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2023.09.07
Tunisian heatwave hits wine output
Tunisia's blisteringly hot summer has hit Tunisia's small wine industry, damaging or destroying grapes and leaving farmers and vintners to fear for their future as climate change brings hotter, drier weather to North Africa.
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2023.09.07
Turkey's Erdogan says to discuss grain deal with UN's Guterres this month
President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey is in close contact with the United Nations on reviving the Black Sea grain initiative and he will discuss it with Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at its general assembly this month, Turkish media reported.
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2023.09.06
From rice to palm oil, Asian crops output forecast lower as El Nino strengthens
An unusually dry August has taken a toll on cereal and oilseed crops in Asia as El Nino intensified, and forecasts for lower rainfall in September are further threatening to disrupt supplies.
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2023.09.06
Optimising chicken nutrition – new app helps farmers get feed mixes right
A free mobile app for chicken farmers is set to make optimal poultry nutrition easier, while also helping farmers save money and improve profits.
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2023.09.05
How plant sensors are improving Indian agriculture, checking waste
Sensors that monitor plant health, irrigation, nutrient use and weather are improving productivity, checking waste at farms and greenhouses
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2023.09.04
New research finds a disconnect between poultry dietary energy, egg production
In previous research, feed intake and egg production parameters were the most common response criteria that researchers used to measure energy responses in poultry, according to a news release from Virginia Tech.
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2023.09.04
Cute but calamitous: Australia labours under rabbit numbers
With their outsized ears and fluffy fur, rabbits are often seen as cute and harmless.
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2023.09.04
USDA supported solar-powered cold storage projects to benefit indigenous vegetable farmers in Kenya
African Indigenous Vegetables (AIVs) farmers in Kenya are set to benefit two solar-powered cold storage projects being implemented by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service and North Carolina State University (NCSU).
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2023.09.03
EU wheat steadies ahead of Russia-Turkey talks
European wheat edged lower on Friday on prospects of a revival of the Black Sea grain export deal that would further boost competition from the region but uncertainty about the Argentine harvest gave prices some support.
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2023.09.03
Livestock prices plummet as Australian farmers prepare for drought
Saleyard prices down 40% on average from 2022 and are in line with amounts seen during 2019 drought, Meat and Livestock Australia says.