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PM Narendra Modi vows to protect farmers amid trade tensions
Prime Minister Narendra Modi pushed for greater self-reliance, local manufacturing of everything, from fertilisers to EV batteries, and pledged to protect farmers amid trade tensions with the US, delivering his 13th straight Independence Day...

'Do not eat': Recalls at Farmfoods, Lidl, Tesco and more major UK supermarkets
Recalls are in place on a number of items sold at UK supermarkets for a variety of reasons, including metal being found in a a breakfast food that may contain insects, and packaging errors resulting in foods presenting serious risks to those with...

Titan to Have Big Presence at Farm Progress Show
Titan International Inc. will showcase the newly unveiled Demco Big Buddy grain cart at the upcoming Farm Progress Show. The cart is equipped with rims built "built in partnership with Titan and Wold Rim and Wheel," according to Titan officials....

Cherry Crest Adventure Farm competing for best corn maze in USA Today's readers' choice awards
Once again, Ronks-based Cherry Crest Adventure Farm is competing in a national readers' choice competition to see if it's deemed the best corn maze in the United States by USA Today readers. The initial selections for best corn maze, and other USA...

How a new Canadian AI chatbot is aiming to fill the shoes of harder-to-find human farming experts
“Basically, it blends the power of large language models with regionally curated and validated agricultural data, so that whether one is managing wheat on the prairies or dairy in Atlantic Canada, the advice is specific to their operation,”...

Farm Fresh: Black-owned farm in Ellenwood brings organic produce to community
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Gummadidala farmers accuse Maithri Drugs of releasing harmful effluents into paddy fields
Farmers in Gummadidala, Sangareddy, staged a protest against Maithri Drugs Limited for allegedly releasing harmful effluents into their paddy fields, damaging crops and livestock. Officials promised to test water samples and secure compensation,...

The Farmers Guardian Podcast: Harvest 2025 - highs, lows and the arable outlook
As the cereal harvest draws to a close in some areas of the UK this week's Farmers Guardian podcast takes a moment to pause, reflect and look at some of the highs and lows so far. With that, we invite Leicestershire-based mixed farmer Will Oliver...

Margins, trade uncertainty, weather top of mind for Iowa farmers at state fair
News Margins, trade uncertainty, weather top of mind for Iowa farmers at state fair Farmers outlined some of their top concerns at the Iowa State Fair on Friday. North-central Iowa farmer Stu Swanson, the outgoing president of Iowa Corn, says...

Johnson: farmers will wait for fair trade
News Johnson: farmers will wait for fair trade A U.S. Congressman from South Dakota says ag trade should be fair. Dusty Johnson tells Brownfield the Trump administration is trying to level the playing field by addressing non-tariff trade barriers....

Central Washington farmers deal with drought as glaciers and snowpack melt at record rate
The Roza Irrigation District in the Yakima Valley relies on the snowpack in the mountains, but this year those crucial winter accumulations just aren’t there. SUNNYSIDE, Wash — The noise is constant at J & K Dairy during the summer months. From...

100 underperforming farm districts to elevated to match other regions: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacting with invited students at Red Fort on the Independence Day function New Delh Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said 100 underperforming agricultural districts will be brought on par with other farming...

Valley Bounty: ‘It’s just a joy’: Plum Brook Farm preserves farmland and grows delicious fruit
By Lisa Goodrich Clem Clay grew up the child of back-to-the land farmers in Vermont. In 2022, Clay and his wife, Tiffany, bought Small Ones Farm on Bay Road in Amherst, and Plum Brook Farm was born. “We essentially took over the fruit operation...

The Seed Oil Free Revolution Is Reshaping America's Freezers And Roots Farm Fresh Is Leading The Charge
(MENAFN- ACCESSWIRE) BROOKLYN, NY / ACCESS Newswire / August 15, 2025 / In kitchens across America, a quiet revolution is underway. From TikTok influencers to functional medicine doctors, consumers are turning away from seed oils like canola,...

Late drilling aids harvest at organic farm
15th August 2025 Author: Sarah Kidby After a disastrous harvest last year, Suffolk farmer John Pawsey says he’s hoping for an ‘average plus’ year in 2025. Image: John Pawsey John, who farms 700ha of his own land, and 850ha under farm management...

Old stone farm makes for charming country restaurant near Ramstein
A cat suns itself on top of a brick wall in the beer garden at Poerrbacher Hof, a home-style German restaurant near Schwedelbach, Germany. (Jennifer H. Svan/Stars and Stripes) Tucked away in a tiny farming village off the beaten path even by...

Corn and Peanut Market Update – August 2025
This article describes recent price trends and market fundamentals for grain corn and peanuts. Grain Corn The local grain corn price for August delivery is typically determined by the Chicago Board of Trade September futures contract price and the...

PM Modi says 100 underperforming farm districts will be elevated to match other farming regions
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said 100 underperforming agricultural districts will be brought on par with other farming regions through the implementation of the PM Dhan-Dhanya Krishi Yojana. In his longest Independence Day address from...

Urban farm to open in Fairfax
An illustration of the urban farm planned for Fairfax Circle. [Area 2 Farms via Facebook] Fairfax is getting a farm. It’s not a traditional farm, however; it’s an urban farm being developed as a partnership between Fairfax City Economic...

Tarakhola rural municipality chairman turns trial apple farming into commercial success
Apple farming venture started six years ago by Man Bahadur Roka/RSS BAGLUNG: The apple farming venture started six years ago by Man Bahadur Roka, chairman of Tarakhola Rural Municipality-5, with seedlings brought from Jumla for trial purposes, has...