California farmers adopt AI to improve vineyard efficiency
The wine industry in Napa Valley, California, in the US is showcasing how farmers can integrate artificial intelligence (AI) technology efficiently to supplement labour without displacing a workforce.
Egg prices rise as Australian farmers battle bird flu
Fast-spreading avian influenza in Australia has forced egg producers to destroy millions of chickens across the country.
‘Sustainable livestock crucial to EU economy’ – vision document
The European Commission (EC) has vowed to strengthen the competitiveness and resilience of sensitive agriculture industries, such as livestock farming.
Trump administration disrupts US bird flu response
As the avian influenza outbreak in the US worsens, health experts are expressing concern about the disruption caused by the new administration of President Donald Trump to the country’s response...
EU insect protein market in ‘financial turmoil’
The insect protein industry in the EU is coming under increasing pressure, with many role players calling for an overhaul of regulations.
‘Farmer-unfriendly policies are ruining agriculture’
Farmer strikes in developed countries might soon spill over to developing countries, Theo de Jager, executive director of the Southern African Agri Initiative, told Farmer’s Weekly.
US farmers concerned about mass deportation threats
The mass deportations threatened by US president-elect Donald Trump could deal a serious blow to that country’s agriculture sector, which is already struggling with severe labour shortages.
World food prices hit 18-month high
Bolstered primarily by vegetable oil prices, global food prices rose sharply in October to reach an 18-month high. This is according to data recently released by the UN’s Food and...
COP29 finance talks off to a shaky start
As the world gathers in Baku, Azerbaijan, for the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29), climate change financing and mitigation seems more uncertain than ever.
First-ever bird flu case in pigs raises concern in the US
Scientists in the US have expressed concern about the detection of the first case of H5N1 avian influenza (bird flu) flu in a pig in that country.
Worst year since 2007 for US maize farmers
The US Federal Reserve’s latest Beige Book report published on 30 October has indicated that maize farmers could be experiencing their worst year in almost 20 years.
Can automation alleviate labour shortages on US farms?
A declining interest in farming along with an ageing farmer population in the US have been cited as among the many reasons for the significant shortage of workers in the...
