Agroinsurance

Portugal - Victory for fishermen as Sagres aquaculture expansion halted

“The issue has been resolved,” says Algarve MP Cristóvão Norte, guaranteeing that the project has been rejected.

India - Seminar for innovative solutions in agriculture

A two-day National Seminar on “Infrastructure and Sustainable Technology Solutions: Transforming Agriculture, Markets, and Rural Livelihoods” under the banner of Vision Viksit Bharat at 2047 was conducted at the School of Agricultural Sciences, Nagaland University (SAS, NU), Medziphema campus from February 14 to 15, 2025.

USA - Farmers encouraged to reevaluate crop coverage as spring deadlines approach

Doug said this years benchmark revenue guarantee for ARC in Rock Island county is roughly $30 more for corn and $70 more for soybeans than last year.

USA - Proposed bill could ban certain pesticides with PFAS chemicals in Maryland

A proposed bill in Maryland could require the Department of Agriculture to ban certain pesticides and PFAS, or forever chemicals, from being used in the stat

Azerbaijan ups livestock and crop insurance collections

Azerbaijans insurance premiums for agricultural livestock hit the nail on the head, reaching 2.1 million manat ($1.2 million) in 2024.

Morocco's livestock hit by consecutive droughts, agriculture minister says

Moroccos cattle and sheep herds have decreased by 38% compared with the last census nine years ago due to consecutive droughts, agriculture minister Ahmed El Bouari said on Thursday.

Topcon Agriculture teams up with Bonsai Robotics on precision farming

Topcon Positioning Systems and Bonsai Robotics Inc. this week announced an initiative to jointly develop agricultural automation for permanent crops.

Nigeria - Kaduna, FAO sign agreement to boost agriculture

The Kaduna State Government and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations have signed a Technical Cooperation Project aimed at improving agriculture in the state.

USA - Octopus farming ban proposed by Oregon lawmakers

Octopus farming would be banned in Oregon under a bill that animal welfare advocates claim is necessary to protect the ocean dwellers from inhumane treatment.

New FAO guidelines seek to improve African swine fever management using GIS

Geographic information systems technology can aid in designing control, preventive approaches in the animal health research community.

USA - K-State Researchers Explore Essential Oils as Antibiotic Alternative in Livestock Feed

Researchers are exploring alternatives to antibiotics in livestock due to negative public perceptions and increasing government regulations.

Armyworms devour crops in northern Namibia, farmers face ruin

Northern farmers are facing financial devastation as armyworms ravage their fields and destroy crops, leaving families with little hope for the harvest.

India - Kashmir Apple Growers Anxious Over Misbranded Pesticides Eating Up Their Cash Crop

Apple farmers in Kashmir are worried about their orchards with the onset of farming season in the Valley after the government's Agriculture Department detected misbranded pesticides and insecticides flooding the horticulture market.

Australia - Queensland citrus growers suffer up to 70% crop loss after Gayndah hailstorm

Ken Roth, a citrus grower in Gayndah, Australia, observes the losses from a severe hailstorm that hit late last year, leaving thousands of oranges and mandarins on the ground.

USA - Foreign aid freeze halts University of Tennessee international agriculture program

A University of Tennessee program supporting agriculture education in developing countries is on hold while President Donald Trump’s administration reviews U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) spending.