19.12.2024

USA - Industry advocates ask for $3B through USDA specialty crops program

Alliance co-chairs have responded to specialty crops being left out of a final year-end economic assistance package negotiated by congressional leaders.

19.12.2024

India - Himachal sees driest winter in eight years, horticulture university issues advisory to farmers

Himachal Pradesh has been experiencing significantwaterstress with the driest October, November, and December months in the past eight years, Dr Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture said on Wednesday, advising farmers to switch to integrated farming systems.

18.12.2024

Australia - Tomato potato psyllid detected in Victoria, growers urged to monitor crops

Tomato growers are encouraged to monitor their crops following the detection of tomato potato psyllid in a glasshouse at a tomato production facility on the Bellarine Peninsula.

18.12.2024

Trinidad and Tobago - Over 3,000 bushfires in 2024; $888,000 in crops destroyed

The proliferation of illegal fires in Trinidad in Tobago is affecting the countrys food security, with over 3,000 bushfires reported and approximately $888,000 in crops destroyed as a result, during the 2024 dry season.

18.12.2024

University group hopes to transform UK crop monitoring with AI

Funding has been issued to a University of Manchester spinout group hoping to roll out spectral imaging technology, combined with AI-powered insights, to farmers.

18.12.2024

Kenya - Farmers call for clarity on planned nationwide livestock vaccination drive

Livestock farmers in Nyeri are calling for more information in regard to the planned nationwide livestock vaccination drive scheduled for next year.

18.12.2024

Nigeria to Overhaul Milk Collection Regulations Amid Calls for Improved Livestock Development

Nigerias federal government has announced plans to reform the countrys milk collection mechanisms and inspect the entire value chain.

18.12.2024

USA - Oyster Farmers Help Restore Reefs in Barnegat, Great Bay Region

The first oyster reef planting in the local watershed for the multifaceted, partner-driven COASTAL (Conservation Opportunities Advancing Sustainable Technologies for Aquaculture Leases) project is complete, the Ocean County Soil Conservation District reports.

17.12.2024

US government finalizes its first aquaculture development plan in 40 years

The White House National Science and Technology Council has finalized the federal governments new aquaculture plan, the first in 40 years.

17.12.2024

Belize - Ministry of Agriculture and Taiwan Ambassador inaugurate new Guinea Grass Water System

Оn Dесеmbеr 16, 2024, Міnіѕtеr оf Аgrісulturе, Fооd Ѕесurіtу, аnd Еntеrрrіѕе Јоѕе Аbеlаrdо Маі аnd Таіwаn Аmbаѕѕаdоr Lіlу Lі-Wеn Нѕu јоіnеd rеѕіdеntѕ оf Guіnеа Grаѕѕ Vіllаgе fоr thе оffісіаl іnаugurаtіоn оf thе Guіnеа Grаѕѕ Wаtеr Ѕуѕtеm.

17.12.2024

India - Ramanathapuram farmers stage protest demanding crop insurance

Members of Tamil Maanila Vivasaya Thozhilalar Sangam staged a protest here on Tuesday demanding crop insurance for farmlands damaged during the heavy downpour in 2023-24.

17.12.2024

U.S. livestock: Cattle down as trade anticipates Mexican cattle imports

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live and feeder cattle futures fell on Monday as market players digested news that Mexican cattle imports to the U.S.will likely resume in the New Year, traders said.

17.12.2024

USA - Biostimulant-maker Sound Agriculture bags additional $25m, will pay growers to replace nitrogen and phosphorus

Plant-and-soil health companySound Agriculturehas completed a $25 million Series D extension raise.

17.12.2024

Report finds Kenya loses $157 million due to delays in adopting Genetically Modified (GMO) crops

The report, launched at the 2024 OFAB Media Award in Malawi on December 17, 2024, by the lead researcher, Dr Emma Kovak, outlines the financial toll Kenya has faced due to its failure to embrace GMO crops.

16.12.2024

USA - Collapsed farm aid deal imperils spending package

Congressional leaders failed to reach an agreement over the weekend around economic aid for farmers and climate funding for farm conservation programs, leaving out both from the year-end funding package,as Meredith reported.

16.12.2024

Australia - Victoria’s seafood industry gets an expansion

An additional 369 hectares of water will be made available for farming in Port Phillips aquaculture reserve in a boost for the states seafood industry.