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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.
Greenhouse gas benefits of agricultural irrigation far outweigh emissions costs, study finds
Agricultural irrigation allows the United States to grow more food on less land. If irrigation were suddenly shut off, the land-use change required to make up for lost yields would produce significantly more greenhouse gas emissions than irrigation emits
MDARD Encourages Animal Owners to Continue Taking Steps to Prevent HPAI as Wild Birds Migrate
HPAI is a highly contagious virus that can spread in various ways from animal to animal, including through wild birds, contact with infected animals, by equipment, and on the clothing and shoes of caretakers.
How do you keep soil healthy during a drought?
Prepping the ground for drought resilience was the single most important thing to do. used a lot of compost and did minimal cultivation where the residual crop . And building soil organic matter and carbon all the time.