Shrimp farmers hope for clean start
Shrimp farmers in the coastal provinces of the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta, who have been suffering unprecedented losses of shrimp, …
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Fresh crop of farmers markets is springing up nationwide
SAN FRANCISCO — If it seems like farmers markets are popping up like weeds, it’s because they are. New …
Crop Report (August 6)
More than 99 percent of Texas was in one level of drought or another by the last week of July, …
Warm weather permits French farmers to advance wheat harvest
FRANCE’S wheat harvest, the European Union’s biggest, advanced in the past four days as sunny weather and temperatures above 20 …
Double success for Down farmers at Ireland’s top dairy livestock event
FATHER and daughter, Ivan and Louise Robinson from Ballgowan, Co Down have won Highest EBI and Best Protein Awards at …
Scotland’s beef farmers handed funding lifeline
Scotland’s most vulnerable beef farmers will continue to receive financial aid as part of an interim government scheme to replace …
Salt-resistant potatoes?
Dutch farmers and scientists are developing salt-resistant potatoes; a local experiment with international interest and global potential. The trial on …
Survey of farm use of water
FARMERS and growers will be surveyed on how much water they use, what they do to conserve it and how …
Agriculture Association protests in Bekaa against lack of govt support
BEIRUT: The Agriculture Association in Lebanon held a protest in the Bekaa Sunday against lack of government support, briefly blocking …
Illinois Soybean Association recognizes two Pike County farmers
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — The Illinois Soybean Association recognized two Pike County farmers Sunday at its annual meeting. Mark Sprague of …