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Better Cotton and IDH Event Explores Scalability of Regenerative Agriculture
Better Cotton, the world’s largest cotton sustainability initiative, and IDH last week hosted an event in New Delhi, India, to build consensus on the scope and merits of regenerative agriculture.
The Yolk’s On Us: What We’re Missing about the South African Egg Shortage
As the country’s worst ever national avian influenza outbreak continues to gain momentum retailers are rationing egg and poultry stocks, but are we missing the point?
CABI aims to equip Kenyan smallholder mango farmers with production training for profitable export markets
Under the PlantwisePlus initiative, CABI has successfully trained a group of young service providers who are poised to share their invaluable insights.
Case IH empowers Asia’s rising agri-entrepreneurs with top-of-the-line products and flexible financing
From navigating the busy streets of Tongjiang as a cab driver to managing a vast 4500-hectare farm, Chu Qianghai has become a notable figure in Case IH’s growing community of agri-entrepreneurs.
How farmers are combatting climate troubles
Extreme weather events are forcing farmers to face a harsh reality.
Corn and soy growers take a step back from cover crops, says Purdue survey
Fewer of America’s large-scale corn and soybean farmers are planting cover crops this year than last, said a Purdue University survey on Tuesday.
ILRI training on Africa indigenous chicken biobanking to help conserve the native breed
Farmers from the eastern and central Africa have nothing to worry about their valued Africa indigenous chicken which has constantly faced extinction threats due to disease, genetic problems, breeding cessation, or natural disasters.
USDA Crop Progress report: Corn and soybean harvests 23% complete
Monday’s USDA Crop Progress report shows that corn and soybean harvests have crossed the 20% threshold.
Qatar exploring trade and investment opportunities in Kenya’s agriculture value chains
Kenyan farmers in the dairy and livestock value chains might soon start benefiting from trade and investment opportunities being explored in the country by the Qatar government.
Dryland crop yields vastly different from irrigated corn and soybeans in Nebraska
Nebraska farmer Blake Johnson has seen 100 bushel yield differences between his early and later planted dryland corn this harvest season.