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23.10.2024

USA - State Awards $254,000 to Five Specialty Crop Projects

From studying ways to improve soil in Gustavus to investigating whether Alaska potatoes can be ready in time for tourist season, five agricultural projects are receiving funding from the 2024 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program.

23.10.2024

New Zealand - Korean hwangchil: The new crop that’s puzzling Northlanders

The sight of a crop never grown before in New Zealand has been puzzling residents north of Kerikeri.

23.10.2024

India - Bihar set to launch the Rabi campaign to boost production of winter cereals, pulses

The state will require around 4.71 lakh quintals of seeds of wheat, gram, peas, lentils, flaxseed, and mustard crops at the time of sowing, so far 76,574 quintals of seeds have been supplied and distributed among farmers, government has provided a subsidy of Rs 225 crore on seeds.

23.10.2024

USA - Pack River Farm Partners with Sollum Technologies to Enhance Sustainable Crop Production

Pack River Farm in Northern Idaho adopts Sollums dynamic LED lighting to optimize tomato, lettuce, and microgreen cultivation, furthering its commitment to sustainable agriculture.

22.10.2024

ScaleAgData Stakeholder Engagement Event

The ScaleAgData project is pleased to invite you to our second stakeholder event. Building on the discussions and connections formed during our first webinar, this event will focus on fostering collaboration among stakeholders, providing updates on our project’s progress, and outlining future opportunities for engagement.

22.10.2024

India - Stubble burning: Haryana suspends 24 agriculture officials ahead of apex court hearing

The Haryana agriculture and farmers welfare department on Tuesday suspended 24 officials amid a rising number of stubble burning incidents across the state.

22.10.2024

Festivals, agriculture, elections set to boost India's oil products demand in Q4

Indias appetite for oil products in the October-December quarter is set to get a boost from the upcoming festival season as well as the agricultural season, recovering from a few months of subdued consumption because of excessive monsoon rains, industry sources and analysts told S and P Global Commodity Insights.

22.10.2024

Mexico announces food and agriculture plan that could take the country back to the 1980s

Mexicos new president announced a new agriculture plan on Tuesday that could make the countrys food production and distribution look a lot more like it did in the 1980s, when meals inMexicowere dominated by tortillas, beans and instant coffee and cheap hot chocolate.

22.10.2024

South Korea to supply stocks of kimchi cabbage after hot weather damages crop

South Koreas government said on Wednesday it will ensure 24,000 tonnes of cabbage are supplied from national stocks to provide support during the upcoming peak kimchi-making season, after blaming unusually hot weather for affecting thecabbage crop.

22.10.2024

Australia - Crops hit hard in hail storm

Severe hail and rain across parts of western Victoria last week were a further blow in an already tough season for the regions farmers. A drier than normal season, plus frost damage, were already affecting farmers decisions around their harvests.

21.10.2024

Lack of housing a major issue for Faroes aquaculture

Salmon farming on the Faroe Islands will continue to expand, but more must be done to accommodate the extra overseas staff the industry will need, says a report from the islands economic council.

21.10.2024

Iran - TZ seek to expand partnership in agriculture, petro-chemicals, tourism

Iranian Agriculture Minister Gholamreza Nouri Ghezelcheh announced about the expansion of cooperation between Iran and Tanzania in the fields of agriculture, petrochemicals and tourism.

21.10.2024

USA - Florida agriculture facing ‘unprecedented financial strain’ after four major hurricanes pummel the state

Damages to farmers and ranchers from Hurricane Milton may double the statewide agricultural destruction from three other storms that pummeled Florida since August 2023, according to state Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Wilton Simpson.

21.10.2024

USA - Northern Colorado agriculture workers meet with Sen. John Hickenlooper to discuss avian flu

Avian flu continues to impact agriculture workers and their operations, causing some companies in Northern Colorado to spend millions of dollars to combat further spread.

21.10.2024

USA - Milwaukee's first Urban Agriculture Conference aims to strengthen the local food network

In Milwaukee, a vibrant community of urban farmers, agriculturists, and business owners gathered for the citys first-ever Urban Agriculture Conference.

21.10.2024

Grenada - Over 90 Farmers to Benefit from First Phase of Irrigation Equipment Under the G-CREWS Challenge Fund for Agriculture

The Grenada Development Bank has reached a significant milestone in the implementation of the Challenge Fund for Agriculture, a key component under the Climate-Resilient Water Sector in Grenada project.

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