The Latest Breaking News on Agriculture

Malaysia eases restrictions on live chicken exports

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will ease a restriction on exports of live chickens from Oct 11, resuming the shipment of 1.8 million birds a month after a ban earlier this year eased tight domestic supplies, the government said on Monday.

Bangkok Post · Oct 10, 2022

Uruguay's Rice Route is an adventure of culture and nature

Uruguay produces some of the best rice thanks to its excellent natural conditions for the cultivation of this cereal. To get to know the secrets of its production, there is the Rice Route, in which visitors can enjoy beautiful landscapes full of different species of birds and know the facilities…

Tribune News Service · Oct 10, 2022

Pitted against profits, Spain’s biodiversity haven collapses

Overexploited aquifer, coupled with too many dry years, sends Doñana National Park’s biodiversity into freefall.

Al Jazeera · Oct 10, 2022

Hunter Valley farmers in Singleton bypass stand-off with Transport for NSW over compulsory land acquisition

Generational farmers in the Hunter Valley say they'll be worse off after going through a land acquisition process with the New South Wales government for the construction of the Singleton bypass.

ABC News · Oct 8, 2022

Gullyrakers, worms, bloat and ketosis: region's farmers feel rain pain

Farmers across the region are struggling to access flooded paddocks to care for stock.

The Canberra Times · Oct 8, 2022

Technology eases path for the weary nomads in J&K

The nomadic communities of J&K have been offered smart cards and free transport to aid their biannual migration

The Hindu · Oct 8, 2022

Fears of Christmas goose shortages as UK’s biggest producer hit by bird flu

UK’s only large-scale supplier is understood to have suffered multiple outbreaks over the past week

The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2022

Country diary: A nearby farm may never be worked again

Long Dean, Cotswolds: It’s up for sale, but such is the premium on land here, it’s unlikely to remain in agricultural use

The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2022

Employers call for new economic strategies

Thailand needs to prepare new economic plans, including more production of value-added products in the agricultural sector, in response to the hurdles caused by geopolitical conflicts, notably the Russia-Ukraine war, says the Employers' Confederation of Thai Trade and Industry (EconThai).

Bangkok Post · Oct 7, 2022

Colombia reaches deal to buy land from cattle ranchers

Colombia's government has reached a deal with cattle farmers to buy 3 million hectares (7.4 million acres) of land, earmarked for poor rural farmers to push agrarian reform aimed at boosting food production and tackling poverty, the minister of agriculture said on Friday.

Reuters · Oct 7, 2022