The Latest Breaking News on Agriculture

Country diary: The combine harvester is an awesome sight at night

Inkpen, North Wessex Downs: These fields still bear their wartime names, but the farmland and ecosystem are surely unrecognisable

The Guardian - UK · Aug 2, 2023

Carbon capture technology is safe. Illinois should embrace CO2 pipeline projects.

CO2 pipelines are critical to achieving the Biden administration’s admirable climate reduction goals.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 1, 2023

Bengaluru | Confusion prevails on day one as new milk prices kick in

As the price hike for Nandini dairy products, including milk, curd, and buttermilk, kicked in on Tuesday, many customers were seen confused about the actual hike, while others were worried about expanding their weekly budget.

The Hindu · Aug 1, 2023

FPO has helped reduce farm input cost, says NABARD official

The help extended by NABARD and State Bank of India to farmers of Navalgund taluk has facilitated the establishment and operation of Farmers Producers Organisation (FPO) and it, in turn, has resulted in bringing down input cost, thus increasing their profit margin.

The Hindu · Jul 31, 2023

Farmers occupying NLC land will be granted time till September 15 to harvest standing crops, TN govt. tells Madras High Court

Tamil Nadu government tells Madras High Court that it is willing to grant time till September 15 for farmers to harvest the standing crops they had raised on lands acquired by the Neyveli Lignite Corporation over a decade ago for its expansion activities

The Hindu · Jul 31, 2023

Legislature can impose total prohibition on cow slaughter: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has refused to direct the Centre to impose a “total prohibition” on slaughter of cows and its progeny, saying the competent legislature has to be approached for any steps in this regard.

The Hindu · Jul 31, 2023

Madras High Court agrees to hear case filed by farmer for return of his lands acquired by Neyveli Lignite Corporation

The Madras High Court on Monday, agreed to hear this afternoon (July 31, 2021), an urgent writ petition filed by a farmer from Valayamadevi Melpathi village in the Bhuvanagiri Taluk, Cuddalore district, to restrain the Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC) from taking possession of his fertile lands until the harvest due…

The Hindu · Jul 31, 2023

Farmers in Malnad region want ‘Bhoo Bhagya’

Malnad region's farming community seeks 'Bhoo-bhagya' while Cong. govt. works on strategies to implement Annabhagya & other guarantees. Cong. had made promises to people of Malnad region before elections. Farmers to launch protests if promises not fulfilled. Cong. to distribute title deeds to displaced, forest dwellers & bagair-hukum cultivators. Bureaucracy…

The Hindu · Jul 31, 2023

Bitter truths in Maharashtra’s sugar fields

There needs to be intervention in Maharashtra to ensure that seasonal migrants have access to justice and are guaranteed safe and healthy working and living conditions

The Hindu · Jul 30, 2023

Govt. is oblivious to plight of farmers, says Bommai

The State government is oblivious to the plight of farmers and rural poor who have suffered from damage caused by heavy rainfall, the former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said in Belagavi on Sunday.

The Hindu · Jul 30, 2023