Optimism for the farm equipment market despite production challenges By Andrew Joseph, Farms.com In a recent release from Farm Credit Canada (FCC), it noted that despite the uncertainty brought by COVID-19 last year, 2021 has shown...
Our world has an environmental crisis on its hands. Our hands. Not something for the near or mid future. It’s here, now. Does anyone remain to be convinced?
The DecisionFarm precision ag software tool provides farmers with detailed analysis and advice specific to their individual farming properties. Andrew Joseph, Farms.com Sometimes you need to be like Nostradamus, predicting the weather...
Examining historical weather data to offer predictions for the near future By Andrew Joseph, Farms.com As part of the 2021 Great Ontario Yield Tour organized by Farms.com, Dr. Elwynn Taylor, climatologist and agriculture meteorologist...
Scientists from three institutions are collecting and characterizing samples to inform future research By Jackie Clark Staff Writer Farms.com Researchers from eastern and western Canada are coming ... read more
As the campaign for Germany's 26 September federal elections approaches crunch time, EURACTIV Germany took a look at what the elections could mean for key agricultural policy issues - from scrapping farmers’ direct payments to the use of...
A new delegated act proposed by the European Commission to tackle anti-microbial resistance (AMR) has drawn harsh criticisms from the Green group in the European Parliament, who are calling for the use of antibiotics in animals to be...
trong>Precision agriculture technology study shows positive results in environmental benefits and farm economics By Andrew Joseph Farms.com It’s official, the era of precision agriculture has arrived, and its technologies are helping...
trong>Agriculture equipment giant acquires Bear Flag Robotics for $250M By Ryan Ridley Farms.com What first comes to mind when you think about autonomy in agriculture? If you answered auto-steer, y... read more
trong>Precision Land Management added to T7 Heavy Duty tractors By Ryan Ridley Farms.com New Holland is bringing more precision agriculture technologies to farmers by adding its Precision Land Mana... read more
German supermarket chain REWE aims for 95% of its pork to be homegrown to help the sector struggling from disease and high feed prices, prompting the European Commission to warn that over-reliance on domestic supply could in some cases...
French President Emmanuel Macron has promised to create a new crop insurance system, with a budget of €600 million per year, which will be simpler, faster and more efficient.
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the need to regulate the trade in live wild animals, who could carry viruses. In Europe, the lack of regulation on this subject represents a major health risk.
Lawmakers in the European Parliament’s agriculture and environmental committees have staked their preliminary position on the EU's green farming ambitions, voting in favour of a draft report which includes a number of controversial...
Welcome to EURACTIV’s AgriFood Brief, your weekly update on all things Agriculture & Food in the EU. You can subscribe here if you haven’t done so yet. This week: EURACTIV explores the ways in which agriculture can part of the...
New genomic techniques (NGTs) have received the backing of the European Commission in a strategy paper, while NGOs promise an intense campaign against them over the coming years.
Lawmakers have given their green light to a provisional deal on the contentious reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), its first hurdle before final parliamentary approval, expected in November.
Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh are major Kharif onion-producing states, contributing over 75 per cent of total Kharif production. Fluctuating monsoon is expected to pose challenges in transplanting the crop in Maharashtra,...
The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution said that a close watch is kept on day-to-day basis on production, imports and prices of edible oils. Furthermore, appropriate measures are taken to keep a check on the...
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that the EU's protected designation of origin (PDO) for foodstuff and drinks extends to services, allowing the French champagne lobby to carry off a tactical win in a legal battle against a small...
France will push for "an accelerated phase-out of pesticides" at the EU level when it takes on the rotating EU Council Presidency in January 2022, President Emmanuel Macron told the World Conservation Congress which opened in Marseille...
To achieve healthier and more sustainable diets, aligned with the Farm to Fork strategy, we should not forget about an essential aspect of the food system: safe food. Specialty food ingredients play a key role in the manufacturing of...
Rains are now helping oilseed crops like soyabean and groundnut, pulses, paddy, bajra, maize and cotton, Agricultural experts said. But if the rains are excessive and continue till the end of September, then it will damage crops, sending...
The anticipation was high and the bidding didn't disappoint at Yarrawonga's Santa Gertrudis bull sale on Thursday, when Scott and Wendy Ferguson, Glenn Oaks stud, Nobby outlaid $150,000 for Yarrawonga Katmandu R236.
MarketsFarm — Canadian canola ending stocks were down sharply at the end of 2020-21 compared to the previous marketing year, but still came out well ahead of trade expectations. Many other crops also saw larger-than-expected...
MarketsFarm — Canola contracts on the ICE Futures platform drifted lower during the week ended Wednesday, although the market remains stuck in a sideways trading pattern overall as participants try to get a better handle on the...
MarketsFarm — With the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) set to issue its monthly supply and demand estimates (WASDE) on Friday, a broker said it will be a “tricky report.” That’s because of the impact...
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle and hog futures weakened Wednesday, with live cattle sagging to their lowest in three months on sluggish cash market activity, traders said. The hog market was pressured...
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell on Wednesday, dragged lower by a firmer dollar that threatened to make U.S. supplies less competitive on the export market, traders said. Corn futures steadied after sinking to their...
The GRDC Research Scholarships (GRS) are designed to support PhD candidates interested in studying or researching areas that will benefit grain growers by boosting on-farm sustainability and profitability.
Thanks to drier-than-normal spring seasons the past two years, harmful algae blooms in 2020 and 2021 in the western basin of Lake Erie have not been as severe as in preceding years.
Confirming the vision of synergistic growth, Agro-100 Ltd of Joliette QC is pleased to announce a merger with Axter Agroscience Inc. of Saint-Hilaire QC. This follows the acquisition by Agro-100 of a majority of Axter Agroscience shares...
While the kharif season began on a good note with timely monsoon and good sowing, patchy rains in July and August in certain parts of the country slowed down the pace of sowing.
With the extreme dry conditions in Alberta this summer, it has been tough on area farmers and ranchers. In an announcement on Tuesday, 340 million dollars is being made available to ranchers in Alberta this summer, through...