Rain brings wheat relief among farmers in Australia’s west
SYDNEY -- Relieved farmers in Australia’s export-focused west are celebrating good rainfall at the end of the winter wheat-planting window, although conditions remain parched in the eastern states.
US pork exports the lead farm risk in trade disputes
DES MOINES -- More than 14% of $140 billion in annual US farm exports have been or will likely be hit by retaliatory tariffs in trade disputes with major buyers such as China and Mexico, a top US trade negotiator said on Thursday.
Russian 2018 grain crop estimate slashed by forecasters
MOSCOW -- Leading Russian agricultural consulting firms SovEcon and IKAR have cut their estimates for the country’s 2018 grain harvest due to cold wet conditions in the key spring wheat regions of Siberia and the Urals.
China’s love affair with oak proves to be a mixed blessing for France
PARIS/BEIJING -- Times are good for oak tree growers in France.
Guimaras to set up ‘mango school’
GUIMARAS — This island province off the southern part of Iloilo has the reputation for growing the sweetest mangoes in the country, but its production level has remained low.
New Zealand to be tapped for farming-fishing technology and agricultural tourism
DAVAO CITY — Cacao farmers in Mindanao, particularly in the Davao Region, see New Zealand as a fresh market with the recent appointment of Mindanao Business Council (MBC) chair Vicente T. Lao as the country’s honorary consul for Mindanao.
Maguindanao, North Cotabato new focus areas of partnership between New Zealand and FAO
DAVAO CITY — The United Nations’ (UN) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and New Zealand government have sealed a new project focusing on the provinces of Maguindanao and North Cotabato.
Long-haul fight: Japan farmers battle Narita airport
NARITA — You can’t choose your neighbors, as Japanese organic farmer Takao Shito knows all too well after a decades-long battle against Narita — the country’s second busiest airport.
Forest honey faces challenges to market acceptance
A NONGOVERNMENT organization is hoping to promote forest honey harvested by indigenous peoples (IPs) by providing production and marketing support to gatherers, giving them...
DA’s Piñol says banks’ refusal to lend holding back agriculture
AGRICULTURE Secretary Emmanuel F. Piñol said banks are to blame for refusing to comply with Republic Act 10000, or the Agri-Agra Reform Credit Act...
HIV treatment based on wild sage up for final review, P5M in funding
DAVAO CITY -- A research project evaluating the use of wild sage to treat Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is up for final technical assessment,...
Indonesia plans to roll out 25% biodiesel rule from 2019
JAKARTA -- Indonesia will make it mandatory for biodiesel to have a bio-content of at least 25% from 2019, an energy ministry official said...