CANBERRA, Australia, Oct. 31 -- Australian Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Murray Watt issued the following transcript of a radio interview on Oct. 30, 2023, with David Lipson of ABC RN Breakfast: * * * DAVID LIPSON: Well, for more than five years, Australia and the European Union have been trying to hammer out a free trade agreement without much success. Agriculture's been one of the major sticking points, with industry on both sides saying no deal was better than a flawed on  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) released the following statement after House Republicans rejected his amendment to H.R. 4821, the Department of Interior Appropriations Act of 2024, to prohibit commercial offshore wind (OSW) development in Lobster Management Area 1 (LMA 1) in the Gulf of Maine. "Offshore wind development in the Gulf's most productive fishing grounds is a threat to Maine fishermen's way of life  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), a member of the House Agriculture Committee, today welcomed more than $13 million in new investments from the Biden Administration to advance rural prosperity, economic development, competition, and sustainability in Maine. President Biden announced more than $5 billion in investments across five U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) initiatives, including investments  more

BIRMINGHAM, England, Oct. 31 (TNSres) -- The University of Birmingham issued the following news: * * * George III dined on chicken broth, lobster and roasted capon among many other favourite Royal dishes served to the King and his household, a new study reveals. * * * Researchers have created a list of 3,000 unique dishes served to King George III at Kew Palace and the Prince Regent, George IV at Carlton House between 1788-1813. The result is an in-depth database of food eaten by the two ki  more