Ireland - Storm Éowyn: 133,000 still without power as farmers warn of crop shortage
Emergency teams are again working to restore power and water supplies across the country on Wednesday in the aftermath ofStorm Éowyn.
29.01.2025
29.01.2025
USA - Maryland Farmers Seek Help With Crop Damage From Deer
Maryland farmers are asking lawmakers to expand ways to protect crops from voracious deer.
28.01.2025
Amar Seafood granted licenses for Norwegian halibut farm
Amar Seafood has received approval for the development of a new halibut farming site in the Norwegian municipality of Frøya.
28.01.2025
Canada - Ontario pledges $100 million increase to Risk Management Program
Farm groups have been calling for the increase as they considered the program underfunded.
28.01.2025
Finland - Designated fields could reduce crop damage caused by barnacle geese
A team of researchers from the University of Turku and the Natural Resources Institute Finland has examined the foraging behavior of barnacle geese in Northern Karelia, Finland.
28.01.2025
India - Unseasonal warmth in Himachal Pradesh threatens apple crop yields
Himachal Pradesh is experiencing an atypical weather pattern, with Shimla registering its warmest January night in 16 years at 9.6 degrees Celsius.
28.01.2025
USA - University Team Receives $5.5 Million DOE Grant to Cut Synthetic Nitrogen Fertilizer Usage in Crops
A multi-institution research team led by the University of Wisconsin–Madison received $5.5 million from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) to develop a novel approach to cut synthetic nitrogen fertilizer use in two key crops for U.S. ethanol production - corn and sorghum.
28.01.2025
India - Central scheme to cover crop damage by animals
Animals are reported to widely destroy standing crops across seasons in a lot of states and farmers have often highlighted the need to cover such damages under insurance claims.
27.01.2025
Argentina’s reduction of agricultural export duties takes effect
The government established a series of conditions in the decree that brings the duty cut into force.
27.01.2025
India - Irregularities in Maharashtra’s ₹1 farmer insurance scheme, minister confirms no loss
Maharashtra Agriculture Minister Manikrao Kokate, on Tuesday, alleged irregularities in the₹1 crop insurance scheme for farmers, introduced in 2023. He claimed the state government had received approximately four lakh fraudulent applications under the scheme.
27.01.2025
USA - Discovery paves way for more resistant soybeans to combat $1.5 billion crop loss from nematode infection
Soybean growers across the globe face a silent but devastating threat: the soybean cyst nematode (SCN).
27.01.2025
China bans livestock imports from multiple countries due to disease concerns
The import ban affects countries in Africa, Asia, and Europe amid livestock disease concerns.
27.01.2025
US Department of Energy pledges USD 25 million to advance seaweed production
On 15 January, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced it would invest USD 25 million (EUR 23.8 million) into the U.S. aquaculture industrys production of deep-ocean seaweed.
27.01.2025
Philippines - DA allots P3 billion for cold-storage facilities
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is allocating P3 billion for 99 cold-storage facilities to extend the shelf life of fruits, vegetables and high-value crops, and assure continuous supply and price stability.
26.01.2025
India - Sugarcane crops in 13 acres gutted in fire accident in Sangareddy
A fire tender was rushed to the spot to prevent the fire from spreading to other parts.
26.01.2025
Kenya - Rice production gets impetus in a multi-million irrigation project
Riceproductionin a multimillion irrigation project in Homa Bay County has got a boost after farmers acquired tractors for ploughing their farms.