a gun earns suspended sentences
Apr. 13—A Kalispell man accused of drunkenly waving a handgun at fellow motorists during a January 2024 road rage incident earned a pair of suspended jail sentences last year. Jacob Michael Krone, 28, faced a felony assault with a weapon charge and a misdemeanor count of driving under the influence, first offense, following the Jan. 6, 2024, confrontation on Montana 35. He pleaded not guilty at his arraignment in Flathead County District Court that same month. But Krone took a deal in May of that year that saw prosecutors amend the felony charge to misdemeanor assault in exchange for a pair of guilty pleas. Judge Heidi Ulbricht handed down a suspended six-month sentence to the county jail for the assault charge on May 1, 2024. He received a second six-month sentence — with all but one day suspended — in the county jail for the driving under the influence charge. Ulbricht gave Krone credit for three days of time served and ordered him to pay $585 in court fines and fees. Krone stuck a gun out the window of his GMC Sierra and pointed it at a mother and son traveling northbound along Montana 35 in the early afternoon, court documents said. The mother and son had unsuccessfully tried to pass Krone. They took a photo of Krone's license plate and turned it over to the authorities, who used it to track him down, according to court documents. Flathead County Sheriff's Office deputies caught up with Krone on Trails End Drive not long after. He denied waving the gun at the time and said he had made an obscene gesture at motorists he described as tailgating him, court documents said. Deputies, who described Krone as smelling of an alcoholic beverage, recovered a 10 mm Glock pistol while arresting him. News Editor Derrick Perkins can be reached at 758-4430 or dperkins@
The Guardian
16-02-2025
- The Guardian
Austria stabbing that killed teenager was Islamist attack, minister says
A stabbing that left a teenager dead and five others injured in southern Austria was an 'Islamist attack', Austria's interior minister has said. 'It is an Islamist attack with IS connections,' Gerhard Karner told reporters on Sunday in the southern city of Villach, where Saturday's attack took place, referring to the Islamic State group. He said the suspect, a 23-year-old Syrian asylum seeker, was radicalised online 'in a short space of time'. In the city centre attack a man targeted passersby with a folding knife, police said. The man was arrested just after the attack, which was stopped when a fellow Syrian, a food delivery driver, rammed a car into the suspected assailant. A 14-year-old boy died and five other males were hurt, including two seriously. Among the wounded are two 15-year-old teenagers, police said. The suspect is an asylum seeker with a valid residence permit and no criminal record, according to police. At the site of the crime on Sunday, people placed candles in front of shops in the street where the attack took place in the centre of Villach, a city in Carinthia province. 'I am afraid for my children. I am afraid for those around me. I fear for the future. I fear where this will lead. I am endlessly sad,' said Tanja Planinschek, a local person. 'Not only I, but all of us have been afraid for a long time that something bigger will happen,' she said, adding the country 'should open our eyes and see whom we let in, whom we help, whom we leave with all kinds of freedoms. If nothing is done, it will get even worse.' The food delivery driver who rammed his car into the attacker was slightly hurt, police said. 'I saw a person lying on the ground, a man was attacking other passersby – I didn't think twice and drove at him,' the Krone tabloid quoted the driver, Alaaeddin Alhalabi, 42, as saying. 'He wanted to go towards the city centre, there were children on the street – I couldn't let that happen,' he said, adding he regretted he could not save the 14-year-old. The Carinthia governor, Peter Kaiser of the Social Democrats, called for the 'harshest consequences' for this 'unbelievable atrocity'. The far-right leader Herbert Kickl, whose party topped September's national elections for the first time, said he was 'appalled' by the attack and called for 'a rigorous clamp-down on asylum'. Kickl's Freedom party this week failed in talks to form a government with the runner-up and incumbent conservatives because of disagreements including over who would hold sensitive cabinet posts dealing with security. Austria has a large Syrian refugee population of almost 100,000 people. After Bashar al-Assad's was ousted from Syria in December, Austria and several European countries froze pending asylum requests from Syrians to reassess the situation. Austria has also stopped family reunifications and sent at least 2,400 letters to revoke refugee status. The interior ministry has said it is preparing 'an orderly repatriation and deportation programme to Syria'. Austria has so far only experienced one jihadist attack, in 2020, when a convicted IS sympathiser went on a shooting rampage in downtown Vienna, killing four. On Thursday, a man rammed a car into people in the city of Munich in neighbouring Germany, killing a two-year-old girl and her mother and wounding 37 other people. A 24-year-old Afghan asylum seeker was arrested on suspicion of deliberately driving the car into a trade union march. German police said he may have had Islamist extremist motives.
Yahoo
09-02-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Boy Scouts of America officially changes its name to be gender inclusive
Boy Scouts of America, as it has been known for 115 years, is now officially Scouting America. The name change went into effect on Saturday. The organization announced the name change last spring, almost exactly one year after emerging from a three-year bankruptcy tied to the largest child sex abuse case involving a national organization in U.S. history. The name change coincides with the organization's aim to be more inclusive − a little more than five years after girls were permitted to join Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts in 2018 and 2019, respectively. The Boy Scouts program, open to girls and boys ages 11-17, dropped "Boy" from its name in 2018, resulting in Scouts BSA. The most recent name change serves as a rebrand for the national umbrella organization, which has not been done since the organization's founding in 1910. While the name change may feel drastic to onlookers, Rhett Hillard, scoutmaster of Scouting America Troop 50 in Fulton, Missouri, said the new name doesn't appear to be on the minds of people he works with in the organization. It "doesn't rank highly" in comparison to the other changes the organization has made over the past six to seven years, he said. As new handbooks are printed, headquarters change signage and websites are updated, here's what to know about the Scouting America name change. "The board, executive committee and myself, we kind of looked at where we were and said, 'Probably now would be a good time,'" Scouting America President and CEO Roger Krone told USA TODAY of the name change, citing the organization's exit from bankruptcy and growth since allowing girls to join. The organization exited bankruptcy in 2023 after a federal judge approved Scouting America's plan to create a $4.6 billion trust fund for survivors of sexual assault related to the organization. The ruling came more than two years after the organization filed for bankruptcy protection, as ultimately 82,000-plus abuse claims were filed against it. In January, the organization reported that the fund had paid about $70 million to approximately 12,300 survivors of 58,000 claims submitted. As for membership, from 2023 to 2024, Scouting America saw a 1.43% increase, according to the organization's Membership Highlights, presented at the 2024 National Annual Meeting. Specifically, Cub Scouts saw a 4.68% increase, while Scouts BSA experienced a 3.15% decrease, the highlights say. Krone said co-ed scouting organizations also represent the "global model." Scouts Canada, Scouts Australia, Scouts UK, and The Singapore Scout Association are just a few of countless scouting organizations around the world that welcome both boys and girls. Largely, the changes associated with the new name are cosmetic. The organization's mission and programming is not changing. The iconic navy blue Cub Scout uniform and tan Scouts BSA uniform will "essentially be the same," Krone said. However, these uniforms do feature "Boy Scouts of America" or "BSA" sewn over the right shirt pocket. Krone said a new sew-on patch to cover the old name is available at Scout Shops and online. The patch is $2. A new Eagle Scout badge, earned when the highest rank in Scouting America is achieved, will also be released, Krone said, as the existing badge reads, "Boy Scouts of America." The Cub Scout and Scout BSA flags have also been updated to reflect the new name. A new handbook has been printed and the website has been updated to feature the new name and logo. Over the next year or two, Scouting America buildings will be updating their exterior signage, Krone said. Though the program formerly known as Boy Scouts, now Scouts BSA, includes the "Boy Scouts of America" acronym, it doesn't appear that this name will be changing, at least not right away. Scouts BSA is trademarked, so the name will remain for now, according to "Scouting," the official magazine published by Scouting America. Since Scouting America began allowing girls to join in 2018-2019, there has been pushback. "Now, I agree that scouting shouldn't be something that's just exclusive to boys, but isn't that the whole reason why there's Girl Scouts? When scouting exists for both boys and girls and the boys organization switches it to allow girls in it, it almost implies that if you're a Girl Scout, you're not a real scout," Ryan Quinlan, known as But That's My Opinion on social media, said in a TikTok video last year. In 2018, Girl Scouts of America filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against Scouting America, claiming the organization didn't have the right to use terms like "scout" or "scouting" by themselves when rebranding the Boy Scouts program to Scouts BSA. However ultimately, in 2022, the two organizations entered into an agreement to end the litigation. Girl Scouts of America declined comment on the Scouting America name change. Since its founding in 1912, Girl Scouts has only been open to girls. Men are allowed to be leaders within the organization. For girls who have been a part of the Scouting America organization, the recent name change is validating. Sara Rubelee. 14, has been a member of Scouting America Troop 235G in Springfield, Missouri since 2017, when the organization opened an early adopters program for girls. Now, Sara is working on her Eagle Scout Project − collecting musical instruments for an under-privileged school in her community. Troop 235G is an all girls unit. At the Cub Scout level, packs are co-ed, but at the Scouts BSA level, troops are separated by gender. Joining the organization when she was in the second grade, Rubelee said she enjoys "every second" of it, from attending summer camp and earning merit badges − Oceanography is her favorite − to competing in the annual Pinewood Derby and getting started on her Eagle Scout Project. "All these events, and so many more, have absolutely changed the way I view the world, and the way I can help make it a better place," she said. "This organization has led me to having so many friends and gaining new ones almost everywhere I go. As scouting as evolved, so have the scouts, but the morals have always stayed the same: helping youth grow into successful young adults and prepare them for the promising future ahead of them." Krone said the changes the organization has made over the past few years are in attempt to keep up with the "youth of today." "I am much, much more interested in what a 35-year-old parent thinks about child development and what their youth needs than perhaps someone who was a Boy Scout with me," said Krone, who joined the organization in the third grade in 1967. But not everyone in the organization feels the name change is for the best reasons. Scoutmaster Hillard said he thinks it's "a money issue." "They're mostly dwindling numbers, wanting to bolster enrollment numbers in the organization. I never really heard a great reason," he said. In 2018, Scouting America reported that about 2.3 million members made up the organization, down from 2.6 million in 2013, USA TODAY previously reported. It's been a bit longer than just the past decade that girls have been able to join Boy Scouts, now Scouting America. Girls were first welcomed to join the organization in 1969, with the advent of the Exploring, a career-readying program. Girls were then permitted to join Venturing, a co-ed program centered around outdoor adventuring, in 1998. Adult women have been able to be a part of the organization for even longer, with the creation of the Den Mother position in 1936, according to the Scouting America website. The Den Mother position, originally only open to women, is a leadership role within a Cub Scout den. Greta Cross is a national trending reporter at USA TODAY. Follow her on X and Instagram @gretalcross. Story idea? Email her at gcross@ This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Boy Scouts name change official: How program became Scouting America
