Nearly half of Missouri's corn was mature and 14% harvested by 6 September, well ahead of normal, while the US Drought Monitor reports expanding moderate to extreme drought in the south-central and south-west of the state and USDA forecasts a corn yield of 181 bushels an acre, four below last year.
Commemorating the UN Day for South-South Cooperation at the Global Drylands Congress 2026 in New Delhi, the two institutions presented a declaration on scaling validated innovations between countries with similar conditions; ICRISAT's South-South centre ISSCA now works with 19 partners, has identifi
Heat and scant rain have cut forage and feed across the northern Plains, some areas now in a multi-year drought with soil moisture badly depleted; the non-profit is hauling donated hay to livestock producers in North Dakota, South Dakota and Montana and asking neighbours to refer families who need i
The Nature Conservancy of Canada and the RM of North Cypress-Langford will protect 1,300 hectares of mixed-grass and sandhill prairie over the Assiniboine Delta aquifer, with local ranchers' grazing written in as a management tool and $2.35 million placed in a permanent fund for the municipality.
Vegetable growers working with WASSAN in Andhra Pradesh's dry Rayalaseema are rebuilding the habitat that pollinators, spiders, ladybirds and soil fungi need — zinnia strips along fields, companion crops, staggered planting, farm ponds, trees on bunds and cloth ground cover that keeps soil cool and
The fungal disease tar spot has been found in corn in Randolph County, North Carolina, the state's first confirmed case, bringing to 19 the number of US states reporting it this year; a state pathologist says late-season infections rarely cut yield but scouting matters if wet weather continues.
LivestockNew World screwworm larvae were found on 9 September in a hind-limb wound of a working horse in Presidio County; Texas has restricted animal movement out of an infested zone and US Equestrian is telling owners to check wounds every day.
At SAWEN's first general assembly, member countries committed to intelligence-led and financial investigations and cross-border cooperation; Environment Minister Abdul Awal Mintoo said no single country can fight wildlife crime alone.
Corn ending stocks fall to 1.567 billion bushels and the farm price rises 30 cents to $4.80; soybean prices dropped double digits on the day even as USDA raised its season-average forecast to $12; wheat was unchanged at 717 million bushels of stocks.
The September WASDE lowers the 2026/27 US corn yield by 2.2 bushels to 178.5 an acre and production by 213 million bushels to 15.8 billion, trims corn ending stocks to 1.6 billion, raises soybean output to 4.5 billion bushels with exports up 25 million, and leaves wheat unchanged.
Agrologist Rob Saik and Maverick Ag's Taylor Phillips say AI's present value on Canadian farms is in gathering information, playing devil's advocate and clearing administration — one producer cut chemical costs by nearly $1 million this year — even though an FCC/Deloitte report found only 1.8% of ag
AgrotechAgriScience Program funding under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership will adapt the Toronto company's computer-vision system, built for apple growers, to estimate crop load, spot disease early and forecast yield in grape vineyards.
AgribusinessAnnounced by trade minister Maninder Sidhu, the agreement routes Canpotex potash to the Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation through the Canadian Commercial Corporation; twelve such contracts since 2014 have delivered more than 3.5 million tonnes, and Canada's fertiliser exports rose 13.2
