8+ hour, 21+ min ago   (361+ words) At least 30,013 hectares of rice farms in Eastern Visayas have been identified as highly vulnerable to El Niño, prompting the Department of Agriculture (DA) to map out measures to mitigate its impact. DA Eastern Visayas Regional Executive Director Rodel Macapañas…...

10+ hour, 42+ min ago   (1006+ words) Monday, September 14, 2026 September 14, 2026 10:33 AM IST PMKMY | pension safety net | Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maandhan Yojana | PM Kisan Maandhan Yojana | farmers | Agriculture For millions of small and marginal farmers, securing a stable income in old age can be as important as sustaining…...

5+ hour, 59+ min ago   (349+ words) The Government is moving to have local farmers get first preference in supplying the tourism sector as the country targets 10 million visitors and US$10 billion in tourism earnings over the next decade. The move is in keeping with the tourism…...

10+ hour, 25+ min ago   (360+ words) Puducherry:Auroville’s largest organic farm, Annapurna Farm, is facing an eviction threat after the Auroville Foundation ordered its residents to relocate within 10 days, citing plans linked to an IIT-Madras “sustainability campus”. The farm management has opposed the move, arguing that…...

10+ hour, 30+ min ago   (335+ words) The European Union and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization have launched a €5 million initiative aimed at helping Afghan farmers and agribusinesses improve access to markets, increase incomes and withstand climate and economic shocks, the organizations said. The project will…...

10+ hour, 44+ min ago   (137+ words) 2 Sisters Food Group has applied to increase the processing capacity of its Sandycroft poultry plant in Flintshire, Wales. The company has submitted an application to Natural Resources Wales (NRW) to vary the site’s existing environmental permit. If approved, the variation…...

13+ hour, 8+ min ago   (531+ words) A major new $14 million research partnership being led by the NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) has commenced in a bid to strengthen drought resilience across Australia’s cotton and grain industries. The multi-year program, which is supported…...

11+ hour, 45+ min ago   (242+ words) A national campaign is shining a spotlight on the fight against crime in the countryside. The National Rural Crime Network's Rural Crime Action Week is underway and aims to ensure that government's proposed reforms to policing do not overlook the…...

11+ hour, 40+ min ago   (528+ words) The fight against pests continues for Gisborne farmers with possums at the top of the hit list, a Federated Farmers survey has found. In Fed Farmers’ National Pests Survey 2026, Kiwi farmers said they were battling possums among other pests such…...