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.
The 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.
Vive 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.
At 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.
LivestockUSDA's Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report counts 74.3 million hogs and pigs on US farms on 1 September, 2% fewer than a year earlier but 2% more than on 1 June.
AgrotechJapan and WFP inaugurated three solar-powered agricultural hubs with irrigation pumps and food-processing machinery, plus six child-nutrition centres, in Madagascar's drought-hit Betioky district.
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.
An 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.
Market ManagementSome 3.1 million tonnes of wheat left Canada in the first six weeks of the crop year, up 68 per cent, while Prairie harvest rains raise the prospect of far more feed wheat.
