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Ceremony to pray for rich grain harvest at Kyoto temple

A man posing as a monk soldier chops green bamboo stalks, representing a big snake, during a traditional ceremony dating back over 1,000 years to pray for a rich harvest of grain at Kurama Temple in Kyoto on June 20, 2026.

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Ceremony to pray for rich grain harvest at Kyoto temple

Men posing as monk soldiers chop green bamboo stalks, representing a big snake, during a traditional ceremony dating back over 1,000 years to pray for a rich harvest of grain at Kurama Temple in Kyoto on June 20, 2026.

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Ceremony to pray for rich grain harvest at Kyoto temple

A man posing as a monk soldier chops green bamboo stalks, representing a big snake, during a traditional ceremony dating back over 1,000 years to pray for a rich harvest of grain at Kurama Temple in Kyoto on June 20, 2026.

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Ceremony to pray for rich grain harvest at Kyoto temple

A man posing as a monk soldier chops green bamboo stalks, representing a big snake, during a traditional ceremony dating back over 1,000 years to pray for a rich harvest of grain at Kurama Temple in Kyoto on June 20, 2026.

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Salt Harvesting And Processing - China

Herdsmen harvest the salt in Gegye County of Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, July 20, 2025. Rich in salt resources, Gegye County has established a crude salt processing plant, and formed gradually an industrial chain integrating salt harvesting, storage, processing, packaging and sales to increase the villagers' income. In 2018, Gegye's salt-carrying custom was included in the representative list of intangible cultural heritage of the Xizang Autonomous Region. Photo by Tenzing Nima Qadhup/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Salt Harvesting And Processing - China

A herdsman walks to harvest salt is pictured with a sheep flock in Gegye County of Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, July 20, 2025. Rich in salt resources, Gegye County has established a crude salt processing plant, and formed gradually an industrial chain integrating salt harvesting, storage, processing, packaging and sales to increase the villagers' income. In 2018, Gegye's salt-carrying custom was included in the representative list of intangible cultural heritage of the Xizang Autonomous Region. Photo by Tenzing Nima Qadhup/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremony to pray for rich grain harvest at Kyoto temple

A man posing as a monk soldier chops a green bamboo stalk, representing a big snake, during a traditional ceremony dating back over 1,000 years to pray for a rich harvest of grain at Kurama Temple in Kyoto on June 20, 2025.

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Ceremony to pray for rich grain harvest at Kyoto temple

A man posing as a monk soldier chops a green bamboo stalk, representing a big snake, during a traditional ceremony dating back over 1,000 years to pray for a rich harvest of grain at Kurama Temple in Kyoto on June 20, 2025.

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - MAINE ET LOIRE (49) - CASTLE OF SAUMUR : AERIAL VIEW FROM THE EAST AT RISING SUN. ALL AROUND, THE CITY OF SAUMUR. ON LEFT, THE VINEYARDS. ON FIRST BACKGROUND CENTER, THE CHURCH OF ST. PETER. ON SECOND BACKGROUND CENTER, THE CHURCH OF SAINT NICOLAS. ON RIGHT, THE LOIRE RIVER AND THE CESSARD BRIDGE. REBUILT BY RENE D'ANJOU (1409 - 1480) AND THE ONLY PRINCELY PALACE REMAINING IN FRANCE, IT APPEARS IN THE FAMOUS "VERY RICH HOURS OF THE DUKE OF BERRY" (FOLIO OF THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER THERE REPRESENTING THE HARVEST). Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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[Breaking News]Ritual at waterfall in western Japan

NACHIKATSUURA, Japan, April 14 Kyodo - "Miko" shrine attendants at the World Heritage-listed Kumano Nachi Taisha shrine in Nachikatsuura in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, dance in front of a waterfall during a ritual praying for a rich harvest on April 14, 2024. (Kyodo)

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Aftermath Of Hurricanes Helene And Milton - US

NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - Everoak Farms volunteer Patrick Lang, right, and Andrew Smith harvest sugar cane that could be salvaged after heavy winds and water from Hurricane Milton wrecked and flooded crops on the Orlando, Florida, farm. Photo by Rich Pope/Orlando Sentinel/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

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UK: Building Fire Breaks Out In East London, More Than 100 Evacuate

A fire broke out from a residential and commercial building on Freshwater Road in Dagenham, East London Monday, August 26 forcing more than 100 people to evacuate. Two people were taken to hospital, according to reports.

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Ceremony to pray for rich grain harvest at Kyoto temple

KYOTO,Japan, June 20 Kyodo -A man posing as a monk soldier chops green bamboo stalks, representing a big snake, during a traditional ceremony dating back over 1,000 years to pray for a rich harvest of grain at Kurama Temple in Kyoto on June 20, 2024.(Kyodo)

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Ceremony to pray for rich grain harvest at Kyoto temple

A man posing as a monk soldier chops green bamboo stalks, representing a big snake, during a traditional ceremony dating back over 1,000 years to pray for a rich harvest of grain at Kurama Temple in Kyoto on June 20, 2024.

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Ritual at waterfall in western Japan

"Miko" shrine attendants at the World Heritage-listed Kumano Nachi Taisha shrine in Nachikatsuura in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, dance in front of a waterfall during a ritual praying for a rich harvest on April 14, 2024.(Kyodo)

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Ritual at waterfall in western Japan

"Miko" shrine attendants at the World Heritage-listed Kumano Nachi Taisha shrine in Nachikatsuura in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, dance in front of a waterfall during a ritual praying for a rich harvest on April 14, 2024.

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Ritual at waterfall in western Japan

"Miko" shrine attendants at the World Heritage-listed Kumano Nachi Taisha shrine in Nachikatsuura in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, dance in front of a waterfall during a ritual praying for a rich harvest on April 14, 2024.

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CHINA-YUNNAN-PU'ER-OLD TEA FORESTS-TEA HARVEST (CN)

(230919) -- PU'ER, Sept. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A tea farmer picks tea leaves in an old tea forest of the Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 19, 2023. Local tea farmers here are busy picking tea leaves in harvest season to meet the market demand. The Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er, southwest China, was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List on Sunday. Consisting of five large-scale, well-preserved old tea forests, nine traditional villages within them, and three protective-partition forests between them, the landscape stands out as an example of rich tea culture centered on the ancient practices of cultivating and preserving the old tea forests. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-PU'ER-OLD TEA FORESTS-TEA HARVEST (CN)

(230919) -- PU'ER, Sept. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A tea farmer puts tea leaves into a basket in an old tea forest of the Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 19, 2023. Local tea farmers here are busy picking tea leaves in harvest season to meet the market demand. The Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er, southwest China, was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List on Sunday. Consisting of five large-scale, well-preserved old tea forests, nine traditional villages within them, and three protective-partition forests between them, the landscape stands out as an example of rich tea culture centered on the ancient practices of cultivating and preserving the old tea forests. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-PU'ER-OLD TEA FORESTS-TEA HARVEST (CN)

(230919) -- PU'ER, Sept. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A tea farmer passes tea leaves to his companion in an old tea forest of the Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 19, 2023. Local tea farmers here are busy picking tea leaves in harvest season to meet the market demand. The Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er, southwest China, was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List on Sunday. Consisting of five large-scale, well-preserved old tea forests, nine traditional villages within them, and three protective-partition forests between them, the landscape stands out as an example of rich tea culture centered on the ancient practices of cultivating and preserving the old tea forests. (Xinhua/Tang Rufeng)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-PU'ER-OLD TEA FORESTS-TEA HARVEST (CN)

(230919) -- PU'ER, Sept. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A tea farmer displays picked tea leaves in an old tea forest of the Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 19, 2023. Local tea farmers here are busy picking tea leaves in harvest season to meet the market demand. The Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er, southwest China, was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List on Sunday. Consisting of five large-scale, well-preserved old tea forests, nine traditional villages within them, and three protective-partition forests between them, the landscape stands out as an example of rich tea culture centered on the ancient practices of cultivating and preserving the old tea forests. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-PU'ER-OLD TEA FORESTS-TEA HARVEST (CN)

(230919) -- PU'ER, Sept. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A tea farmer puts tea leaves into a basket in an old tea forest of the Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 19, 2023. Local tea farmers here are busy picking tea leaves in harvest season to meet the market demand. The Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er, southwest China, was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List on Sunday. Consisting of five large-scale, well-preserved old tea forests, nine traditional villages within them, and three protective-partition forests between them, the landscape stands out as an example of rich tea culture centered on the ancient practices of cultivating and preserving the old tea forests. (Xinhua/Tang Rufeng)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-PU'ER-OLD TEA FORESTS-TEA HARVEST (CN)

(230919) -- PU'ER, Sept. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A tea farmer picks tea leaves in an old tea forest of the Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 19, 2023. Local tea farmers here are busy picking tea leaves in harvest season to meet the market demand. The Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er, southwest China, was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List on Sunday. Consisting of five large-scale, well-preserved old tea forests, nine traditional villages within them, and three protective-partition forests between them, the landscape stands out as an example of rich tea culture centered on the ancient practices of cultivating and preserving the old tea forests. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-PU'ER-OLD TEA FORESTS-TEA HARVEST (CN)

(230919) -- PU'ER, Sept. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A tea farmer picks tea leaves in an old tea forest of the Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 19, 2023. Local tea farmers here are busy picking tea leaves in harvest season to meet the market demand. The Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er, southwest China, was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List on Sunday. Consisting of five large-scale, well-preserved old tea forests, nine traditional villages within them, and three protective-partition forests between them, the landscape stands out as an example of rich tea culture centered on the ancient practices of cultivating and preserving the old tea forests. (Xinhua/Tang Rufeng)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-PU'ER-OLD TEA FORESTS-TEA HARVEST (CN)

(230919) -- PU'ER, Sept. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A tea farmer picks tea leaves in an old tea forest of the Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 19, 2023. Local tea farmers here are busy picking tea leaves in harvest season to meet the market demand. The Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er, southwest China, was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List on Sunday. Consisting of five large-scale, well-preserved old tea forests, nine traditional villages within them, and three protective-partition forests between them, the landscape stands out as an example of rich tea culture centered on the ancient practices of cultivating and preserving the old tea forests. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-PU'ER-OLD TEA FORESTS-TEA HARVEST (CN)

(230919) -- PU'ER, Sept. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A tea farmer picks tea leaves in an old tea forest of the Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 19, 2023. Local tea farmers here are busy picking tea leaves in harvest season to meet the market demand. The Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er, southwest China, was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List on Sunday. Consisting of five large-scale, well-preserved old tea forests, nine traditional villages within them, and three protective-partition forests between them, the landscape stands out as an example of rich tea culture centered on the ancient practices of cultivating and preserving the old tea forests. (Xinhua/Tang Rufeng)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-PU'ER-OLD TEA FORESTS-TEA HARVEST (CN)

(230919) -- PU'ER, Sept. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tea farmers prepare to go to an old tea forest of the Jingmai Mountain to pick tea leaves in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 19, 2023. Local tea farmers here are busy picking tea leaves in harvest season to meet the market demand. The Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er, southwest China, was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List on Sunday. Consisting of five large-scale, well-preserved old tea forests, nine traditional villages within them, and three protective-partition forests between them, the landscape stands out as an example of rich tea culture centered on the ancient practices of cultivating and preserving the old tea forests. (Xinhua/Tang Rufeng)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-PU'ER-OLD TEA FORESTS-TEA HARVEST (CN)

(230919) -- PU'ER, Sept. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A tea farmer displays picked tea leaves in an old tea forest of the Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 19, 2023. Local tea farmers here are busy picking tea leaves in harvest season to meet the market demand. The Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er, southwest China, was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List on Sunday. Consisting of five large-scale, well-preserved old tea forests, nine traditional villages within them, and three protective-partition forests between them, the landscape stands out as an example of rich tea culture centered on the ancient practices of cultivating and preserving the old tea forests. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-PU'ER-OLD TEA FORESTS-TEA HARVEST (CN)

(230919) -- PU'ER, Sept. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A tea farmer picks tea leaves in an old tea forest of the Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 19, 2023. Local tea farmers here are busy picking tea leaves in harvest season to meet the market demand. The Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er, southwest China, was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List on Sunday. Consisting of five large-scale, well-preserved old tea forests, nine traditional villages within them, and three protective-partition forests between them, the landscape stands out as an example of rich tea culture centered on the ancient practices of cultivating and preserving the old tea forests. (Xinhua/Tang Rufeng)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-PU'ER-OLD TEA FORESTS-TEA HARVEST (CN)

(230919) -- PU'ER, Sept. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A tea farmer picks tea leaves in an old tea forest of the Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 19, 2023. Local tea farmers here are busy picking tea leaves in harvest season to meet the market demand. The Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er, southwest China, was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List on Sunday. Consisting of five large-scale, well-preserved old tea forests, nine traditional villages within them, and three protective-partition forests between them, the landscape stands out as an example of rich tea culture centered on the ancient practices of cultivating and preserving the old tea forests. (Xinhua/Tang Rufeng)

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ZAMBIA-SNAPSHOT

(230915) -- LUSAKA, Sept. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ngoni people dance during the Ncwala ceremony to celebrate the harvest in Chipata, Zambia, Feb. 25, 2017. Zambia is a mining powerhouse in southern Africa, and is one of the largest copper producers on the continent. The country is also rich in tourism resources, attracting tourists worldwide. (Xinhua/Peng Lijun)

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Syria could have better wheat harvest without obstruction from U.S., its allies, says official

STORY: Syria could have better wheat harvest without obstruction from U.S., its allies, says official DATELINE: June 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:37 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the wheat harvest 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ABDUL LATIF AL-AMIN, Director general of the Syrian Grain Foundation 3. various of the wheat harvest 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ABDUL LATIF AL-AMIN, Director general of the Syrian Grain Foundation 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): ABDUL LATIF AL-AMIN, Director general of the Syrian Grain Foundation STORYLINE: A Syrian official said that Syria's wheat yield this year seems promising but could have been much better if the U.S. forces and their allied militias weren't present in agriculture-rich areas in northeastern Syria. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ABDUL LATIF AL-AMIN, Director general of the Syrian Grain Foundation "This year we have indications that the wheat harvest is going to be better than last year and this is a sign that the Syrian government is taking care of and support

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Court Of Auditors Demands That France Reduce Its Cow Farms

Dairy cows in the barn at Ferme des Tilleuls in Saint Nauphary (82). Damien Canteloube is a milk producer. In his cowsheds, he feeds around one hundred cows, including forty-five milking cows, with linseed-based feed, which is very rich in omega-3s, and therefore emits less methane into the atmosphere. Like 7,000 farmers, he has chosen to produce, harvest and distribute under the Bleu-Blanc-Cœur label, which aims to improve biodiversity in the countryside and bring nutritional and environmental quality to consumers' plates. France, Saint Nauphary, May 25, 2023. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Court Of Auditors Demands That France Reduce Its Cow Farms

Dairy cows in the barn at Ferme des Tilleuls in Saint Nauphary (82). Damien Canteloube is a milk producer. In his cowsheds, he feeds around one hundred cows, including forty-five milking cows, with linseed-based feed, which is very rich in omega-3s, and therefore emits less methane into the atmosphere. Like 7,000 farmers, he has chosen to produce, harvest and distribute under the Bleu-Blanc-Cœur label, which aims to improve biodiversity in the countryside and bring nutritional and environmental quality to consumers' plates. France, Saint Nauphary, May 25, 2023. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Court Of Auditors Demands That France Reduce Its Cow Farms

Dairy cows in the barn at Ferme des Tilleuls in Saint Nauphary (82). Damien Canteloube is a milk producer. In his cowsheds, he feeds around one hundred cows, including forty-five milking cows, with linseed-based feed, which is very rich in omega-3s, and therefore emits less methane into the atmosphere. Like 7,000 farmers, he has chosen to produce, harvest and distribute under the Bleu-Blanc-Cœur label, which aims to improve biodiversity in the countryside and bring nutritional and environmental quality to consumers' plates. France, Saint Nauphary, May 25, 2023. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Court Of Auditors Demands That France Reduce Its Cow Farms

Dairy cows in the barn at Ferme des Tilleuls in Saint Nauphary (82). Damien Canteloube is a milk producer. In his cowsheds, he feeds around one hundred cows, including forty-five milking cows, with linseed-based feed, which is very rich in omega-3s, and therefore emits less methane into the atmosphere. Like 7,000 farmers, he has chosen to produce, harvest and distribute under the Bleu-Blanc-Cœur label, which aims to improve biodiversity in the countryside and bring nutritional and environmental quality to consumers' plates. France, Saint Nauphary, May 25, 2023. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Court Of Auditors Demands That France Reduce Its Cow Farms

Dairy cows in the barn at Ferme des Tilleuls in Saint Nauphary (82). Damien Canteloube is a milk producer. In his cowsheds, he feeds around one hundred cows, including forty-five milking cows, with linseed-based feed, which is very rich in omega-3s, and therefore emits less methane into the atmosphere. Like 7,000 farmers, he has chosen to produce, harvest and distribute under the Bleu-Blanc-Cœur label, which aims to improve biodiversity in the countryside and bring nutritional and environmental quality to consumers' plates. France, Saint Nauphary, May 25, 2023. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Court Of Auditors Demands That France Reduce Its Cow Farms

Dairy cows in the barn at Ferme des Tilleuls in Saint Nauphary (82). Damien Canteloube is a milk producer. In his cowsheds, he feeds around one hundred cows, including forty-five milking cows, with linseed-based feed, which is very rich in omega-3s, and therefore emits less methane into the atmosphere. Like 7,000 farmers, he has chosen to produce, harvest and distribute under the Bleu-Blanc-Cœur label, which aims to improve biodiversity in the countryside and bring nutritional and environmental quality to consumers' plates. France, Saint Nauphary, May 25, 2023. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Court Of Auditors Demands That France Reduce Its Cow Farms

Dairy cows in the barn at Ferme des Tilleuls in Saint Nauphary (82). Damien Canteloube is a milk producer. In his cowsheds, he feeds around one hundred cows, including forty-five milking cows, with linseed-based feed, which is very rich in omega-3s, and therefore emits less methane into the atmosphere. Like 7,000 farmers, he has chosen to produce, harvest and distribute under the Bleu-Blanc-Cœur label, which aims to improve biodiversity in the countryside and bring nutritional and environmental quality to consumers' plates. France, Saint Nauphary, May 25, 2023. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Court Of Auditors Demands That France Reduce Its Cow Farms

Dairy cows in the barn at Ferme des Tilleuls in Saint Nauphary (82). Damien Canteloube is a milk producer. In his cowsheds, he feeds around one hundred cows, including forty-five milking cows, with linseed-based feed, which is very rich in omega-3s, and therefore emits less methane into the atmosphere. Like 7,000 farmers, he has chosen to produce, harvest and distribute under the Bleu-Blanc-Cœur label, which aims to improve biodiversity in the countryside and bring nutritional and environmental quality to consumers' plates. France, Saint Nauphary, May 25, 2023. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Court Of Auditors Demands That France Reduce Its Cow Farms

Dairy cows in the barn at Ferme des Tilleuls in Saint Nauphary (82). Damien Canteloube is a milk producer. In his cowsheds, he feeds around one hundred cows, including forty-five milking cows, with linseed-based feed, which is very rich in omega-3s, and therefore emits less methane into the atmosphere. Like 7,000 farmers, he has chosen to produce, harvest and distribute under the Bleu-Blanc-Cœur label, which aims to improve biodiversity in the countryside and bring nutritional and environmental quality to consumers' plates. France, Saint Nauphary, May 25, 2023. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Court Of Auditors Demands That France Reduce Its Cow Farms

Dairy cows in the barn at Ferme des Tilleuls in Saint Nauphary (82). Damien Canteloube is a milk producer. In his cowsheds, he feeds around one hundred cows, including forty-five milking cows, with linseed-based feed, which is very rich in omega-3s, and therefore emits less methane into the atmosphere. Like 7,000 farmers, he has chosen to produce, harvest and distribute under the Bleu-Blanc-Cœur label, which aims to improve biodiversity in the countryside and bring nutritional and environmental quality to consumers' plates. France, Saint Nauphary, May 25, 2023. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ritual at waterfall in western Japan

"Miko" shrine maidens dance in front of a waterfall in Nachikatsuura in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, during a Kumano Nachi Taisha shrine ritual praying for a rich harvest on April 14, 2023.

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Ritual at waterfall in western Japan

"Miko" shrine maidens dance in front of a waterfall in Nachikatsuura in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, during a Kumano Nachi Taisha shrine ritual praying for a rich harvest on April 14, 2023.

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Man as bride, woman as groom in Yamagata event

YAMAGATA, Japan - "Mujina no mukasari," a traditional event in which a young man (far R) dressed up as a bride and a young woman (2nd from R) as a groom parade through a district in Yamagata Prefecture, is held on the night of Nov. 11, 2012. The comical event is to wish for fertility and a rich harvest.

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Man as bride, woman as groom in Yamagata event

YAMAGATA, Japan - "Mujina no mukasari," a traditional event in which a young man (R) dressed up as a bride and a young woman (L) as a groom parade through a district in Yamagata Prefecture, is held on the night of Nov. 11, 2012. The comical event is to wish for fertility and a rich harvest.

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Ceremony to pray for rich grain harvest at Kyoto temple

A priest chops a green bamboo log, representing a big snake, during a ceremony to pray for a rich harvest of grain at Kurama Temple in Kyoto on June 20, 2022.

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Ceremony to pray for rich grain harvest at Kyoto temple

A priest chops a green bamboo log, representing a big snake, during a ceremony to pray for a rich harvest of grain at Kurama Temple in Kyoto on June 20, 2022.

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Ceremony to pray for rich grain harvest at Kyoto temple

A priest chops a green bamboo log, representing a big snake, during a ceremony to pray for a rich harvest of grain at Kurama Temple in Kyoto on June 20, 2022.

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Syrian farmers accuse U.S. of preventing flow of wheat harvests

STORY: Syrian farmers accuse U.S. of preventing flow of wheat harvests DATELINE: June 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:09 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the wheat harvest in Hasakah 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (ARABIC): ALI MAKHLOUF, Agriculture official in Hasakah, Syria 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (ARABIC): ABDULLAH HUSSAIN, Farmer 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (ARABIC): KARMO ALI, Farmer 5. various of the wheat harvest in Hasakah STORYLINE: Farmers in the resources-rich Hasakah province of Syria are complaining about the U.S. forces, who are preventing the flow of wheat harvests to government-controlled areas. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Hasakah alone contributed about 36 percent of wheat production in the country. During the Syrian war, Kurdish militias backed by the U.S. forces have taken big chunks of that key province. SOUNDBITE 1 (ARABIC): ALI MAKHLOUF, Agriculture official in Hasakah, Syria "Apart from the drought this year, the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces have prevented the delivery