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Cultivation of tomatoes based on Israeli model of agriculture begins

Tomato farming is carried out in specially designed mini polyhouses. The seedlings were planted on raised beds, the surfaces of which are covered using mulching sheets.

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Cabinet nod for Kerala Agro Business Company

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Thompson says House farm bill to address animal welfare law - Roll Call

The House Agriculture chairman said the next farm bill will address California's law setting a minimum on the size of enclosures for sows.

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Karnataka Agriculture Department set to supply sowing seeds of short-duration crops due to delay in monsoon

The Agriculture Department has decided to supply sowing seeds of short-duration crop varieties to farmers in the wake of the delay in the onset of monsoon in the State, according to Agriculture Minister N. Cheluvarayaswamy.

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Nature takes firm root in these veggie farms

Most kitchen gardens at Kanjikuzhy in Alappuzha sport lush vegetable and fruit crops, cultivated organically. The grama panchayat’s initiative has brought in good profits, better health. The farmers are not averse to experiments either. However, climate change is prompting second thoughts

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House passes Military Construction-VA bill, cancels Friday votes - Roll Call

The House passed its first fiscal 2024 spending bill Thursday, funding veterans benefits and military construction projects.

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First House GOP spending bill clears key procedural hurdle - Roll Call

House Republicans on Wednesday narrowly averted having to scrap consideration of what's typically the easiest spending bill to pass.

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₹37 crore sanctioned under Kuttanad package

Admin. sanction granted for 41 projects worth ₹37 cr under 2nd Kuttanad package in 12 Assembly constituencies of Alappuzha & Kottayam districts. Projects focus on Water Resources, Agriculture, Fisheries & Tourism to increase productivity, restore Vembanad Lake & improve living conditions.

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GOP conservatives' demands imperil House spending bills - Roll Call

Even the supposedly easiest spending bill may be a heavy lift for House GOP leaders due to conservatives' demands.

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Farmers in Kerala urged to make better use of renewable energy

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Biden issues veto threats on House GOP-drafted spending bills - Roll Call

President Joe Biden would veto the House's Military Construction-VA and Agriculture bills, the White House budget office announced Monday.

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2,878 complaints settled at ‘Karuthalum Kaithangum’ adalat in Alappuzha

2,878 complaints settled in 'Karuthalum Kaithangum' adalats in Alappuzha; 5,707 complaints received; 1,928 complaints under consideration of various govt. depts; paddy farmers at Vezhathar to get insurance claim; Rs. 13,500 sanctioned as crop loss compensation; differently abled woman from Kadakkarappally to get house under LIFE Mission.

The Hindu

House GOP readies more cuts to fiscal 2024 appropriations bills

WASHINGTON — House Republican leaders are moving toward deeper cuts in the fiscal 2024 appropriations bills in an effort to win over votes from hard-line conservatives as bills start to move to the House floor next week.

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House GOP readies more cuts to fiscal 2024 appropriations bills - Roll Call

House Republican leaders are moving toward deeper cuts in the fiscal 2024 appropriations bills in an effort to win votes.

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USDA, states join forces to fight grocery ‘price gouging’

The Agriculture Department will work with attorneys general in 31 states and the District of Columbia to address anticompetitive markets in agriculture and related industries that result in higher prices and fewer choices for consumers and producers, the Biden administration said Wednesday.

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USDA, states join forces to fight grocery ‘price gouging’ - Roll Call

A federal alliance with state attorneys general would target anticompetitive markets and industries that drive up food prices.

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Digital crop survey begins in Alappuzha

A digital crop survey as part of the Union government’s Agri Stack scheme has begun in Alappuzha.

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A decade on, hemp has not yet been as lucrative to Kentucky agriculture as some hoped

Speaking to an industry group in the fall of 2015, then-state Agriculture Commissioner James Comer said he saw a bright future for industrial hemp.

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Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy bats for extensive use of drones in agriculture

CM Jagan Mohan Reddy directs officials to use drones for soil testing by RBKs. Suggests audio-visual programmes to educate farmers & encourages horticulture crops for food processing. Also suggests setting up cold storage rooms, godowns & collection centres. Women to be encouraged to set up secondary food processing units.

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Kerala seeks quick nod for KERA

Agriculture Minister P. Prasad has urged the Central government to expedite the approval for the World Bank-assisted Kerala Economic Revival Program (KERA) aimed at agricultural revival through socio-economic interventions.

AAP

Peak agricultural chemical agency faces major shake-up

Agriculture Minister Murray Watt has released a damning report into mismanagement at the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority.

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Texas agency renounces workplace training that mentioned gender identity definitions

The Texas Department of Agriculture’s elected leader, Sid Miller, has fought protections for trans workers.

The Independent UK

U.S. Department of Agriculture to invest $300 million in monitoring agricultural emissions

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

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USDA launches effort to upgrade climate data tracking - Roll Call

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack launched a USDA effort to improve data on carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas emissions.

The Hindu

Agri sector saw unprecedented progress under YSRCP, says Kakani

The agriculture sector in Andhra Pradesh has witnessed unprecedented progress during the last four years, and the proactive steps taken by the State government have helped the sector to flourish like never before, said Agriculture Minister Kakani Govardhan Reddy.

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