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Colorado beetles, which swarm like a plague of locusts and can devastate crops, were last recorded in the UK in 1977- a year after one of the hottest summers and worst droughts in living memory

Tomato prices in TN up 300% in 1yr; govt selling through fair price shops & farm fresh outlets to contain price. Special drive to boost veg production planned for Jan. Request to Union Food Minister for 10,000 tonnes of tur dal a month. Price Stabilisation Fund tapped to control prices.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced Wednesday it will invest $300 million on monitoring and reporting planet-warming emissions from climate-smart agricultural processes, such as no-till agriculture and panting cover crops

Safe levels exceeded in 13,000km of rivers globally with ingredients potentially degrading into more persistent substances

The new Bill also assumes a political significance ahead of the upcoming Parliament elections, especially in Central Travancore where the chances of political parties are intrinsically linked to the fortunes of rubber growers.

Farmers in Andhra Pradesh upbeat as tobacco fetches record price; 400M kg short supply globally led to high demand; cyclonic storm damaged 40% of crop; enterprising growers replanted & gap-filled; exporters & domestic cigarette manufacturers bid high in e-auctions; medium-grade varieties fetched ₹207/kg; low-grade varieties ₹195/kg; bright-grade ₹205/kg; Union Ministry…

Tomato prices in Andhra Pradesh & southern India to cross ₹200/kg by end-July due to low cultivation in Chittoor & Annamayya districts. Prices of 1st grade may touch ₹250/kg & other grades ₹200/kg.

THE ongoing bird flu outbreak has “increased dramatically” over the last several days, Scotland’s chief vet has warned.

The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Scotland, the British Trust for Ornithology and the National Trust for Scotland collectively have voiced their concerns.

A study by the University of Edinburgh has found that empowering women farmers in low and middle-income countries is key to crop diversity.

Centre directs Nafed, NCCF to procure tomatoes from Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra for distribution in major consumption centres as retail prices of tomatoes have soared up to ₹200/kg due to supply disruption caused by heavy rain.