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Indonesia forecasts delayed wet season, farmers brace for impact
Indonesia's weather agency warns of a delayed and shorter rainy season starting in November due to El Niño, prompting agricultural bodies to urge shifts in planting schedules and crop varieties.
Are You Data Rich And Information Poor?
Advanced Agrilytics co-founder Kess Berg highlights how shifting from field averages to environment-first data analytics unlocks hidden yield barriers and boosts ROI for producers.
‘Bring us your difficult trait problems’: Biographica, Hudson River partner on crop genome editing
UK startup Biographica and Dutch biotech Hudson River Biotechnology team up to combine AI target discovery with genome editing, offering a complete pipeline from trait selection to edited commercial varieties.
5 key farm labor strategy considerations for organic, conventional growers
The 2026 Organic Grower Summit will convene industry leaders to explore strategic labor solutions, technology integration, policy changes, and workforce development.
Ag Drone Use Collides With New Tariffs
Startup ag drone companies race to ramp up U.S. manufacturing to escape steep new import tariffs, but critical gaps in domestic battery and motor supply chains slow full onshoring.
Annual agricultural show welcomes thousands
Organisers of an annual agricultural show say it has come back bigger and better with visitor numbers expected to top 35,000.
The Newbury Show showcases the best of local agriculture including livestock, rural crafts and hands-on activities.
Culta claims to be “building the world’s fastest AI-based non-GMO and non-gene-edited crop breeding platform.” Image credit: Culta
Culta leverages AI and indoor speed-breeding to cut crop development times by 80%, driving global expansion with high-yield, heat-tolerant fruit varieties.
How a regenerative farmer benefited from ditching cattle as main livestock
After facing severe injury and weather losses, Oklahoma producer Brett Peshek shifted from conventional livestock to ecosystem-based farming, building a thriving cover crop seed enterprise.
India rice output faces biggest drop in two decades, stocks cushion exports
India’s rice output faces its largest drop in nearly 20 years due to drought, but record state reserves will allow the top exporter to maintain steady shipments.
FAO emergency food production support helps vulnerable Haitian families produce food and meet urgent needs
FAO and RHPF LAC launch emergency agricultural support in Haiti, delivering seeds and livestock to empower 326,000 crisis-affected people toward self-sufficiency.