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Ozone harms East Asian crops, costing $63 bln a year, scientists say
Fossil fuel emissions aren’t just driving climate change and worsening air quality, they’re also hurting crop yields enough to cause...
Looking ahead at tractor supply & demand in 2022
The tractor market has been in a unique place since the pandemic started. What does 2022 look like for it?...
Powerful sensors on planes detect crop nitrogen with high accuracy
Synthetic nitrogen fertilizers transformed agriculture as we know it during the Green Revolution, catapulting crop yields and food security to...
Exclusive Investors Warn EU Against Badging Intensive Farming as Sustainable
LONDON/BRUSSELS, Nov 24 (Reuters) - A group of global investors representing more than $3.5 trillion in assets has urged the...
Fertilizer shortage may lead to spring scramble on North America’s farms
(Reuters) - A global shortage of nitrogen fertilizer is driving prices to record levels, prompting North America’s farmers to delay...
Agric Sector Crucial To Job Creation, Economic Revival — UK High Commissioner
AGRICULTURE has been described as a sector which can provide ample opportunities for the government to create jobs for the...
Co-op Launches Climate Change Commitments for Fair-trade Producers
Co-op has announced a commitment to continue to spend more than 0.7 percent of its pre-tax profit to international aid...
Arsenic Now in Wheat, Potato, and Water — in Rural Bihar
Arsenic contamination in groundwater has been a growing concern in several parts of the country. Now, the chemical has found its way...
Hen Bone Fractures Caused by Large Eggs, New Study Reveals
New research suggests that the majority of keel bone fractures in commercial laying hens are caused by large eggs, amid...
Slaughter Resumes at Olymel Hog Plant in Canada
Hog slaughter resumed Friday at a major Quebec pork plant that had sat idle for over four months, as striking...