The Latest Breaking News on Agriculture

1st US case of bird flu in a pig raises concerns over potential human threat

A pig at an Oregon farm was found to have bird flu

The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2024

Warning of ‘monumental gap’ between farming budget and what is needed for nature

The Government has announced £5 billion for England’s farming budget over the next two years.

Evening Standard · Oct 30, 2024

South Australian tomato farms expected to remain in quarantine for several months

Virus threatening Australian tomato industry contained, but experts warn more infections inevitable

The Guardian - AU · Oct 29, 2024

From Gaza to Chad, seeds find refuge in Arctic 'doomsday' vault

An Arctic seed vault designed to safeguard the world's plant diversity has received thousands of new samples, marking the largest number of depositors since 2020. The latest deposits, including Palestinian seeds, come amid growing concerns over conflict and climate change threatening food security.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 27, 2024

Struggle to track human bird flu cases

Public health decisions largely lie with farm owners who have reported outbreaks among their cattle or poultry

Salon · Oct 26, 2024

Covid Lessons Learned? UN Summit Mulls Plan For Healthy Planet, And Humans

The Covid-19 and Ebola outbreaks brought into stark relief the harms that can come to humans if we interfere too much with nature, placing ourselves in contact with animals carrying unknown pathogens.

International Business Times · Oct 25, 2024

Want amazing soy sauce? Head to Virginia

“If the land is good for wine, I expect it will be good for soy sauce"

Salon · Oct 24, 2024

J&K: Farmers in Udhampur adopt Polyhouse farming for tremendous yields

Farmers in Udhampur have been witnessing skyrocketing crop yields due to the state-of-the-art polyhouse installed under HADP. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Oct 24, 2024

Bird flu spreads across US with dozens of cases now found in 6 states

The number of human infections has risen above 30 across the country as the virus continues to infect the nation’s poultry, livestock

The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2024

Dengue fever: with a record 12.4m cases in 2024 so far, what is driving the world’s largest outbreak?

Cases of ‘bonebreak fever’ are on the rise, mostly in Latin America, Africa and south-east Asia. But incidences in Europe and the US are also being recorded – with an estimated 4 billion people at risk worldwide

The Guardian - UK · Oct 23, 2024