Hormuz disruption hits fertilizer market ahead of U.S. spring planting
Shipping disruption in the Strait of Hormuz has sent urea prices sharply higher just as U.S. farmers move into the peak spring nitrogen application period.
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Shipping disruption in the Strait of Hormuz has sent urea prices sharply higher just as U.S. farmers move into the peak spring nitrogen application period.
The UK government has launched the Farming and Food Partnership Board to put farm productivity and profitability at the center of decision-making across the food chain.
Ireland’s nitrates derogation, which allows denser dairy herds than the standard limit, is facing a European Commission review challenge from environmental group An Taisce.
EarthDaily has secured a €480,000 French government grant for a project that will provide Ukraine with oblast-level crop area and yield intelligence on key field crops.
Global demand for Philippine ube is rising, but growers say production is becoming more vulnerable to erratic rain, heat and stronger typhoons.
A field study using fiber-optic sensing found that repeated tillage damages soil structure and reduces the ability of farmland to retain water.
England has released the first experimental national soil-health indicators covering runoff mitigation, carbon storage and sustainable arable crop provision using 2023-2024 baseline data.
Ghana has announced a farm service center, a 3.6-kilometer Afram River bridge and new irrigation works to unlock the agricultural potential of Afram Plains.
A tomato shortage in Ghana after Burkina Faso halted exports has triggered calls for an emergency production program to deliver domestic supply within 60 to 90 days.