The Latest Breaking News on Agriculture

Sugar retail prices likely to increase as costs rise

The retail prices of sugar may be adjusted following an increase in the ex-factory price by 1.75 baht a kilogramme as production costs surge.

Bangkok Post · Jan 20, 2023

Hope for farmers as China talks take root

The National Farmers Federation says any improvement in the trading relationship with China will be welcome news for agricultural exporters.

AAP · Jan 20, 2023

Bosnian dairy farm makes electricity from organic waste

A high-tech dairy farm is among the first in Bosnia turning biogas from animal faeces and silage into electricity, as it aims to become self-reliant at a time when high energy prices pose a risk to the subsidy-dependent agricultural sector.

Reuters · Jan 20, 2023

Judge: Corps must discuss spillway use with fisheries agency

A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers must consult with federal fisheries experts on the effects of opening a spillway that protects New Orleans from flooding when the Mississippi River swells

The Independent UK · Jan 19, 2023

Installing solar-powered refrigerators in developing countries is an effective way to reduce hunger and slow climate change

Food loss and waste are major problems around the world. When food is tossed aside or allowed to spoil, it makes economies less productive and leaves people hungry.

The Conversation · Jan 19, 2023

Atherton Tablelands mango growers fear multi-million-dollar crop won't make it to market due to big wet

Mango farmers fear for their multi-million-dollar crops as they grapple with ongoing torrential rain and muddy orchards.

ABC News · Jan 18, 2023

Crofters threaten hostile ‘takeover’ of charity-owned land due to deer cull

A CROFTERS trust has threatened to “buyout” a piece of land owned by a Scottish conservation charity because it doesn’t agree with the…

The National (Scotland) · Jan 18, 2023

Duxton Farms leases Mountain Valley Station in Central Arnhem Land, plans to grow cotton

Duxton Farms signs a five-year lease on the 141,000-hectare Mountain Valley Station with plans to trial dryland cotton among other broadacre crops.

ABC News · Jan 18, 2023

Scottish salmon farms' death toll of 15 million sparks MSP calls for urgent inquest

Opposition MSPs hit out at "alarming" and "horrendous" stats after the mortality rate on fish farms nearly doubled in a year.

Daily Record · Jan 18, 2023

Government upbeat on price outlook of palm nuts

The government remains bullish on the price prospects of domestic fresh palm nuts, although local production and demand and global palm oil prices remain highly volatile.

Bangkok Post · Jan 17, 2023