Falcon-like drone offers strawberry growers a new defence against bird damage in Queensland
Queensland strawberry farms are trialling a flapping drone designed to mimic a peregrine falcon and drive rainbow lorikeets away from valuable fruit.
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Queensland strawberry farms are trialling a flapping drone designed to mimic a peregrine falcon and drive rainbow lorikeets away from valuable fruit.
A new Primus Partners report says India needs six policy interventions to speed up AI adoption in agriculture, improve trust in digital tools and make agri-tech more inclusive…
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Lantra says the UK’s widening skills gap across agriculture and related land-based industries is putting food security, rural jobs and a sector valued at £41 billion at risk.
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Vegetable growers in southern Shan State say collapsing cabbage prices, higher transport costs and flood losses are forcing them to cut down harvests and shift cropping plans.
Farmers in Western Australia report thousands of mice per hectare, reseeding losses and sharply higher baiting costs on top of rising diesel and fertilizer bills.
India is accelerating a long-delayed Canadian potash investment to secure MOP supplies as the West Asia war raises risks for fertilizer trade and subsidy costs.
India will waive cotton import duties from June 1 to October 31, 2026 to improve raw material availability for the textile sector and reduce cost pressure across the…