Farming

July 31, 2026

PM-Kisan 24th Installment 2026: Over 11 Crore Farmers to Receive ₹2,000 Direct Payment

The PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme's 24th installment will transfer ₹2,000 directly to more than 11 crore registered farmers across India under the Direct Benefit Transfer system.

Syngenta Gramoxone 1-litre paraquat herbicide bottle standing between irrigated crop furrows in a farm field, representing the phase-out of paraquat sales in Australia by May 2027

Agriculture·Australia·Business·Environment·Policy

Syngenta Ends Paraquat Sales: Australian Farmers Seek Herbicide Alternatives

Syngenta stops paraquat sales in Australia by May 2027 due to regulatory costs. 1-in-5 paddocks face glyphosate resistance. Glufosinate emerges as primary alternative. GRDC funds herbicide research trials.

July 26, 2026

US Corn Sets 16.814B Bushel Record on 90M Acres Despite “Didn’t Matter” Yield Drop Warning

Agriculture·News·USA

American farmers will grow the biggest corn crop ever seen in the US this year, according to the latest USDA report. The September forecast

British Strawberry Size Hits 50g with 20% Growth After Ideal Weather Sparks 200 Ton Harvest Surge

Agriculture·News·UK

British strawberry lovers are in for a treat this season. Growers across the UK are harvesting strawberries up to 20% larger than usual, with

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Australia·News

Claim Farming Banned: NSW Imposes $55K Fines for Soliciting Claims

The NSW Government has passed new legislation banning ‘claim farming’ – a predatory practice where vulnerable people are pressured into making compensation claims. The Claim Farming Practices Prohibition Bill 2025 aims to

Rahul Somvanshi

March 30, 2025

Energy

Solar Windows Cut Greenhouse Energy Use by 57%

A breakthrough study from Murdoch University in Perth, Australia shows how special solar windows could change the future of greenhouse farming. These windows do two jobs at once – they generate electricity

Sunita Somvanshi

February 13, 2025

Representative image, Orange, Fruit, Tree images, photo source: Hans (Pixabay)

Agriculture·Climate

Climate Change: UK Farms to Grow , Chickpeas by 2080

British farms could soon grow oranges and chickpeas alongside traditional crops as climate change reshapes agriculture, according to new research by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. The study maps future

Rahul Somvanshi

January 30, 2025

Represented Image. MIT's Tiny Robots Fly. Photo Source: Pixabay

Agriculture·Robotics

MIT’s Tiny Robots Fly 17 Minutes, Aiding Indoor Farming

MIT researchers have created bug-sized robots that could change how we grow food. These tiny machines, lighter than a paperclip, can now fly for 17 minutes straight – a major leap from

Rahul Somvanshi

January 22, 2025

Agriculture·Carbon·Pollution

DNV Verifies Agreena’s 4.5M Hectares Carbon Credits From 2,300 Farmers Across 20 Countries With 350% Program Growth

Back in the 1980s, when carbon markets were just theoretical discussions in environmental economics journals, few farmers thought about selling carbon credits. Now in November 2024, as DNV completes its third verification

Rahul Somvanshi

December 6, 2024

Agriculture·News·USA

America’s Agricultural Exports 2022: Growth, Investments, and Opportunities

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the American agricultural sector had its best export year in 2022, with international sales of U.S. farm and food products reaching $196 billion. The final 2022

Rahul Somvanshi

February 12, 2023

USA·Water

NASA Study Sheds Light on Groundwater Fluctuations in California

According to NASA experts, a previously uncharted subterranean source contributes to the substantial amount of water that irrigates the fruitful Central Valley farmland annually, accounting for roughly 10% of the total. The

Rahul Somvanshi

January 31, 2023

News

Africa’s Fading Glaciers, COP27 In Egypt, Delhi’s Notorious Air Pollution & More – Weekly News

Govind Tekale

November 6, 2022

News

GMO Mustard Field Tests, Polio Making Comeback, Emissions Gap Report & More – Weekly News

Govind Tekale

October 30, 2022

News

Extreme weather is affecting farming worldwide, Norway and Indonesia pact for reforestation, 20 quadrillion ants worldwide & More – Weekly News

1. Rain deficit is expected to reduce Kharif output by 4%in India this year .But better coarse- grain produce will slightly bridge the gap. According to Agriculture Ministry advance estimates the overall

Govind Tekale

September 30, 2022

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