About 1.4 billion hectares grow food that is never eaten, FAO says, and the world has made no apparent progress on food losses since 2015; a new interactive Food Loss Index map was released.
CropsThe Indian agrochemical firm told stock exchanges on 25 September that Fujita targets leaf, nodal and neck blast, while Wetcit Neo is a plant-oil adjuvant for better spray coverage.
OrganicAt the Chico State University Farm, finished compost is agitated in aerated water and the extract is sent through drip irrigation to support soil fungi and bacteria.
CropsThe Department of Agriculture counts 223,214 farmers and 249,028 hectares affected in 14 of 18 regions, and warns losses will rise as a very strong El Nino is forecast from October.
AgrotechUniversity of Göttingen researchers found that the endophyte Flavo98 switches on a root-hair pathway under water stress; treated plants survived drought at about 85%, and the effect held in wheat, rapeseed, camelina and tomato.
AgrotechThe AIVA network, co-founded by EMILI, WHIN and Farm Credit Canada, runs nine validation projects this year and has 35 farmers with 360,000 acres testing market-ready tools.
LivestockThe CSO's June 2026 livestock survey shows 1.62 million dairy cows, 5.15 million sheep and 1.64 million pigs, all up on a year earlier; Cork has the most cattle.
Dairy company Hatsun Agro Product has launched Go-Dhan with the Odisha government and State Bank of India to help 6,000 dairy farmers in 15 districts get loans, subsidies and better herds over three years.
CropsAt the Rabi Campaign 2026 conference, India's agriculture minister announced a 'Khet Bachao Abhiyan' soil campaign from 22 October, over Rs 1,200 crore for ten states and monthly Centre-state reviews.
LivestockDevelopment of the multispecies movement reporting system moved from Livestock Information Ltd to Defra in June; cattle are due on the new platform in 2027, with electronic identification.
LivestockHydrogen sulfide can spike during agitation and numb the sense of smell; Iowa's applicator training has lifted use of gas detectors from under 0.1% in 2018 to 7.2% in 2024.
EnvironmentTwo foals born in August at a steppe sanctuary mark a milestone for the Altyn Dala project, which is restoring 75,000 square kilometres of overgrazed grassland.
CropsAfter Tirlán set its 2026 grain and oilseed prices, farm groups said soaring input and labour costs have wiped out margins and warned growers may skip potash and phosphate.
