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How crop diversification is boosting productivity and sustainability in SA agriculture
The agricultural landscape is experiencing a notable shift away from the conventional method of mono-cropping, where large expanses of land are dedicated to the cultivation of a single crop variety. That’s according to Paul Makube, senior agricultural economist at FNB, who says that sustainable c...Read more -
Lawmakers eye measure shielding agriculture from cyber threats
WASHINGTON (CN) — A pair of senators on Thursday unveiled new legislation that they say will bolster the agriculture industry’s resilience against the threat of cyberattacks. The bipartisan measure, headed by Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton and New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and backed by a laun...Read more -
UT Institute of Agriculture announced 2024 field days
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture shared their upcoming field days across the state. The news release says that the field days will begin in February and includes the return of Milan No-Till Field Day. West Tennessee field days will include: Horse Manageme...Read more -
WEF releases report on financing sustainable agriculture
The World Economic Forum, which is meeting in Davos, Switzerland, this week, has released a report proposing a model for achieving sustainable agriculture worldwide. The report says, “To support the adoption of practices and sustain their implementation, a key source of financing s...Read more -
Agriculture Department awards $19 million to increase domestic biofuels
WASHINGTON (CN) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded $19 million in grants funding an effort to increase the availability of domestic biofuels. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Thursday announced the grants, which will help fund biofuel projects in 22 states. “By increasing the su...Read more -
985 acres of mining land to go back to agriculture production
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) – After decades of work at two major North Dakota coal mines, farmers and ranchers are finally able to use reclaimed land. Excavists have been hard at work out at the Falkirk Mine in McLean County and at Coteau Properties Co-Freedom Mine in Mercer County. But they ha...Read more -
Harnessing sensors, smart devices, and AI could transform agriculture
Biosensing engineer Azahar Ali, assistant professor of animal sciences and biological systems engineering at Virginia Tech, is bracing for the arrival of a fourth agricultural revolution. It’s an era predicted to tap into the transformative potential of the connective technologies that ha...Read more -
Slash-And-Burn Agriculture Can Increase Forest Biodiversity
The slash-and-burn agriculture practiced by many Indigenous societies across the world can actually have a positive impact on forests, according to a new study done in Belize. Researchers found that in areas of the rainforest in which Indigenous farmers using slash-and-burn techniques created ...Read more -
High input costs expected to continue for agriculture in 2024
Farmers and ranchers are expected to face a high-cost input environment again in 2024, according to Mark Welch, professor and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension economist. The trend unfolded in 2023 and is likely to carry into this year, bringing substantial financial investments and risks for the ...Read more -
Frontier Agriculture, Port of Tilbury extend deal
TILBURY, ENGLAND — Frontier Agriculture, a UK-based crop production and grain marketing business, extended a long-term strategic partnership with the Port of Tilbury with a new five-year agreement to support grain exports through the port’s busy agricultural hub. “We have a long and collaborati...Read more -
Improving technology and reform can boost agricultural modernization
The annual Central Rural Work Conference that concluded in Beijing on Wednesday mapped out the priorities for China’s rural work next year, pointing out that the country needs to strengthen scientific and technological innovation and reform, increase research efforts in core technologies an...Read more -
COP28 encourages global shift to sustainable agriculture
In their wide-ranging “stocktake” at the UN climate summit, world leaders urged the adoption of sustainable agriculture and resilient food systems on Wednesday without setting goals for the sector that produces one-third of global greenhouse gases. “We have to cross our fingers and hope t...Read more