Agriculture
Farming, food production, commodities and agribusiness.
137 articles
India Rice Export Prices Hit Near One-Year High as Tight Supply Meets El Niño Fears
Indian 5% broken parboiled rice rose to $362–$368 per ton, with Vietnam and Thailand following higher as El Niño worries...
Ukraine Asks EU for €220 Million in Farm Aid as War and Drought Hit Harvests
Kyiv has formally requested EU funds for farmers struggling under Russian attacks and drought, while Brussels studies al...
German Winegrowers Expect Excellent Vintage but Less Wine as Costs and Policy Pressures Mount
Drought is expected to cut yields, but German growers still anticipate a qualitatively strong vintage. The sector is als...
Paraguay's Canola Area Reaches 60,000 Hectares; Local Mills Need at Least 100,000
Canola is emerging as a high-margin winter rotation crop, with grain above US$400/t versus US$235 for wheat, but local p...
FDA's Mandatory GRAS Notification Rule Gets Cautious Industry Backing
Food and feed groups welcome the proposed GRAS transparency overhaul but warn that FDA resources, workable timelines and...
Baler Belt Checklist: Continental Manager on Catching Wear Before Breakdowns
A Continental product manager explains which baler belt wear points to inspect, why a single new belt can stress the oth...
An Iowa NRCS Soil Specialist Grew Southern Crops to Show Soil Health Can Pay
NRCS specialist Shaffer Ridgeway started Southern Goods to grow collards, mustard greens and purple hull peas in Iowa; d...
Nebraska Commodity Groups Pitch Record Soybeans and Drought-Tolerant Sorghum at Husker Harvest Days
Nebraska corn, soybean, wheat and sorghum organizations will use Husker Harvest Days to recruit members, explain checkof...
EU Pesticide Limits Could Push Coffee Prices Up 332% in Worst Case
Brussels wants near-zero residues of banned pesticides in imported food, but its own analysis shows coffee, citrus and E...
Angola’s Agriculture Minister Accuses Banks of a ‘List of Refusals’ on Farm Credit
Isaac dos Anjos says unresolved land titles and missing working capital are pushing Angolan farmers into default and det...
Germany Pays 19 North Sea Fishers €12m to Quit as Shrimp Fleet Shrinks 30%
Germany has approved €12m to pay 19 North Sea crab and flatfish operators to surrender licences and scrap cutters by mid...
Senate Confirms Glen Smith to Lead USDA Rural Development
Former Farm Credit Administration CEO Glen Smith wins Senate confirmation as USDA undersecretary for rural development, ...
JBS to Convert Pennsylvania Beef Plant to Value-Added Facility, Saving 400 Jobs
JBS will spend more than $30 million over 10 years to turn its Souderton, Pennsylvania beef plant into a case-ready oper...
Paraguay’s Farm Growth Has Room to Run, but Roads and Power Are the Brakes
Record soybean output near 12–13 million tonnes shows the sector’s headroom, a former agriculture minister says, but poo...
Machine Learning Reads Genetic Neighborhoods to Flag Harmful Poultry E. cecorum
Arkansas researchers used machine learning to read gene order, not just gene presence, and separated disease-causing E. ...
El Niño's Double Blow to Peru: Southern Drought and Coastal Floods Put 7.8 Million Farm Hectares at Risk
Cenepred sees almost the entire cultivable surface exposed to drought, huaicos or flooding through March 2027, as agro G...
NCC Exchange Tours Expose Cotton Growers to Cross-Regional Practices and Diversification
Two July tours connected cotton producers from all four U.S. regions, offering hands-on insights into nutrient managemen...
JBS Invests $30M to Transform Souderton Plant, but Cattle Producers Face Trucking Cost Squeeze
JBS will modernize its Souderton, Pa., facility for case-ready production, preserving 400 jobs but ending slaughter, rai...
Brazilian Beef Industry Braces for 35% Drop in China Sales as Safeguard Quota Bites
China's new import safeguard quota is set to slash Brazilian beef exports by a third, forcing major meatpackers like JBS...
Brazil Offers R$12/Ton Subsidy to Northeast Sugarcane Producers Hit by US Tariffs and Climate
The federal government approved a R$270 million extraordinary aid for sugarcane farmers in the Northeast whose 2025/2026...
Seedless Blackberries and Cherry Bushes: Pairwise Bets CRISPR Can Remake the Food System
A North Carolina startup is using gene editing to create thornless, seedless, high-yield fruit and stacking climate-resi...
Paraguay’s Alto Paraná Powers Grain Exports with Fertile Soils and New Bridge Link
The eastern department’s high-yield soils, strategic logistics hub, and upcoming Integration Bridge cement its role as P...
Cobb-Vantress Names Eight Poultry Genetics Projects as 2026 Grant Recipients
The poultry genetics leader announces its fourth annual research grants, backing projects focused on bird health, welfar...
Four Factors That Could Push U.S. Wheat Prices Above $8
Black Sea disruptions, Southern Plains drought, record-low acreage and sluggish exports are creating a volatile outlook ...
10 Questions Ranchers Must Answer Before Investing in Virtual Fence Technology
An Oklahoma conservation agent shares the non-negotiables—connectivity, collar lifespan, financing and more—that can det...
Husker Harvest Days 2026 Launches Free Event App to Help Farmers Navigate the Show
Farm Progress rolls out an upgraded mobile guide for the 2026 Husker Harvest Days, offering offline access, personalized...
Kharif Sowing Gap Shrinks Under 2% as August Rains Revive Planting, Sugarcane Acreage Revised Down
India’s kharif crop coverage reaches 87.6% of normal, with the year-on-year deficit narrowing to 1.8% after accelerated ...
EPA Regional Administrator's Virginia Tour Highlights Collaboration on Farming, Recycling, and Port Sustainability
EPA Mid-Atlantic chief Amy Van Blarcom-Lackey toured Virginia to observe farmer-led conservation, AI-driven recycling, a...
Brazil's First Canned Oysters: How UFSC Research Is Turning Florianópolis' Mariculture into a Shelf-Stable Souvenir
A partnership between chefs and scientists in Santa Catarina has produced Brazil's inaugural canned oysters, giving tour...
French Farmers Union Demands 'Billions' in Emergency Aid as Climate Crisis Devastates Agriculture
FNSEA President Arnaud Rousseau calls for an unprecedented government bailout to counter record drought and heatwaves, w...