Heatwave kills off Po Delta’s clams and mussels
Lagoon water temperatures of 32 degrees are starving clams and mussels of oxygen and fuelling algae blooms not seen in a decade. It is resulting in losses of up to 100% in some areas.
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Lollabrigida is meeting farmer protest groups
Agriculture Minister Francesco Lollobrigida said today he had met and was continuing to meet farmer protest groups. Agricultural Redemption earlier said they would allow their tractors to roam free in the capital Saturday unless the minister replied to their ultimatum by midday on that day.
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60,000 hectares lost to wildfire in 2023 so far
In Italy more than 60,000 hectares were lost to wildfire in the first eight months of the year, farmers’ association say Coldiretti.
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Summer transhumance in Italy underway
Transhumance in Italy, the traditional farming practice of seasonal migration of livestock towards more favourable climate conditions, is underway.
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