Farmers issue warning as 'extraordinary' crisis impacts their cows: 'I have never seen anything like it'

Issues like struggling to feed your herds will also drive the cost of beef up. by Sam WestmorelandSeptember 13, 2025 Farmers in the United Kingdom felt the strain during the spring and summer months as they struggled to keep their cattle alive...

The importance of financing agri-food systems to meet our climate goals

Agriculture is both a victim and a driver of climate change The global climate crisis has made it impossible to separate the conversation about food from that of sustainability. Agriculture is both a victim and a driver of climate change: it is...

IAEA backs nuclear solutions for climate-hit agriculture

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s agriculture sector could mitigate and adapt to climate change through the use of nuclear technology, according to a recent assessment mission under the Atoms4Food Initiative — the first of its kind in Asia and the Pacific,...

Arunachal Unveils New Agri-Horti Policies: Deputy CM Chowna Mein

OUR CORRESPONDENT ITANAGAR: Arunachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein on Saturday asserted the launch of the state’s new Agriculture and Horticulture policies (2025–2035), aimed at driving agri-transformation and securing the prosperity...

Meeting reviews annual agri research program in Chakwal

Gujar khan - A meeting was held at Barani Agricultural Research Institute, Chakwal, regarding the Annual Research Program. In this meeting, Dr. Khalid Mahmood, Director of the Institute of Pulses Research, Faisalabad, Dr. Ghulam Qadir, Chairman of...

1,500 indigenous grains secured for tomorrow’s farmers

BySridhar VivanSridhar Vivan / Updated: Sep 14, 2025, 06:00 IST Seed bank becomes repository for region’s vanishing agricultural legacy As the city moves towards the future, Bengaluru may also become a guardian of its agricultural past by...

Punjab agri varsity mulls supplying subsidised wheat seeds for flood-hit farmers

The Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) is considering a plan to provide flood-affected farmers with ‘highly subsidised’ wheat seeds ahead of the rabi season. An official, speaking on anonymity, revealed that the varsity had already collected...

President calls for more support for local rice farmers

President Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu, has challenged the Ministry of Agriculture and Fiji Rice Farmers Limited to strengthen their support for local farmers by providing the necessary resources to grow Fiji’s rice industry. Speaking at the Rice...

How farmers can drive income and rural employment via multi-waste biogas plants

India’s agricultural-based rural economy is ready to undergo a revolution with the emergence of multi-waste biogas plants. Farmers have always battled with the vagaries of fluctuating prices for their produce and the ecological cost of...

KP CM aide terms federal govt’s agricultural emergency symbolic

PESHAWAR - Advi­sor to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Min­ister on Finance and Inter-Provincial Coordination Muzzammil Aslam on Fri­day said that the federal government’s announcement of an agricultural emer­gency is merely a symbolic step, where­as...

Wild elephant herds destroy over 100 bighas of paddy in Rani, farmers panic

Staff reporter Guwahati: The menace of wild elephants has once again gripped the paddy fields of the Greater Rani region along the Assam-Meghalaya border, leaving farmers in deep distress during the crucial stage of the Sali crop. Farmers, who...

‘My Brain Worth ₹200 Cr’: Nitin Gadkari Says Ethanol Push Driven By Farmers’ Welfare, Not Profit

Last Updated:September 14, 2025, 07:28 IST The Union Minister underlined that his initiatives and experiments are powered by ideas and aimed at benefiting farmers, not by personal financial gain Union minister for road transport and highways Nitin...

Senior farmers invited to join social meetings initiative

14th September 2025 Author: Aleksandra Cupriak Senior members of the farming community are being invited to join the ‘Plough On’ initiative, which offers a space to share thoughts, memories, and concerns about farming — and life beyond it. Farmers...

Labour force issues intensify with 'six jobs to every agriculture graduate'

The submission states the Room to Grow Report (2018) identified there is a need for a common, contemporary narrative for food and fibre careers, including the growth in new technology-based roles in support of primary production and a need to...

PHOTOS: Exploring the Ames Farmers Market

Farmers need to get their own fields in order

This article is taken from the August-September 2025 issue of The Critic. To get the full magazine why not subscribe? Right now we’re offering five issues for just £25. I’ll always remember wandering across the Isle of Scarba in the Gulf of the...

Meet Christy Wright: New president of AgriNovus Indiana named

INDIANAPOLIS — Christy Wright was named the next president and CEO of AgriNovus Indiana, a non-profit focused on growing Indiana’s agbioscience economy. Prior to this position she served as the director of global food systems at Corteva...

Congressman Zach Nunn addresses support for Iowa farmers and honors fallen servicemembers

Cattle farmers adjust feeding practices as drought continues

SPRINGFIELD, Vt. (WCAX) - The super dry conditions we are experiencing across the region is something cattle farmers are closely monitoring. Farmers say that overgrazing cows in one spot in the pasture is the the biggest concern. They say doing so...

Agri-Horticulture Society fences off dogs, plaint reaches cops, ‘cruelty’ notices sent