Illegal meat smuggling raises alarms over livestock disease threat to UK and Ireland
The UK government is under pressure to stop illegal meat being smuggled in, amid warnings of a disease crisis for British farmers.
26.02.2025
26.02.2025
Australia - Fig orchard calls for help as healthy crops go to waste amid SA fruit fly crisis
Adelaide Hills fig orchard Willabrand Australia has posted vision on their social media calling out the nature of restrictions regarding the early 2025 fruit fly outbreak.
25.02.2025
USA - New Program to Reduce Crop Insurance Premiums for Delaware Farmers
The Delaware Department of Agriculture (DDA) has announced a new program aimed at financially protecting farmers in the First State.
25.02.2025
FAO supports Jordan in agricultural improvements
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization will support the Arab country in two projects—one focuses on the genetic improvement of almonds, and the other on training farmers.
25.02.2025
Guatemala seeks status as country free of classical swine fever
Preventive monitoring is maintained throughout the year, due to outbreaks of African swine fever in the Dominican Republic and Haiti.
25.02.2025
Ace Aquatec plans to unveil trout-stunning system in Canada
Dundee, Scotland-based aquaculture technology company Ace Aquatec has announced it will launch a humane trout-stunning system – the A-HSU skid-mounted in-water electric trout stunner – at the 2025 Ontario Aquaculture conference in Lindsay, Ontario, Canada on 27 February.
25.02.2025
Zambia, Egypt to Boost Agriculture with Irrigation
President HAKAINDE HICHILEMA says Zambia and Egypt will collaborate on food production using irrigation.
25.02.2025
Grants awarded to fund Scottish shellfish industry research
Three grants totalling £15,000 have been awarded to early career researchers to support projects related to the growth and development of the Scottish shellfish farming industry.
24.02.2025
New Zealand - Yamaha Motor Acquires Robotics Plus to Enable Precision Agriculture for Growers
New Zealand-based companyRobotics Plus, a specialist in agricultural automation solutions, today announced it has entered into an agreement to be acquired by Yamaha Motor Co.
24.02.2025
Cyprus - Farmers battle brutal frost as ‘Coral’ cold front devastates crops
The bitter cold brought by the Coral weather system has left Cyprus farmers reeling as frost has destroyed their hard-earned crops overnight. Potato fields, vegetable patches, melon plantations, and fruit trees have been hit hard, leaving producers counting their losses and scrambling to salvage what they can.
24.02.2025
USA - Penn State awarded $1.3M to boost Pennsylvania’s agricultural workforce
The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry is investing $1.3 million in Penn State’s Agricultural Workforce Development Project to strengthen the states agricultural workforce.
24.02.2025
India - Tomato Farmers in Kurnool Struggle as Prices Plummet
Farmers in Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh, are facing severe financial distress due to a drastic decline in tomato prices. After a brief period of stability, market rates have crashed, leaving growers unable to recover their production costs.
24.02.2025
Volkswagen to introduce e-tractors in Nigeria to boost agricultural mechanization
Volkswagen, a global automotive giant, is set to introduce e-tractors in Nigeria as part of efforts to enhance agricultural mechanization in the country.
24.02.2025
Australian scientists hope to transform seafood industry with new fish species
A staggering 62 per cent of seafood eaten in Australia is imported, prompting the CSIRO to embark on an ambitious project to find a new variety of native white-flesh fish that can be farmed sustainably.
23.02.2025
Japan looks to save seafood and seaweed farming from warming oceans
From Pacific saury to seaweed to shrimp, ocean warming stemming from climate change is having an adverse effect on marine species all over the world.
23.02.2025
India - Poor snowfall in Kashmir hits tourism & agriculture
Even though the winter is over half way through in Kashmir, the region has experienced very little snowfall this year and as a result, its economy, dependent on horticulture and tourism, faces a severe challenge.