EU-Funded Research Explores Sustainable Protein Alternatives for European Agriculture
Arecent EU-funded study, part of theHorizon Programme, showcases efforts to diversify protein sources and reduce the environmental impact of food production.
05.05.2025
05.05.2025
Canada - Comox Valley Chamber supports Excel Career College’s AI in Aquaculture Program
The Comox Valley Chamber of Commerce is proud to support the launch of Excel Career College’s AI in Aquaculture program—an innovative, 17-week, fully funded training initiative designed to prepare B.C.’s aquaculture workforce for the future.
05.05.2025
Australia - Farmers issue warning over 'dramatic' threat decimating crops: 'It's not insignificant'
Orchard owners in Australia are facing a worrying trend of birds feasting on their alreadydrought-threatened harvest, an unfortunate sign of increasinglyextreme weatherevents.
04.05.2025
USA - Auburn University Tool Predicts Investment Returns for Crop Irrigation
Alabama farmers considering investing in irrigation equipment will soon have a free, comprehensive online tool to help them decide. A new prediction model will combine weather and economic data to determine if the investment will pay dividends—or cost more than it’s worth.
04.05.2025
Philippines - Crop insurer seeks 25-year extension of charter
The Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. (PCIC) will seek an extension of its charter by another 25 years once the 20th Congress starts, its top official said.
04.05.2025
USA - Heavy rains, flooding disrupt early momentum for Arkansas rice crop
The planting season for the rice crop in the state of Arkansas got off to a roaring start. Then, the rains and floods came.
04.05.2025
Hungarian farmers struggling to plant seeds in bone-dry soil; agriculture on the brink of collapse amid desert-like conditions
The southern regions of the Great Hungarian Plain, one of the country’s breadbaskets, have been struggling with extremely low precipitation for a decade.
04.05.2025
Regenerative Agriculture Summit Europe returns to Amsterdam
As regulatory pressure intensifies, climate risks accelerate and market demands evolve – regenerative agriculture is no longer optional; it’s a business necessity.
04.05.2025
India - How fraud and bogus claims forced Maharashtra to abandon its Re 1 crop insurance scheme
With insurance virtually free, lakhs of people rushed to make claims on non-existent crops on land that was often not even used for farming. The 2023 experiment has failed, the government now admits.
01.05.2025
Philippines - PCIC seeking P1-b budget increase for farmers insurance
The Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC) is pushing for a P1 billion increase in its 2026 budget to expand insurance coverage for farmers.
01.05.2025
USA - APHIS awards $15.3M to fight livestock diseases
In April,the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announcedthe awarding of more than $15.3 million to projects that will strengthen prevention, preparedness, early detection, and rapid response to the most damaging diseases threatening U.S. livestock.
01.05.2025
Mexico lifts restrictions to aid U.S. screwworm eradication efforts
Mexico has agreed to lift restrictions on U.S. Department of Agriculture aircraft and waive customs duties on eradication equipment used in the fight against the deadly New World Screwworm, following a request from U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins.
01.05.2025
India - Mango farmers stare at losses after rain damages crop in Karnataka
The farmers claim that they are often taken advantage of by the ‘mango mandis’.
01.05.2025
From agricultural frost to drought: Türkiye's growing crisis
Türkiye faces increasing climate disasters, with frost, drought and temperature shifts threatening agriculture.
01.05.2025
USA - Spinach antimicrobial peptides show promise against crop diseases in citrus and potatoes
Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists have developed a new approach to countering citrus greening and potato zebra chip diseases, two economically devastating agricultural diseases in the U.S.
30.04.2025
India Sees Boom in Crop Insurance Demand Due to Climate Change
Farmers in many parts of India face wild swings in rain and heat. Extreme weather events can wash away seasonal crops, leaving rural households in trouble.