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Intelsat, CNH Smart Farming Satellite Connectivity Coming to Brazil
Intelsat, CNH Smart Farming Satellite Connectivity Coming to Brazil
EU extends subsidy allowances to end-2024 to help farmers
The European Union will extend subsidy allowances by six months until the end of 2024 to support the region's agricultural sector following protests from farmers seeking better pay and working conditions.
CNH Industrial cuts 2024 profit target as farm equipment demand slumps
CNH Industrial (CNHI.N), opens new tab cut its annual profit forecast and warned of steeper declines in farming equipment sales on Thursday, as a global agriculture downturn squeezes demand for its tractors and combines.
Agrochemicals company Syngenta posts big drop in Q1 sales, earnings
Seeds and pesticides maker Syngenta suffered big drops in first quarter sales and profit, the company said on Monday, just a few weeks after the Swiss company shelved its plans for a $10 billion flotation.
UK farmers: how has the weather affected food production?
We want to know how livestock and crops have been affected by the weather in recent months and the impact on your livelihood
What did people eat before agriculture? New study offers insight
The advent of agriculture roughly 11,500 years ago in the Middle East was a milestone for humankind - a revolution in diet and lifestyle that moved beyond the way hunter-gatherers had existed since Homo sapiens arose more than 300,000 years ago in Africa.
Gene-editing crops to be colourful could aid weeding, say scientists
Creating visually distinctive plants likely to become important as more weed-like crops are grown for food
Polish farmers suspend blockade of Ukraine border
Polish farmers end blockade at the Ukraine border, after months of protests over cheap imports.
Mainstreaming Nature-based Solutions and Land Health Monitoring for agriculture in India
Between 14 and 15 March 2024, IUCN India organised a knowledge and experience sharing workshop on ‘Mainstreaming Nature/Ecosystem-based solutions and Land Health Monitoring Framework in Agriculture’ in New Delhi.
Ukraine agriculture minister released on bail in $7m corruption case
Ukraine’s Agriculture Minister Mykola Solsky has been released on bail after being detained on suspicion of being involved in a multimillion-dollar landgrab scheme involving state property, according to prosecutors.