European project to make food bio-packaging from strawberry waste

The Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), an agency attached to the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, is participating in ECOSYSTEM, a new European project to develop biodegradable plastic from strawberry waste. It will also...

Agriculture groups react to signing of federal budget "One Big Beautiful Bill"

July 7, 2025: The U.S. House passed the U.S. Senate’s version of the federal budget reconciliation and tax cuts bill July 3, 2025. President Donald Trump signed his “One Big Beautiful Bill” into law on July 4. The federal spending bill includes...

Aiyedatiwa Calls For FG Partnership To Boost Agriculture In Ondo

Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has called for stronger collaboration with the Federal Government through the National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) to promote mechanised farming and enhance food security in the state....

Agriculture secretary pledges quick action on farm labor

Published 9:35 am Monday, July 7, 2025 Brooke Rollins, U.S. secretary of agriculture, appears on stage at the state fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa, where she launched a program called the Great American State Fair, which will travel across the...

Organic specialty Northwest melon program begins mid-July

The Northwest organic melon season will start harvesting in mid-July. "The Northwest had a dry spring, which is good for the crop, followed by heat in June," said Organically Grown Company's melon buyer Rachel Pienovi, adding that the season runs...

“Really a great way to kick off our soft citrus season in China”

In South Africa, all fruit packhouses ask themselves the same question: where lies the line between super efficiency of operations and sustenance of human operators? Similar packhouses in Western Europe and Australia feel eerily devoid of people...

Hazelnut sector bounces back after stink bug crisis

With a value of just over €100 million, hazelnuts are the crown jewel of Georgia's fruits and nuts exports. Last year, they brought in nearly four times as much foreign currency as mandarins, blueberries, or stone fruit. The vast majority—90%...

Farming under solar panels? Midwest growers test agrivoltaics

Researchers are studying whether solar energy systems can operate alongside farming without removing land from agricultural production. Charles Gould, a bioenergy educator with Michigan State University Extension, said farmers could benefit from...

Agriculture college to host TEDx event today

Digging deeper: How soil spectroscopy is revolutionizing agriculture in The Gambia

“It could be a ‘game-changer’ for our work” A breakthrough in efficient, accurate, and scalable soil diagnostics is taking root in The Gambia —one that will facilitate the scaling of soil health information across the country and may even prove to...

Protecting agricultural land is food security, says Ontario farm family backing private member's bill

Too often, vegetable farmer George Deleebeeck sees good farmland getting turned into housing. "Some of the best lands are places where lots are going into," Deleebeeck said of his southwestern Ontario community. Meanwhile, sites that aren't arable...

‘A real honour’: Farming company comes out on top with award win

The co-owner of a farming company said he feels honoured after scooping up a regional business award. A total of 70 entries were received for the Norfolk Rural Business Awards, with the winners and runners up in nine different categories unveiled...

Further US trade concessions will "cripple" UK farming - NFU

UK farming can not be expected to carry any further burden as a result of unfavourable trade deals with the US, according to the NFU. Any further agricultural concessions, it said, would cripple an already hard-pressed farming and growing sector...

Darragh McCullough: 19 days off a year? No wonder dairy farming can’t get new entrants

The average worker gets 135 days off. Farmers need proper time off. 'Even the top 25pc of dairy farmers are only getting the equivalent of every second Sunday off and a week’s holidays. That’s an appalling indictment of the attractiveness of...

In Uganda, Deadly Landslides Force an Agricultural Reckoning

Nestled in Uganda’s Kamwanyi village on the lush western slopes of Mount Elgon — a vast, 24-million-year-old extinct volcano that straddles the border between Uganda and Kenya — Francis Gidegi’s three-acre farm benefits from fertile soils, cool...

Digital transformation of dairy farming

The dairy sector is crucial for both economic support and food security with an effective value chain that supports the livelihoods to millions. Despite its substantial contribution in Pakistan’s GDP, dairy producers, particularly small livestock...

Buncombe County Schools hosts free agriculture camp for 5th to 8th graders

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — Buncombe County Schools started its summer agricultural camp running from July 7 to July 10. The free four-day camp is designed for fifth to eighth grade students currently enrolled in the county. The summer camp...

IMF Board approval: $370m disbursement should be channelled into agric – Economist

Economist Professor Patrick Asuming, has welcomed the International Monetary Fund’s Executive Board approval of Ghana’s fourth review under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) programme. The approval paves the way for the disbursement of $370...

Newly-named Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity is looking for new hires

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The state is looking to fill 44 positions in the newly-named State Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity. The new hires are part of a nearly $26.6 million appropriation to protect Hawaii from invasive species and...

Sabah highlights major gains in agriculture under SMJ Plan

Sabah highlights major gains in agriculture under SMJ Plan Published on: Tuesday, July 08, 2025 Published on: Tue, Jul 08, 2025 By: Ricardo Unto Text Size: Dark Mode: Off KOTA KINABALU: Sabah has made key strides in food security under the SMJ 1.0...