Fall armyworm spreading fast across China
Up to 90 000ha of crops planted mainly to maize and sugar cane in 18 provinces, regions and municipalities across China have now been infested with fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda).
‘Developing crop solutions tailored to Africa’s needs’
Corteva Agriscience is aiming to introduce advanced crop hybrids and crop protection products that will enable farmers in Africa to improve their productivity, income and lives.
‘Historic flooding’ seriously delays US maize plantings
Farmers in the US have turned to social media to show how far behind they are with the planting season this year, due to the severe weather conditions the country is experiencing.
Helping farmers in Colombia swop coca for coffee
A new programme has been initiated in Colombia to help farmers in the southeastern mountain region of Nariño to convert an estimated 400ha planted to coca into coffee production, according to the Colombian Coffee Growers' Federation.
Persistent drought forces Australia to import wheat
Following two years of below average rainfall in Australia, which has led to severe drought conditions, agricultural production on the country’s east coast has been devastated.
Concerns about EU-South America trade deal
An accord between the EU and the Mercosur trading bloc, comprising Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela, could be reached in the next week.
US$16 billion aid plan for US farmers as trade war intensifies
US President Donald Trump’s recent announcement of a US$16 billion (about R231 billion) farm aid package has been met with mixed reactions.
€100 million in Brexit compensation for Irish beef farmers
Beef farmers in Ireland will be receiving €100 million (about R1,62 billion) in aid to compensate them for falling beef prices due to Brexit-related uncertainties, changes to the value of the pound, and price cuts since the Brexit vote.
32 cows for world’s first floating farm
Thirty-two cows recently boarded the world’s first floating farm in the Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands.
EU olive industry under threat from killer pathogen
The deadly Xylella pathogen poses a "very serious threat" to the EU's olive industry, with countries in southern Europe most at risk.
US$2 billion in damages awarded in Roundup cancer trial
A jury in the San Francisco Superior Court in the US has awarded more than $2 billion (about R28 billion) to a couple who claimed that the Bayer AG glyphosate-based Roundup herbicide gave them cancer.
China to increase soya bean output amid trade tensions
It is expected that soya bean output in China will increase 7,9% to 17,27 million tons for the 2019/2020 production year, according to the country’s agriculture ministry.
