Agriculture Secretary Announces Update As Flesh-Eating Screwworm Comes Within 70 Miles Of US Border

Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), More than 8,000 traps have been deployed across Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico, targeting the New World screwworm (NWS) flies, Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins said in a...

Agriculture Minister Calls for Mobilizing Funding to Support Water and Agricultural Projects in Africa

Tunisia’s Minister of Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries, Azeddine Ben Cheikh, on Monday in Dakar, Senegal’s capital, called for the mobilization of innovative financing and the active involvement of the private sector and international...

Dubai to host 17th AgraME as global agri-food leaders tackle future of farming

Under the patronage of the UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE), the 17th edition of AgraME (Agra Middle East) is set to transform the agricultural landscape of the Middle East covering Crop and Horticulture, Livestock and...

Huon Aquaculture chooses Pure Salmon to design new Tasmanian smolt facility

Australian salmon farming company, Huon Aquaculture, has chosen Norway’s Pure Salmon Technology AS for the design, supply, and installation of a new land-based smolt facility. The facility will incorporate recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS)...

Huon Aquaculture awards contract to Pure Salmon for smolt facility

Australian salmon farming company Huon Aquaculture has awarded a major contract to Norway’s Pure Salmon Technology AS for the design, supply, and installation of a new land-based smolt facility. The facility will incorporate recirculating...

City Farm SLO expands agricultural and educational capabilities with new acreage

A local non-profit has been given access to more land by the City of San Luis Obispo to continue its work in agriculture and sustainable farming. Since 2013, City Farm SLO has managed more than 20 acres for tenant farming, food production and...

The $3.14bn agricultural investment portfolio

The federal government’s recent unveiling of a $3.14 billion agricultural investment portfolio under the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Hand-in-Hand Initiative will, no doubt, boost Nigeria’s quest for food security and deepen investment...

Riverbend Farms: A Family Tradition Embracing Modern Agriculture

A Family Rooted in Agriculture Nestled alongside the Suwannee River in Branford, Florida, Riverbend Farms spans nearly 200 acres that have been passed down through four generations, since 1865. Today, Kyle and Tera Kelley lead the operation,...

Pennsylvania agriculture secretary tours Chester County animal programs

PHOENIXVILLE — Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding visited the Chester County Intermediate Unit’s Technical College High School Pickering campus to highlight the importance of agricultural education in developing the next...

Scaling successes in sustainable agriculture

The Food Securities Fund (FSF) is an example of how targeted financial innovation can unlock financing for more sustainable and just agriculture. Developed and implemented by Clarmondial with support from the Global Environment Facility (GEF)...

FG Urged to Focus on Agriculture, Manufacturing, Trade, to Translate Growth to Prosperity

Dike Onwuamaeze The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE) has called on the federal government to focus on unlocking productivity in agriculture, manufacturing, construction, real estate and trade in order to translate the current...

PepsiCo and Cargill team up to advance regenerative farming in Iowa

PepsiCo and Cargill have announced a strategic collaboration to advance regenerative agriculture practices across 240,000 acres of Iowa farmland by 2030. This initiative focuses on the shared corn supply chain in Iowa, where Cargill sources from...

Dominican agriculture will depend less on laborers?

It seems there is a push for the Dominican agricultural sector to further mechanize. A farmer from La Vega has already mechanized some of his farms and only has good thing to say. He says they will look into other agricultural productions such as...

NDSU launches Peltier Institute for Advancement in Agricultural Technology

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — On Monday, North Dakota State University launched the start of the Peltier Institute for Advancement in Agricultural Technology. The institute is being put together with a donation of $15 million from the Peltier family. “It...

Time To Embrace Modern Farming Techniques For Increased Output

1 Agriculture is central to Nigeria’s economic growth, food security, and employment. Yet, despite having over 82 mil­lion hectares of arable land, only about 34 million hectares are currently cultivated. Much of this is done using traditional...

Swiftlet farming – A new value chain for rural economic development

The model of concentrated swiftlet farming is opening up new opportunities for rural economic development in Gia Lai province. Not only does it create stable incomes, it is also being developed into value chains, with standardized products aimed...

Early Registration Open for 2025 National Agricultural Marketing Summit

Early registration is now open for the 2025 National Agricultural Marketing Summit (Ag Summit), set for Nov. 12–14, 2025, at the Hilton Indianapolis Hotel & Suites. Farmers, food entrepreneurs, market managers, service providers and researchers...

Agriculture: “As artists, we’re interested in finding the profound and the divine in everyday life”

Indeed, Agriculture’s compositions are complex and tangled, built of intertwined ideas, but it's all the stronger for it. Trying to simplify The Spiritual Sound, listeners might see it as an album of binaries. Dan and Leah share lyrical duties and...

Ghana, Switzerland, and UNDP Launch Climate-Smart Rice Project to Drive Sustainable Agriculture

The Government of Ghana, in partnership with the Government of Switzerland and facilitated by UNDP Ghana, has launched the “Promotion of Climate Smart Agriculture Practices for Sustainable Rice Cultivation Project” (AWD Rice Project) at an...

Antigua and Barbuda Deepens Agricultural Partnership with Hainan Province

Farmers across Antigua and Barbuda are set to benefit from a boost in mobility and efficiency following a donation of twelve motorized farm vehicles from the People’s Government of Hainan Province, China. The official handover took place on...