USA - The impact of corn and soybean acres on feed costs
A livestock economist says the expected shift to more corn acres is good news for cattle producers.
10.04.2025
10.04.2025
USA - Michigan’s maple syrup farms suffered ‘unimaginable’ damage in tree-toppling ice storm: 25% of crop lost
The damage to maple syrup farms in the path of Michigan’s recent catastrophic ice storm is “unimaginable.”
10.04.2025
Canada loses attempt to dismiss salmon farm lawsuits in B.C.
A B.C. Supreme Court judge has turned down an attempt by the federal governmentto strike multiple lawsuitsseeking damages for Canada'sdecision to effectively end salmon aquaculture in the Discovery Islands.
09.04.2025
India - Severe damage to arecanut crop due to rising temperatures in Chitradurga
The district is experiencing a drastic rise in temperatures, causing severe damage to areca nut crops.
09.04.2025
UK - University of Southampton launches project to bolster mollusc farming in Asia
The University of Southampton is leading a new project to improve the sustainability of mollusc farming in Asia, one of the largest producing regions for oysters, mussels, and clams.
09.04.2025
Ministry of Agriculture considers banning import of chicken eggs into Kyrgyzstan for 6 months
The Ministry of Agriculture is considering introducing a 6-month restriction on the import of chicken eggs into Kyrgyzstan.
09.04.2025
Nigeria targets N150 billion annual income from livestock exports
The Nigerian Export Promotion Council has said Nigeria can generate over ₦150 billion annually through livestock exports if it complies with international livestock market standards.
09.04.2025
ILRI joins $27.4M Global Initiative to cut methane from livestock
The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) has announced that it is joining a new $27.4 million global initiative to reduce methane emissions from livestock by harnessing natural variation in how animals digest food.
09.04.2025
Oregon lawmakers punt on bill to prohibit new livestock farms in state’s most polluted areas
The biggest livestock farms could have been prohibited from building new or bigger facilities in some of Oregon’s most polluted groundwater regions under a state legislative bill environmental groups were backing. But it won’t happen this year.
08.04.2025
USA - Popular Illinois cover crop program faces cut
The executive director of the Association of Illinois Soil & Water Conservation Districts says farmers across the state are speaking out about a proposed cut to a popular cover crop program.
08.04.2025
Northeastern students build app to address $4B crop loss in sub-Saharan Africa
When Mariam Hamzat was an undergraduate in Nigeria studying environmental biology, she saw farmers from surrounding areas sell their produce, but at a fraction of its value.
08.04.2025
African Development Bank seeks $2.2 billion to support Nigeria's agriculture
The African Development Bank is mobilising $2.2 billion to develop agricultural processing zones in 28 states in Nigeria to boost food security and create jobs, the bank's president Akinwumi Adesina said on Tuesday.
08.04.2025
India’s Aquaconnect to invest USD 4.5 million in aquaculture biological solutions
Indian aquaculture technology company Aquaconnect announced plans to invest USD 4.5 million (EUR 4.1 million) into the research and production of aquaculture biological solutions that should help the firm provide science-driven health innovations for shrimp and fish farmers.
08.04.2025
Bangladesh - Napier grass cultivation becomes boon for farmers, boosts livestock sector
Commercial cultivation of Napier grass has become a boon for many farmers and poor families, helping them achieve self-sufficiency, and boosting the district's livestock sector and milk production in recent years.
08.04.2025
Bezos Earth Fund, Global Methane Hub Launch $27.4M Global Program to Breed Low-Methane Livestock
The Bezos Earth Fund and Global Methane Hub have committed$27.4 millionto launch theGlobal Methane Genetics initiative, an ambitious international program to breed livestock that naturally emits less methane—without altering how animals are raised or fed.
07.04.2025
India - Unseasonal rains result in extensive crop loss in districts across Telangana
Unseasonal rains have led to extensive crop losses across different districts in the State. The districts of erstwhile Nizamabad, Mahabubnagar, Rangareddy and Nalgonda, especially, Yadadri Bhongir have borne the brunt of the sudden downpour.