USA - Livestock farmers affect by drought allocated $10 million by Legislature
Those affected by the severe drought conditions this year may be eligible to receive assistance from a pot of $10 million.
09.12.2024
09.12.2024
Sri Lanka - 113,956 hectares of paddy fields destroyed due to recent flood
Agricultural Services Commissioner General Rohana Rajapaksa said that 113,956 hectares of paddy fields have been destroyed due to the flood caused by the recent adverse weather conditions.
08.12.2024
Sri Lanka - Farmers to get Rs. 100,000 per hectare for total flood crop damage
Agriculture and Livestock Deputy Minister Namal Karunaratne announced that farmers will receive compensation of Rs.100,000 per hectare for total crop losses caused by recent floods.
08.12.2024
Tinubu Has Attracted $2.5bn Livestock Investment To Niger
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has secured a $2.5 billion livestock investment in Borgu Kingdom in Niger State from a Brazilian firm.
08.12.2024
USA - Farmers scramble after pantry staple crop becomes nearly impossible to grow
A pair of second-generation pecan farmers worry that their future is grim after weather events fueled by the changing climate have led to a year of total crop failure at their orchard in Texas.
08.12.2024
Scientists develop game-changing method to grow crops using 'built-in' fertilizer
In a win for crucial cereal crops, researchers have developed a way to allow the plants to convert nitrogen gas from the air to fertilizer to help them grow, asreportedby Interesting Engineering.
08.12.2024
Cactus pear is a crop with potential in Italy’s parched south and beyond
Global warming, drought and plant disease pose a growing threat to agriculture in Italys arid south, but a startup founded by a former telecoms manager believes it has found a solution: Opuntia Ficus, better known as the cactus pear.
08.12.2024
Australian inventor makes chemical-free compost, fertiliser from agricultural waste
Australia means so much to Iranian-born Sam Jahangard, hes willing to turn down a $500-million business deal.
05.12.2024
USA - USDA Funds Developing a Network to Advance Genetic Research in Agricultural Animals
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded more than $3.25 million grant to support a new research collaboration network of animal scientists led by Professor Noelle Cockett, an animal geneticist at Utah State University.
05.12.2024
Spain Eases Inspection Requirements for Moroccan Agriculture Products
The Moroccan and Spanish governments have reached a trade agreement that will simplify the inspection of Moroccan agricultural products landing on Spains shores before they enter the European market.
05.12.2024
UK - New initiative launched to help restore European native oysters
The Roslin Institute in the UK, The Oyster Restoration Company, Native Aqua, and aquaculture genetics specialist Xelect have launched a new collaboration to address the declining numbers of European native flat oysters (Ostrea edulis).
05.12.2024
Norway - Feed technology firm Laksesystemer secures South Korean, Icelandic, and Japanese accounts
Norway-based feed technology company Laksesystemer has signed agreements to bring its technology to fish farms in South Korea, Iceland, and Japan.
05.12.2024
UAE - EDB hails $305m in financing for agriculture businesses
One dirham in 12 lent byEmirates Development Bankin the past three years has gone into financing for agriculture technology and food production businesses, the bank said on Thursday.
05.12.2024
La Nina could thwart Argentina's run at bumper crops
Ample rains last month appeared to put Argentina on track for its first bountiful crops in several years, but there is one potential problem: La Nina. The weather phenomenon does not typically lend to fruitful yields.
04.12.2024
USA - New York State Announces Record Level of Funding Available to Help Farmers Protect Water Quality
Record Level of Funding for the Agricultural Non-Point Source Abatement and Control (Ag Non-Point) Program Provided through the Environmental Protection Fund and the Clean Water, Clean Air and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act of 2022.
04.12.2024
Italy wants changes to EU-Mercosur trade deal’s agriculture sections, minister says
Italy wants changes to agricultural sections of the draft EU-Mercosur trade deal with South American countries, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Wednesday.