EnvironmentWith three-quarters of the state's tehsils declared drought-hit, the government will fund village employment on water conservation, irrigation and farm infrastructure, and weighs water supply cuts.
AgribusinessAfter two lean years many US grain farms have burned through the working capital built in better times, a Farm Credit Mid-America lender says, as strong land values prop up balance sheets but not cash flow.
HealthA team led by surgeon Yoshiki Sawa placed a sheet of heart-muscle cells made from iPS cells on the heart of a woman in her fifties; 75 more patients are planned by 2033.
AgribusinessWith bottled soybean oil in shorter supply, traders have asked for a price rise; Commerce Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir said the government will decide only after checking the situation.
Yale cardiologist Dr Joyce Oen-Hsiao says systolic pressure rose with strong antibacterial mouthwash used twice a day or more, but once-a-day use is no cause for worry.
CropsTeagasc's first look at harvest 2026 finds drought-hit yields did most damage to tillage margins, even though Irish grain prices rose about 20 euro a tonne.
At least 40 wild Siamese crocodiles live in the Cardamom Mountains wetland; Fauna and Flora, running a breeding centre since 2011, has released 246 crocodiles into rivers.
FisheriesICAR-CIFRI, the Farakka Barrage Authority, NTPC Farakka and CISF ranched 30,000 fingerlings into the river with local fishers taking part, to rebuild indigenous fish stocks under the clean Ganga mission.
AgrotechA two-year, Rs 3.28 crore first phase will see ICAR-CIPHET validate controlled and modified atmosphere fumigation at FCI storage sites in Punjab, to reduce reliance on the chemical fumigant phosphine.
CropsA geographical indication and work by the local Krishi Vigyan Kendra and UAS Raichur on varieties and crop management have helped Kalaburagi's pigeonpea move from a traditional product to export.
AgribusinessA Scaling Week session with the World Bank and the African Development Bank set out how CGIAR can package its technologies so governments and lenders build them into big farm and climate programmes.
VegetablesA weekly market update from Agricultural Market Trends finds tight supply lifting tomato and potato prices, while onions, still 264% dearer than a year ago, may soon ease.
AgrotechThe new Wageningen University & Research centre combines technology and product development with consumer testing, using digital twins and AI to optimise prototype foods.
EnvironmentIn 2023 the US food system relied on 27.7 trillion gallons of freshwater, 29.3 percent of all withdrawals, against 15.5 percent of the workforce and 10.8 percent of the country's energy.
CropsOld-crop US corn stocks reached 2.10 billion bushels on 1 September 2026, up 35% on a year earlier, while soybean stocks fell 3% and all wheat stocks 13%, and the 2026 wheat crop came in 23% smaller.
EnvironmentResearchers from Wageningen, IRRI and Cornell argue in Nature Water that groundwater science must move from recording depletion to finding workable pathways that balance food production, nature and long-term supply.
OpinionFormer National FFA President Bre Holbert argues that Indigenous agriculture is not only history, pointing to the Tribal Agriculture Fellowship and the Native students it now supports.
EnvironmentXuelong and Xuelong 2 took part in China's 16th Arctic Ocean expedition, which focused on climate and environmental observation; two more ships are due back in mid-October.
EnvironmentAt a Department of Environment project event in Natore, speakers called for proper handling of chemical, farm and electronic waste as well as plastic.
FruitsContracts for 12 million pounds of walnut kernels bring this year's Section 32 walnut buying to $45 million as growers harvest a new crop on top of large stocks.
