This year’s US corn crop could be the biggest ever
FREDERICKSBURG, Iowa — Kyle Wendland stepped away from his engineering degree two decades ago to follow his father — not just into farming corn,...
NFA pilot-testing 1-ton palay bagging system
THE National Food Authority (NFA) has launched a pilot program to bag palay (unmilled rice) in 1-ton sacks, saying the measure is designed to...
Batanes designated as organic farming province
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) has designated Batanes as a center for organic farming, which it expects to boost farm incomes and position the...
English winemakers counting on exports as warm weather improves growing conditions
WEST CHILTINGTON, England/OSLO — English winemakers are betting that surging exports can sustain their once novelty product after domestic sales growth slowed, hoping for...
Mobile soil labs to be deployed in all 17 regions
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said it plans to deploy free mobile soil laboratories to all its 17 regional offices.
The goal is to provide...
PhilRice says drones to cut farming costs, downplays potential agriculture job losses
THE Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) said the use of drones in farming will cut costs, make agriculture more profitable, and help attract younger...
Brazil green coffee exports fall 18% in September
SAO PAULO — Brazilian green coffee exports fell some 18% in September compared to the same month a year earlier, totaling 3.45 million 60-kg...
New Zealand pledges to reduce biogenic methane emissions
SYDNEY — New Zealand on Sunday pledged to cut biogenic methane emissions by up to 24% from 2017 levels by 2050, which its conservative government said...
Drones seen playing key role in rice farming digitalization
THE Philippine Rice Research Institute said it is expanding its Scaling, Modern, and Adaptive Rice Technologies for Better Rice-Farming Communities (SMART Farm) to use drones...
PhilRice finds silicon aids in rice crops’ typhoon resilience
THE Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) said its researchers have found evidence of silicon helping improve grain yields and quality and linked it to...
US soybean farmers, deserted by China, scramble to find other markets
WATERMAN, Illinois — A trade mission to Nigeria. A memorandum of understanding with Vietnam. A surge of purchases from Bangladesh.
These countries are not typically...
Under Trump, US cedes its share of China’s beef market to Australia
CANBERRA/CHICAGO — Australian beef has replaced US supply in China since President Donald Trump returned to the White House, funnelling hundreds of millions of...