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This Onam, farmers turn to marigold farming for promising returns

In Kottarakara, Biju's farm has replaced traditional crops with marigold for Onam. KVK trials identified a high-yielding variety, leading to many farmers & local bodies opting for it. Price of ₹300/kg gives better profit & demand from temples & event planners is expected.

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Expert panel to study farmers’ complaints over calculation of recovery rate and short weighing

Expert team set up to investigate complaints of sugarcane farmers in Mandya district, India, being short-weighed & cheated of FRP. Team of 7, incl. Joint Director of Agriculture, Legal Metrology Dept. & academics, to visit 5 sugar factories & submit report in 3 weeks.

The Hindu

Centre starts releasing onions from buffer stock to rein in prices

Amid rising prices of onions in parts of India, the central government has started releasing the staple vegetable from its buffer stock.

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Orange juice prices to surge as US crops ravaged by disease and climate

Extreme weather fuelled by climate crisis and bacterial disease have led to ‘dramatic decline’ in orange crops

The Guardian - UK

The reason Julie McDonald didn't walk away from beef

"It is when they are at their fork in the road that we have the opportunity to turn their gap year into their career."

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Maine Supreme Court will consider ‘second amendment for food’ in challenge to Sunday hunting ban

The Maine constitution is the only one in the country that protects the right to food

The Independent UK

4 Agriculture Stocks to Start Chasing After

The agriculture industry is well-positioned for solid growth due to the ever-rising global population, unpredictable weather patterns, and growing demand. To that end, it could be wise to buy fundamentally strong agriculture stocks Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM), AGCO Corporation (AGCO), ICL Group (ICL), and MariMed (MRMD). Read more.

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Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy stresses need for improving the functioning of DCMS in Andhra Pradesh

We need to support the farming community and women’s self-help groups by extending them loans at low interest rates and handholding them in their activities, says Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy

The Hindu

Roys Selection Coffee brings Karshakothama Award to Wayanad

Roymon Kavalakkat, an innovative farmer, shifted to mixed crop cultivation with rubber and Roys Selection Coffee, a hybrid variety of arabica coffee he developed. He proved it a success, inspiring others to follow suit. He was awarded the Karshakothama Award, a first-time achievement for a farmer in Wayanad. The coffee…

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Roymon of Pulpally wins best farmer award in Kerala

Roymon K.A. (Wayanad) wins 2022 State-level Sibi Kallingal Memorial Karshakothama Award (₹2L); Mitraniketan K. Viswanathan Memorial Nelkathir Award (₹5L) to Aatumugham Aayirathi Anjooru Rajaramapuram Kainadikkayal Cherukara Kayal Paddy Producer Committee (Alappuzha); V.V. Raghavan Memorial Award (₹5L) to Krishi Bhavan, Alathur; Kalliassery Assembly constituency (organic farming, ₹5L); Raghunathan P. (Vannamada, Palakkad,…

The Hindu

Scottish start-up aims to become UK's leading seaweed hub

A SCOTTISH seaweed start-up has announced plans to develop into the UK’s leading processing facility.

The National (Scotland)

Using abstraction to diversify farming

"How can societies develop a food system that meets their needs and is also more healthy and diverse?"

Salon

Scientists are using NASA satellite data to text Bangladeshi farmers water-saving strategies

A new technology uses satellite data to provide farming advice to Bangladeshi, Indian and Pakistani farmers.

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House panel tells government to ensure fertilizer availability, increase local production

The committee noted that GST for fertilizers is at 5% and GST on raw materials like sulphuric acid and ammonia are at 18%.

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Scotland's fishing industry dealt blow as post-Brexit export scheme pulled

A TRIAL system designed to limit post-Brexit paperwork for fish exporters has been halted in a blow to Scotland’s salmon industry.

The Hindu

To curb price rise, Centre releases more grain stock under open market sale

The price of wheat has gone up by 6.77% in retail market and 7.37% in wholesale market in the last one year and in the case of rice, the increase is 10.63% and 11.12% respectively.

The Hindu

Centre reneged on promises made to farmers, alleges Samyukta Kisan Morcha

Alleging that the Narendra Modi government at the Centre has reneged on its promises made at the time of the withdrawal of the three controversial farm laws, farmers, under the banner of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), staged a demonstration in front of the Prakasam Bhavan here on August 9…

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French winemakers plead for aid as mildew ravages Bordeaux grapes

Producers in Bordeaux, France's largest wine-growing region, warn they are facing heavy losses this year due to mildew. As many as 90 percent of local vineyards are affected by the fungus, which winemakers blame on wetter, warmer conditions created by climate change.

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Karnataka CM orders police to probe officials who allegedly wrote to Governor against Agriculture Minister

CM orders inquiry into fake complaint against Agri Min; Cong stands by him.

The Hindu

Paddy payment delay: farmers on the warpath against govt.

Paddy farmers across the State are up in arms against the government for its failure to pay them for the second-crop paddy procured five months ago.

The Hindu

Theetukkal residents in Udhagamandalam complain of dumpyard leachate seeping into agricultural fields

: Udhagamandalam residents allege UMC failed to implement NGT orders to prevent leachate from dumpyard seeping into agri fields. Stench from dumpyard continues to draw animals, leading to crop loss. UMC should consider moving dump away or buy agri lands surrounding it. Residents of Udhagamandalam allege UMC failed to implement…

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KTR asks officials to identify sites for dump yards

Minister for the Municipal Administration & Urban Development (MA & UD) K.T. Rama Rao asked officials to identify sites for dump yards in Ranga Reddy, Sangareddy and Yadadri Bhuvanagiri districts, considering the needs of the capital city for the coming 50 years.

Zenger

Teen Farm Volunteers Are Bonding With The Land Of Israel

HaShomer HaChadash, founded to safeguard agriculture and uphold Zionist values, aims to strengthen the connection to land

Newsroom.co.nz

The woes of wool

Wool was once the backbone of our agriculture industry, but now farmers are struggling to make a buck from it. What happened?

The Guardian - UK

Unseasonably wet weather threatens UK harvest, say farmers

Soggy July has affected wheat, barley and hay crops as waterlogged soil makes some harder to harvest

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