AgribusinessIn a column for Food for Mzansi, Standard Bank's Bill Blackie says early shipments from South Africa, Kenya, Zimbabwe and Nigeria are already saving duty under China's zero-tariff framework, in force since 1 May 2026.
EnvironmentWith Category 3 Hurricane Polo threatening landfall, power went out in parts of Mexico's Baja California peninsula and sea water broke through sand barriers at the fishing port of Puerto San Carlos.
AgribusinessAHDB put August's average at 108.47p, up 43% on a year; Middle East tensions, lower Russian refining and talk of US export curbs keep the market volatile.
LivestockAn MLA demonstration that followed more than 3,500 bulls around Esperance backed what the Fowler family had seen: vaccinated young bulls break down far less often in their first joining.
OpinionAgribusiness lawyer Trent Thorne argues that training placements help, but farming will not keep young people until it offers clear routes to ownership and leadership. The views are the writer's own.
CropsMaa Danteshwari Herbal Group gave free saplings to hundreds of students and about 25 farmers in Kondagaon district and promised more to those whose plants are thriving a year from now.
AgrotechThe Austrian maker's new SpotSprayING models, 2.5 to 3 metres and 4.5 metres wide, use a camera every 75 cm to tell crops from weeds; the 3-metre version starts at €80,000.
LivestockJBS now pre-vaccinates all Angus cattle entering its five yards, and MLA says bovine respiratory disease deaths are down 50% even as cattle on feed rose by half.
HealthThe United States has set a zero tariff on certain rare-disease, fertility, cell and gene therapy, antibody-drug conjugate and veterinary medicines, and their ingredients, from 20 partners including Bangladesh and India.
LivestockNational Fallen Stock Company data show Devon up 310% and Somerset 228% in August, as BTV-3 is confirmed on 2,124 premises in Great Britain this season.
CropsSeasonal rain in Dhule's Sakri taluka was near normal, but it went without rain on 67 days between 1 June and 11 September; the state has declared 265 of its 358 talukas drought-hit.
AgribusinessA third of England's moorland, more than 260,000 ha, has no agri-environment agreement; campaigners blame stocking rules, excluded common land and a clashing deadline.
A study in the European Heart Journal links even dim light at night to thicker heart walls and higher risks of heart failure and stroke, though it is observational and cannot prove cause.
