AGRICULTURE MINISTER VISITS LOS IROS FARMERS

Springfield vending company recalls products due to undeclared sesame allergen

Sheehan Brothers Vending has recalled multiple products due to ingredient labels not stating a Sesame allergen. The company is headquartered in Springfield and serves much of southwest and central Ohio. Products included in the voluntary recall...

Local Agriculture Students kick off Junior Livestock Show before official start of Santa Barbara County Fair

SANTA MARIA, Calif. - Hundreds of local agriculture students from Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties helped kick off the 132nd Annual Santa Barbara County Fair with the start of the Junior Livestock Show on Monday morning. While the fair...

JobAgri Ghana holds stakeholder workshop to leverage evidence for decent work in Agrifood systems

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO) is promoting evidence-based policies and strategic investments that generate decent employment across Ghana’s...

Russia recognizes bananas as agricultural crop to reduce its reliance on imports

Bananas have been officially classified as an agricultural product in Russia, according to a government decree published on the legal information portal. The move means bananas are now on par with traditional crops, such as potatoes, grains, and...

Farming groups welcome drought and flood support announcements

DISASTER recovery funds have started to flow in New South Wales and Victoria, with state and federal governments both announcing funding packages today. The Victorian Government has announced a $75m packaged for drought impacted farmers, with the...

Agricola fatal shootings may be part of ongoing feud – police

Romel Bollers Police are working on a theory that the fatal shooting of 33-year-old shopkeeper Romel Bollers on the morning of June 30 at Titus Street, Agricola, East Bank Demerara was linked to the two Agricola shootings on June 9, which they...

Federal and Ontario governments invest $4.4 million to support small agri-food businesses

The federal government and Ontario government are investing up to $4.4 million under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP) to help small businesses in the agri-food industry grow their businesses, as well as enhance...

‘Get your hands dirty’: Heather advocates for practical agriculture over imports

Cook Islands United Party leader Teariki Heather, with fellow United Party MPs Robert Heather and Tim Varu in Parliament on June 21, 2025. LOSIRENE LACANIVALU/25062102 It is important that people balance their focus on technology with hands-on...

New software to max out the safety of biopesticides for agriculture

Dr Chris Brosnan (left) and Stephen Fletcher at the University of Queensland. Credit: Megan Pope Scientists have created a freely available software that will allow them to better design RNAi biopesticides, a type of agricultural spray which...

Qredits Launched the Agriculture Business Academy in Sint Maarten

Empowering Local Farmers and Fishermen with 12 Weeks of Intensive Training Qredits proudly launched its first Agriculture Business Academy on July 3, 2025, in Sint Maarten—a transformative initiative aimed at strengthening the island’s...

DDC Poonch reviews progress of HADP, Agriculture & Allied Sector Schemes

Poonch, July 7: District Development Commissioner (DDC) Poonch, Vikas Kundal today chaired a comprehensive meeting to review the progress of the Holistic Agriculture Development Program (HADP) and other key schemes related to agriculture and...

Agriculture Minister pushes for reforms in agriculture loans

KATHMANDU: Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development, Ramnath Adhikari, has called on Nepal Rastra Bank to simplify procedures for agricultural loans, citing the crucial role of financial institutions in promoting agro-enterprises and...

Six Kerala Agri-Startups To Be Honoured Nationally For Innovation And Sustainability

(MENAFN- KNN India) Kerala, Jul 7 (KNN) Six promising agricultural startups fr0m Kerala are set to receive national recognition in New Delhi for their innovative contributions to the agri-sector. These startups were incubated under the Rashtriya...

Ondo partners NALDA to boost mechanised farming

Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has expressed his administration’s readiness to collaborate with the National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) to enhance mechanised farming and strengthen food security in the state....

Bartlett Completes Acquisition of Global Agriculture Company Ceres Global Ag Corp.

Golden Valley, Minn. – July 7, 2025 – Bartlett, a Savage company, announced today that it has successfully completed its acquisition of Ceres Global Ag Corp. (TSX: CRP), a Minnesota-based agricultural, energy and industrial products supply chain...

Try Farming Before You Buy the Farm: Incubator Farms Offer Low-risk, Low-cost Intro to Farming

Local farmers join a panel to discuss their operations to Small Farm Startup School participants Many people romanticize the idea of farming—fresh air, working with your hands, growing your own food. However, farming can entail significant risk...

PICTURES: The Longford Agricultural Show had a huge turn out

Use the Arrows above to go through the gallery This year's Longford Agricultural Show was a great success over the weekend in Killoe. Said to be one of the biggest crowds, entertainment ranged from music, showjumping and free children's events....

Long-time UF/IFAS Extension agent inducted into national agriculture hall of fame

Bob Hochmuth grew up on a 1,000-acre vegetable farm on Maryland’s eastern shore. As a child, he watched his father and two uncles manage the farm, and the three men were always busy. They didn’t allow anyone to disrupt their work. Except one man....

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