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Market ManagementNew Assisting Specialty Crop Exports awards include $10 million for the IR-4 Project, $3 million for the Codex Alimentarius Commission and $500,000 for a biopesticide rules study.
CropsThe disease resembles Phaeosphaeria leaf spot or maize white spot, but DNA sequencing has not yet identified the fungus; reports have also come from New York and Pennsylvania.
Market ManagementChinese sulphur fell 7.2% in a week as phosphate makers resisted record costs, but prices remain about triple a year ago and phosphate fertiliser is still about 30% above pre-war levels.
AgrotechINFLECT, a powder of two bacteria and one fungus applied to corn seed at planting, is designed to protect roots and yields where fields get anhydrous ammonia or heavy manure.
AgrotechA study in Plants, People, Planet found precision irrigation and non-destructive field testing saved water while improving yields and fruit quality.
CropsThe BBSRC-backed Temp-Resist Rice project will search traditional varieties and wild relatives for heat-tolerance traits, focusing on pollen failure at flowering.
AgrotechThe battery-powered robot films the undersides of soybean leaves where drones cannot see, feeding AI models meant to map frogeye leaf spot hot spots for targeted fungicide.
AgrotechThe three-year ROOTS project, funded by the Bezos Earth Fund, will use a planned AI tool, RootGPT, and Midwest field trials to test whether deeper roots store more soil carbon and resist drought.
AgribusinessTánaiste Simon Harris announced the extension in the Dáil and promised help with fodder and fertiliser; contractors' body FCI welcomed it after green diesel peaked in August.
AgrotechThe online portal gathers herd health, reproduction and milking data in one place, with AI that flags early signs of mastitis or ketosis and alerts for DeLaval equipment.
CropsThe Weed Science Society of America says well-timed fall cover crops can suppress herbicide-resistant weeds and cut herbicide and nitrogen costs, if they build enough biomass.
AgribusinessPMFAI, representing more than 220 domestic manufacturers, says a five-year regulatory data protection would delay generics and raise smallholders' costs by 35-50%.
CropsA memorandum of understanding pairs EPA pesticide staff with NIEHS, NCI, NIOSH, CDC and FDA experts to fill data gaps before EPA finishes its glyphosate health assessment in early 2027.
LivestockAFBI's three-year Forage-S project will compare mixed swards with perennial ryegrass across soils and weather, and feed the results into its GrazeGro growth model.
CropsVive Crop Protection's product combines a synthetic and a ProFarm biopesticide for two modes of action against soil insects, plus activity against nematodes; state approvals are expected before February 2027.
AgrotechAt the Africa Food Systems Forum, CGIAR researchers argued that AI advisory, insurance and speech tools only help women farmers when women shape the design, data and governance behind them.
CropsMore than 90 percent of US corn, cotton and soybean acres are now planted with at least one genetically engineered trait, according to the USDA Economic Research Service.
LivestockAn 11-strong Chinese delegation and four US food-service buyers toured UK farms and processors; China takes nearly 40% of UK pigmeat exports, much of it offal.
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VideoShykh Seraj examines the government's first 180 days in agriculture, from farm loan waivers and farmer cards to crop insurance and canal excavation.
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VideoIn Trishal, Mymensingh, two brothers combine ducks and fish to cut commercial feed costs, while struggling with invasive sucker fish in their ponds.
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VegetablesA Teagasc report finds irrigation made the difference, at a cost of over €2,700 a hectare in water alone for some crops, while only 30-35% of the vegetable area has enough capacity.
EnvironmentA technical clash with its existing SFI23 agreement stopped the GWCT's Allerton Project submitting an £85,000-a-year application before the £253m window closed in under six hours.
FruitsHerdade das Servas in Portugal tested night picking in 2024 and made it standard last year; its winemaker expects more of the region's producers to follow.
CropsThe Chemical Review Committee adopted a decision guidance document on the organophosphate, citing bans in Brazil and the EU; the parties will take a final decision in April 2027.
EnvironmentA two-year FarmGate Nutrient Balance Programme on 145 farms found an average phosphorus balance of -0.5 kg/ha, against modelled surpluses of 6.2 kg/ha, while nitrogen stayed in surplus.
LivestockA USDA FAS report warns a strengthening El Niño could cut broiler weights, egg output and hatchability and tighten corn supplies, while ventilated commercial farms are better placed than smallholders.
