FruitsUS pear crop forecast at 660,000 tons, the third-smallest in over 50 years
USDA's September fruit outlook also sees apples down 6% and winegrapes lower, while cranberries rise 5%.
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Jaldhaka farmers get 'fertiliser cards' ahead of the rabi season
The upazila agriculture office in Jaldhaka, Nilphamari, is issuing genuine farmers a 'fertiliser card' carrying their photograph, national ID number and land holding, to bring order and transparency to fertiliser distribution.
OrganicADM's regenerative agriculture programmes reach 56,000 farmers on 4.6 million acres
The grain trader's fourth annual report says its 2025 programmes across 11 countries and 10 crops cut about 946,000 tonnes of CO2e against regional benchmarks.
OrganicRegenerative farming programme Regenagri extends to south Indian tea estates
Solidaridad says 50 to 60 Indian tea gardens, 10 in the south, have joined, and that cotton farmers in Maharashtra under the scheme saw yields rise 10–20%.
LivestockNearly 24,900 Irish farmers apply for the €28m Beef Welfare Scheme
Applications rose 1.4% on 2025; the scheme pays suckler farmers per calf for meal feeding around weaning, vaccination and parasite or forage testing.
CropsBunge will crush BASF's heat-tolerant juncea canola ahead of a 2027 US launch
InVigor Gold, a canola-quality Brassica juncea hybrid bred for hotter, drier ground, gets a processor as BASF prepares first sales in Montana, North Dakota and Washington.
AgribusinessFilling a combine costs $6,121 in Hong Kong and $1,485 in the US as diesel bites
Farms.com compared average national diesel prices and the cost of filling three combines, as North American farmers say fuel costs hit hardest at harvest.
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IR-4 wins $10 million USDA award to clear pesticide residue barriers to exports
The five-year grant lets the NC State-based project generate data for international maximum residue limits on specialty crops such as citrus, nuts, grapes and berries.
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Camera and AI in the sorting chute flag pig tail biting before it spreads
WEDA's PigTail, a silver DLG Innovation Award winner at EuroTier 2026, photographs each pig's tail as it passes and alerts farmers to new injuries.
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Pirgachha anthrax: 3 confirmed after sick cow slaughtered, all local cattle vaccinated
Eleven people in Pirgachha, Rangpur, developed anthrax symptoms after a sick cow was slaughtered and its meat shared and sold; IEDCR tests confirmed three cases, and the livestock office has vaccinated all cattle in the area.
EnvironmentIreland extends the slurry spreading deadline by a week after the drought
Farmers who register with the department may spread slurry until 7 October, with the closed period starting on 8 October and zero tolerance after that.
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Mobile phones put egg prices across Bangladesh in every poultry farmer's hand
Mobile phones and the internet now let layer farmers in Tangail and traders up to Dhaka's wholesale markets compare egg prices across the country; traders say prices follow supply and demand.
Agribusiness
India spends 65% of its fertiliser subsidy budget in the first half of FY27
Subsidy outgo passed Rs 1.14 lakh crore by September as LNG and import prices rose, though urea's landed cost has since fallen 57% from its May peak.
AgrotechFIRA USA creates an award for growers who test and shape farm technology
The new Grower-Led Innovation of the Year Award honours farmers who trial, co-develop or adopt agricultural technology; nominations close on 5 October and the winner is named in Yakima.
AgribusinessLender BMO unlikely to be repaid in full in Hansen-Mueller grain bankruptcy
In Nebraska bankruptcy court, sureties that paid bonds to farmers are fighting BMO Bank for the Omaha grain company's remaining grain proceeds.
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Sarail farmers pay Tk 400-1,000 extra a bag as most listed fertiliser dealers do not exist
Farmers in Sarail, Brahmanbaria, say fertiliser is being held in stores to fake a shortage during the Aman season and sold for Tk 400-1,000 a bag above the official price; only 5-7 of the 32 dealers on a 2009 list are active.
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EPA clears Bifender Duo, a soil insecticide pairing bifenthrin with a biological
Bifender Duo combines the synthetic insecticide bifenthrin with a new biological active ingredient from ProFarm to control soil insects and nematodes in one application.
LivestockDairy herds rich in butterfat and protein earn up to $474 more per cow, CoBank finds
A CoBank Knowledge Exchange report finds herds in the top 10% for milk components earn $101 to $352 more per cow a year at average US production.
Market ManagementGround beef prices fell only 2% after the US widened its lean beef import quota
American Farm Bureau economists tracked 41 grocery stores in 22 states and found the average price of 80% lean ground beef slipped from $7.29 to $7.13 a pound.
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EPA and HHS sign pact to fill research gaps in the glyphosate safety review
A memorandum of understanding lets the two US agencies share science and coordinate new studies on glyphosate, while EPA keeps sole authority over the herbicide's registration.