Scouting for Alfalfa Weevil in Early Spring
Warm weather means some insect pests are on the move.
20.04.2025
17.04.2025
Nigeria - Leadway Assurance and AGRA Launch $399,900 Initiative to Enhance Climate Resilience for Smallholder Farmers
In an impactful move to strengthen agricultural resilience in Nigeria, Leadway Assurance Company Limited has announced a strategic partnership with the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA).
17.04.2025
India - PARB approves 23 new crops’ research projects
The Punjab Agricultural Research Board (PARB) on Thursday approved 23 new research projects related to various crops, out of a total of 25 proposals presented during its 50th Board meeting.
17.04.2025
USA - The One Tool That Adds $37 Billion in Yield to Five Crops
On average, ag aviation makes at least one application to approximately 127 million crop acres, or one-third of the cropland in the U.S.
17.04.2025
Icelandic regulator approves Aquabyte’s automated salmon maturation scoring method
The Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority (MAST) has approved a new automated method for determining the sexual maturation of farmed salmon proposed bySan Francisco, California, U.S.A.-headquartered aquaculture technology company Aquabyte.
17.04.2025
Insecticides losing ground against potato pests in Western Canada
Resistance to insecticides is complicating pest control, prompting experts to advocate for farmers in North America to use more integrated pest management strategies in their potato fields.
17.04.2025
Nigeria - FG targets $74bn from livestock investments
Idi Mukthar Maiha, the Minister of Livestock Development, declares that with the current investments in the livestock and a structured policy in the feed and fodder sub-sector, Nigeria will increase its cattle production to 398.9 million heads of cattle and grow its Gross Domestic Product, GDP’s contribution from livestock to $74 billion by 2035.
15.04.2025
USA - CongressRep. Strong introduces legislation to study Winter Canola
This legislation would direct the USDA to study the gap in crop insurance coverage for double-crop grown winter oilseeds like canola.
15.04.2025
USA - Arkansas crop damage exceeds $78 million in April flood
Heavy rain and storms from April 2-5 resulted in at least $78.93 million in crop-related flood damage in Arkansas, with most of the total in the eastern part of the state, according to an assessment from the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture.
15.04.2025
Fiji - Agriculture Minister proposes $250m budget to improve the sector
To push the agriculture sector to another level, Agriculture Minister, Vatimi Rayalu will be making a $250 million budget submission.
15.04.2025
Rwanda - Four Dead, 70 Hectares of Crops Damaged As Heavy Rains Intensify
Four people lost their lives and at least 70 hectares of crops were damaged between April 10 and 13 as heavy rains triggered floods and landslides across Rwanda, according to a report by the Ministry in Charge of Emergency Management.
15.04.2025
Pakistan - Sindh backs $100m shrimp farming project in Thatta
Special Assistant to Chief Minister of Sindh for Investment and Public-Private Partnership Syed Qasim Naveed Qamar visited Rawah Farms in Gharo, Thatta on Friday.
15.04.2025
UK - New Research: Solar farms can host up to three times as many birds as crop fields
The UK’s installed capacity of solar power expanded rapidly over the past decade to reach 17.2 gigawatts (GW) in 2024 – enough electricity to power roughly 4 million homes.
14.04.2025
Oman - Usufruct contracts worth $4.6mln signed for agricultural and livestock projects
Acting in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning on Sunday signed 11 usufruct contracts for implementing agricultural and livestock projects with investments exceeding OMR1.8 million
14.04.2025
Norway unveils new strategy for aquaculture
Norwegian Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Marianne Siversten Næss has unveiled a new whitepaper covering steps the government plans to take to regulate Norway’s aquaculture industry.
14.04.2025
Nigeria - Adamawa Government Injects N2 Billion into Agricultural Inputs to Combat Food Insecurity
Naija247News reports that the Adamawa State Government has invested a substantial N2 billion into the procurement and distribution of agricultural inputs, in a strategic move to boost food production and tackle the growing threat of food insecurity across the state.