OpinionData centres are not the only threat to US farmland, farm advocates argue
Tim Gibbons and Dena Hoff say investors buying land to rent back to farmers are creating a non-farming landlord class, and back the Farmland for Farmers Act.
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FruitsOregon hazelnut growers settle for lower opening price as Turkish crop unsettles the market
Processors will pay at least 75 to 90 cents a pound for the 2026 crop, down from $1.05 to $1.30, with final prices unlikely before spring.
CropsIdaho's Twin Falls Canal Co. stretches a dry year's water to a full irrigation season
Conservation, careful diversions and 60,000 acre-feet of mitigation water from groundwater pumpers kept deliveries going toward mid-October despite a one-third cut in May.
LivestockNew Zealand dairy's hope of better access to India fades after India's deal with the EU
A side letter promised talks if India opened bulk dairy to a comparable exporter, but the EU got the same exclusions and a US deal would not qualify, exporters say.
CropsUSDA lifts its regenerative farming pilot to $1 billion for 2027
The US Department of Agriculture is raising assistance under its Regenerative Pilot Program from $700 million to $1 billion in fiscal 2027 and making it easier for farmers to qualify.
LivestockCalifornia water board orders tougher nitrate and lagoon rules for Central Valley dairies
The State Water Board's Dairy Remand Order tells the Central Valley regional board to test lagoons against shallow groundwater, meter nitrogen and set new loading limits.
LivestockMinnesota offers cost-share grants to help livestock owners keep wolves away
The state agriculture department will award $25,000 of federal money, reimbursing 80% of approved prevention costs for producers in the wolf range.
Environment
Hills cut again in Bandarban's Lama to feed brick kilns, streams choked
Excavators working at night strip hills in Lama to supply about 40 brick kilns; silted streams have left 15 to 20 hamlets short of drinking water and raised the risk of landslides.
AgrotechFBN and Google's AI Futures Fund team up on an AI "context engine" for farms
Farmers Business Network will get early access to Google frontier models to build a system that tailors AI advice to each farm's soil, crops, weather, equipment and finances.
AgribusinessUS farm bill lapses for a fourth year as Senate agriculture chair sets out the path ahead
Senator John Boozman says higher ARC and PLC payments are coming this autumn, House and Senate differences are small and USDA can keep programmes running, but SNAP cost-sharing still blocks the 60 votes needed.
Cooking
Four meat dishes: beef mutha kebab, kala bhuna, beef with stems and smoked mutton
Israt Jahan's recipes for beef mutha kebab, kala bhuna, beef cooked with vegetable stems and charcoal-smoked leg of mutton, with ingredients and steps.
Agribusiness
BAPEX finds gas at Jamalpur-1, plans to pipe it to Jamuna Fertilizer
The well at Madarganj has yielded a moderate amount of gas and two more well sites have been chosen; if the three wells produce, the gas is to be piped to the Jamuna Fertilizer Factory at Sarishabari.
Islam
A good word is charity: Islam's teaching on how we speak at home and beyond
The Prophet (peace be upon him) called a good word charity. A teacher at Madrasatud Dawah, Aminur Rahman Narail, writes on speaking to children, family and those we correct, and on the worth of silence.
Islam
Daughters are a mercy from Allah: what the Quran and hadith say
The Quran condemns dismay at the birth of a daughter, and the Prophet (peace be upon him) promised his closeness on the Day of Judgement to whoever raises two daughters to adulthood.
EnvironmentMyTree App to track every planted tree with AI, QR codes and satellites
The I Have and Plan Foundation is building MyTree, billed as Bangladesh's first AI-based digital tree monitoring app, giving each planted tree a QR-code ID and tracking whether it survives through AI verification, GPS and GIS mapping, satellite and drone monitoring.
Daily lifeShorter shopping lists, more consumer loans: how families are coping with rising costs
With food and fuel prices up, many families are swapping fish and meat for eggs or lentils, while consumer loans in Bangladesh rose by Tk 5,364 crore between April and June.
Crops
Chattogram Urea Fertilizer back in production after a 12-day breakdown
CUFL restarted on 15 September after six months idle for want of gas, broke down two days later, and returned to urea production on Tuesday afternoon after repairs.
Daily life
Food safety court fines two Savar bakeries Tk 300,000 over labels and hygiene
A BFSA mobile court fined one bakery for leaving ammonia off its biscuit labels and working in filthy conditions, and another for storing raw and cooked food together without licences.
Crops
No bidders for BADC tender to haul 75,000 tonnes of potash fertiliser
Both tenders closed without a single bid; contractors allege an influential group scared transporters away. A re-tender could delay deliveries of imported MOP to the field.
EnvironmentIndia says Ganges water treaty will be taken up in the Joint Rivers Commission
The 30-year Ganges treaty signed in 1996 expires on 12 December; India's foreign ministry spokesman said technical-level talks are going on and the matter belongs to the Joint Rivers Commission.