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...
Diverted flood control money to boost Agri dep’t 2026 budget
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said it will receive additional budget funding in 2026 that the government has decided to redirect from flood control.
In...
DAR Farm Business School expands to Zamboanga del Norte
THE Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) said its Farm Business School program has been expanded to serve farmers in Zamboanga del Norte.
The program hopes...
Brazil coffee exports to US seen declining further if tariffs stay
VITORIA, Brazil — Brazil coffee exports to the US will fall further if US tariffs remain in place, Marcio Ferreira, the head of exporter...
US will distribute aid to farmers from tariff revenue
WASHINGTON — US President Donald J. Trump said the US will use tariff proceeds to fund aid to farmers.
“We’re going to take some of...
Philippines to extend 60-day ban on rice imports
MANILA — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has ordered to extend the country’s ban on rice imports beyond 60 days, his office said on...
Zambo Sur gets agri aid worth P1.27 billion, mainly farm roads
THE DEPARTMENT of Agriculture (DA) said it delivered a P1.27-billion farm aid package to Zamboanga del Sur (Zambo Sur), led by P968 million for...