The Kansas Department of Agriculture has been awarded $383,242.73 through the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service awards program funds to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops.
Over 16.8 lakh animals receive doorstep treatment, while 98% of beneficiaries rate the services as good, says state minister.
Luis Planas strengthens the Government’s support for agricultural insurance, key for the countryside and food security in the face of the impact of climate change.
Livestock farmers in Gujarat will be able to insure their animals for up to Rs 40,000 for a year by paying a premium of just Rs 229, with the state government bearing 85 per cent of the insurance cost under a livestock insurance scheme.
Urban Crop Solutions, based in Beveren-Leie in West Flanders, Belgium, develops technology for growing crops in fully controlled indoor environments.
Irish organic carrot grower Philip Draper says changing weather patterns, machinery costs, and retail pricing are affecting the viability of carrot cultivation.
In Linga village of Amravati, Maharashtra orange farmers are removing oranges barely the size of an amla rather than waiting for harvest. Grower Shivhari Hadke is sacrificing fruit from his 18-year-old orchard in the hope that stressed trees will need less water. It is one of the starkest signs of the Maharashtra drought: saving the next harvest may mean abandoning this one.
Mulshi farmers have reported losses of up to 80% in paddy cultivation after rainfall weakened in September and October, prompting local MLA Shankar Mandekar to seek compensation and raise the issue during the winter legislative session.
The Chief Minister directed officials to strengthen crop insurance after two cyclones damaged Andhra Pradesh farms. The push aims to ensure timely compensation and wider digital access for affected farmers.
ND Farmers Indicted on Crop Ins. Fraud.
Federal crop insurance premium subsidies reached approximately $15 billion in 2026, equal to about 66% of total premiums on average, with no statutory caps on maximum subsidies or indemnities per farmer, according to a new Congressional Research Service (CRS) report.
“Meri Policy Mere Haath” programme under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) was organised today at SDAO Udhampur to generate awareness among farmers regarding crop insurance benefits, enrolment, claim settlement and crop loss intimation.
Coastal erosion causes damage to crops, narrows production land; Thanh Hai people hope for solid embankments.
SBI General Insurance plans to distribute Kharif 2026 crop insurance policy documents to farmers in Assam and eight other states under the Centre’s Meri Policy Mere Haath campaign.
Maharashtra’s crop loss memorandum to the Centre is being prepared after an assessment covering nearly three crore panchanama site visits, a scale that exposes both the geographical spread of the drought and the administrative difficulty of measuring it.
Measure will trigger support mechanisms for growers and residents affected by recent heavy rainfall, hailstorms, and strong winds.