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NFU sounds alarm as farmers battle worst harvest conditions in years

NFU sounds alarm as farmers battle worst harvest conditions in years

In the coming weeks, combine harvesters will be rolling across fields throughout the country, as arable farmers bring in this year’s harvest. The NFU’s annual #YourHarvest campaign aims to celebrate this dedication, showcasing the crops grown in...

Farmers lost £1bn in arable income after extreme wet weather, figures show

Farmers lost £1bn in arable income after extreme wet weather, figures show

The Environment Department’s (Defra) farmer income figures, released on Thursday, showed that while the overall UK farm income was up from £6.1 billion to £7.7 billion between 2023 and 2024, income from the main arable crops fell by £1.19 million....

Farmers in Tseikuru receive modern equipment worth Ksh3.5M

Farmers in Tseikuru receive modern equipment worth Ksh3.5M

Three farmers’ groups in Tseikuru Sub-county, Mwingi North, have received modern farming machinery valued at Sh3.5 million, courtesy of the National Drought Management Authority (NDMA). The initiative aims to enhance agricultural productivity and...

Farmers oppose proposed land acquisition for new urban estates near Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar and Phagwara

Farmers oppose proposed land acquisition for new urban estates near Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar and Phagwara

JALANDHAR: Farmers from villages near Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar, and Phagwara are preparing to oppose the plan to acquire land under a land pooling scheme for developing new urban estates. The move comes just a day after farmers from Wadala Kalan...

Southern Thailand Begins Durian Harvest With Expected 14.5% Production Increase

Southern Thailand Begins Durian Harvest With Expected 14.5% Production Increase

According to Thai media reports, the large-scale clearing of coffee, rubber, mangosteen, rambutan and longan plantings for durian cultivation in 2019 is expected to result in a 14.5% increase in durian production in southern Thailand this year,...

£13.6m fund to turn surplus farm food into meals for struggling families

£13.6m fund to turn surplus farm food into meals for struggling families

Twelve food redistribution charities have received grants to deliver an estimated 19,000 tonnes of surplus food, much of it straight from farms, to food banks, community kitchens and similar organisations. The funding will help expand operations,...

Rice prices Japan’s issue, on and off the farm

Rice prices Japan’s issue, on and off the farm

All is calm at Satoshi Yamazaki’s rice farm, with its freshly planted rows of vivid-green seedlings, but a row over the cost of the staple in Japan is threatening to deal the government a blow at the ballot box. Shortages of the grain caused by a...

Govt to release Rs 168 cr subsidy for mango farmers

Govt to release Rs 168 cr subsidy for mango farmers

Tirupati / Chittoor: In a major move to support mango farmers in the State, Agriculture and Allied Sectors Minister K Atchannaidu announced that the government will release Rs 168 crore as subsidy. He emphasised the State’s commitment to...

It's a gourd life: Tamsui farmer reclaims 'heaviest pumpkin' title

It's a gourd life: Tamsui farmer reclaims 'heaviest pumpkin' title

New Taipei, June 15 (CNA) A gourd farmer from New Taipei's Tamsui District on Saturday took back his title as the grower of the heaviest pumpkin at Taiwan's 2025 National Giant Pumpkins Championships. Lin Chien-hsun (林建訓) won the "weight" category...

Ancient India’s agricultural calendar as a model for regenerative farming

Ancient India’s agricultural calendar as a model for regenerative farming

Before carbon credits and climate conferences, there was the soil. And even before the soil, there existed the sky. Ancient India had read the Earth and stars together, as a single text. It wrote its agricultural calendar in seasons,...

Farming Sim With A Serial Killer Is Breaking More Than Just The One Cozy Game Tradition

Farming Sim With A Serial Killer Is Breaking More Than Just The One Cozy Game Tradition

The ultimate marriage of horror and cozy farming sim is coming in 2026, and its name is Grave Seasons. Set in the town of Ashenridge, players take on the challenge of starting a new farm and becoming a part of their local community, until a grisly...

AGROECOLOGY COORDINATOR OUTRAGED BY GOVERNMENT’s INABILITY TO PURCHASE MAIZE FROM PEASANT FARMERS

AGROECOLOGY COORDINATOR OUTRAGED BY GOVERNMENT’s INABILITY TO PURCHASE MAIZE FROM PEASANT FARMERS Lusaka… Saturday June 14, 2025 – The Socialist Party (SP) has criticised the Zambian government’s recent announcement regarding its inability to...

Farmers optimistic for splendid & sweet strawberry season

Farmers optimistic for splendid & sweet strawberry season

ESSEX JUNCTION, Vt. (WCAX) - Farmers say they were a little worried about the start of strawberry season, but now it looks like it’s going to be a good year. Officials at Paul Mazza’s Berry Farm are just kicking off the start of their berry...

Farmers start receiving tractors under wheat support programme

Farmers start receiving tractors under wheat support programme

LAHORE: The Punjab government has started distributing green tractors among farmers under its wheat support programme to encourage wheat cultivation across the province. A total of 1,000 tractors are being handed over through a transparent...

CHamorus were skilled farmers

CHamorus were skilled farmers

J.A. Pellion's 1824 illustration of CHamoru farmers for Freycinet's collections. Photo courtesy of Guampedia Our Islands, Our People By Raquel Bagnol When Ferdinand Magellan and his crew landed on Guam in March 1521, they immediately recognized...

LG reiterates administration’s commitment to build stronger farm economy

LG reiterates administration’s commitment to build stronger farm economy

Addresses closing ceremony of Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan Excelsior Correspondent SRINAGAR, June 14: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today addressed the closing Ceremony of Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan at SKUAST Kashmir’s Mountain Research...

RSS’s farmers body criticises NITI Aayog for its suggestion of lowering tariffs on agriculture imports

RSS’s farmers body criticises NITI Aayog for its suggestion of lowering tariffs on agriculture imports

New Delhi The Bharatiya Kisan Sangh (BKS), an affiliate of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), on Saturday (June 14, 2025)condemned the NITI Aayog’s recommendation under the proposed Indo-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in which the think tank...

California Farm Bureau says ICE raids ‘disruptive’ to agricultural economy

California Farm Bureau says ICE raids ‘disruptive’ to agricultural economy

Farmworkers harvest vegetables near Salinas in 2020. (File photo by Chris Stone/Times of San Diego) The California Farm Bureau said immigration raids are having a “disruptive effect” on the state’s agricultural economy, but expressed hope after...

About Mushroom Farming…

About Mushroom Farming…

About Mushroom Farming… By Dr Trywell Muzerengi Oyster mushroom farming is fast emerging as one of the most accessible and profitable agribusiness opportunities in Zimbabwe, offering a low-cost, high-value avenue for income generation, food...

Top tips to selling the farm from respected real estate agent Mark Hay

Top tips to selling the farm from respected real estate agent Mark Hay

"Clearly, the sale of such a large asset needs to be forward thought and, as demonstrated with planning, such as realigning boundaries, tidying up fence lines, roadways, sheds, exploring carbon sequestration benefits and planting certain paddocks...

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