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Australian grain and cotton growers have been taking a proactive approach to managing weeds, investing significantly in innovative strategies to improve control. A report by CSIRO estimates that managing weeds costs the grain and cotton industries approximately $4.4 billion per year. However, growers are reaping the benefits, as the
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A peasant group has criticized the Department of Agriculture's (DA) proposal to temporarily halt rice importation and revert to higher tariffs, calling it insufficient and a sham 'pro-farmer' policy. The Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) national chair, Danilo Ramos, stated that the government must stop providing
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A candlelight procession was led by Vincent Otse, popularly known as Very Dark Man (VDM), on Tuesday in memory of Mr. Ifesinachi Onyekere, an entrepreneur and owner of Fish Magnet, a popular fish farm in Awka. The procession, which held on the major streets of Awka, was a show of
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The Department of Agriculture in the Philippines has proposed a temporary ban on rice importation to protect local farmers from low farmgate prices. The ban aims to ensure better prices for palay (unhusked rice) farmers, particularly during the upcoming wet harvest season. The proposal was made in response to the
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Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) and Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) led a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) expressing disapproval of the Trump Administration's decision to end USDA programming to support socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers. The letter denounces the elimination of the Outreach and Assistance
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With the release of the Make America Healthy Again Commission's (MAHA) policy recommendations this month, Illinois farmer and National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) President Kenneth Hartman Jr. emphasized the vital role of pesticides in modern agriculture. In a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy
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Former Vice President of Liberia, Madam Jewel Howard Taylor, has called on the government to empower local farmers through subsidies and logistical support to increase national food production and ensure long-term food security. Taylor emphasized that empowering farmers would help reduce the country's dependence on imported rice. The
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In the midst of the harvest season, the rolling hills of Zicai Village in Songkou Town, Qingliu County, are abuzz with activity. Farmer Wei Xianshui stands on the ridge of a field, beaming with pride as he surveys the golden waves of rice. This year, he has entrusted his farm
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The Living Manna Rice Project aims to reduce Liberia's dependence on imported rice by empowering local farmers through subsidies and logistical support. Spearheaded by the Rice, Cassava, and Vegetables Producers and Processors Union of Liberia (RCVPPUL), a local cooperative established by Christ's Vision International Ministries Church,
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Ghana, the world's second-largest producer of cocoa, has announced a significant increase in the producer price for the upcoming 2025/2026 cocoa season. The new producer price of $5,040 per tonne represents a 62.58% increase in US dollar terms and aligns with President John Mahama'
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Alden Davis, a shellfish farmer in Washington state, wades through the waters of Thorndyke Bay to inspect his 30-acre farm, where he's been cultivating oysters, clams, and geoducks for 35 years. However, an overabundance of Ulva, a native seaweed, has been suffocating his shellfish, causing mortalities and financial
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Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani reaffirmed his administration's dedication to revolutionizing the state's agricultural sector by distributing 400 trucks of free fertilizer to 100,000 smallholder farmers. Speaking at the flag-off ceremony, Governor Sani also enrolled the beneficiaries in a crop risk insurance scheme, emphasizing his
