2+ day, 1+ hour ago (219+ words) The awards totaling $1 million were approved at the Agriculture Diversification and Development Committee's quarterly meeting Nov. 19 in Jamestown. Cavendish Farms received $500,000 to support the ... Cavendish awarded $500,000 through Agriculture Diversification and Development Fund For more information, visit www.ndda.nd.gov/add. Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring has announced Agriculture Diversification and Development Fund awards for four projects, including Cavendish Farms in Jamestown. The awards totaling $1 million were approved at the Agriculture Diversification and Development Committee's quarterly meeting Nov. 19 in Jamestown. Cavendish Farms received $500,000 to support the expansion of the current Jamestown facility and allow for new equipment investments to increase the processing and production of potato products. The Agriculture Diversification and Development Fund is administered by the North Dakota Department of Agriculture. The fund was created to support new or expanding value-added-agriculture businesses that demonstrate financial feasibility, enhance profitability for the…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago (361+ words) Agriculture Secretary Devesh Chaturvedi also said that the way GST reforms were announced and implemented has changed the way agriculture inputs are being procured by farmers. Agriculture Secretary Devesh Chaturvedi on Friday, November 28, said that the Financial Year 2024-25 observed bumper harvest of foodgrains, oil seeds and horticulture which was supported by good Monsoon, and in FY26, the quality of produce and productivity is expected to be impacted in some regions due to excessive rainfall.Speaking at the FICCI Annual General Meeting and Annual Convention in New Delhi during a panel with CNBC-TV18, Chaturvedi said that no food inflation for at least next six months is expected."Very few areas of deficit , some areas witnessed excess rainfall Quality of produce and productivity has been impacted in those areas Overall, the coverage has been okay and the reservoirs are full and there is…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago (384+ words) A new film that can be made from widely-available food waste is as effective as conventional plastics at shielding food from moisture and oxygen, its inventors say." The novel material was made by combining cellulose from wood pulp and chitin from crustacean shells or mushrooms, and builds on the team's previous research to develop an alternative to petroleum-based plastic that can extend the shelflife of fresh produce." In their ten years of work so far, they have made progress, developing materials that have become successively stronger and less permeable. However, they've battled to overcome one significant hurdle, which is that as humidity rises, the material they've invented becomes more permeable to both oxygen and water, threatening the contents within." Most strikingly, their experiments showed that at humidity levels of 80%reminiscient of some tropical countriesthe biobased film was even less permeable…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago (537+ words) The handover marks one of the most significant milestones in pursuit of a fully data-driven agricultural ecosystem Kenya has taken a major leap in the digitisation of its agriculture sector after the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) officially handed over the Kenya Integrated Agriculture Management Information System (KIAMIS) to the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development. The handover, conducted during the ongoing Intergovernmental Forum on Agriculture in Naivasha, marks one of the most significant milestones in the country's pursuit of a fully digital, data-driven agricultural ecosystem. FAO Deputy Country Representative Hamisi William led the ceremony, formally transferring KIAMIS to Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture and Livestock Development Mutahi Kagwe. With over 7.1 million registered crop and livestock farmers already onboarded, KIAMIS now becomes a cornerstone platform for the Ministry, enabling real-time agricultural intelligence and improved service delivery. The…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago (262+ words) A top Treasury official has been appointed to lead the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, months after Adam Fennessy's surprise termination. Victoria Anderson will begin a five-year term as secretary on December 8. Ms Anderson's most recent public service role was deputy secretary of the small business, corporate and law group at the Department of the Treasury. It's a return to Agriculture for Ms Anderson, who started at the department as a graduate in the early 2000s. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirmed the appointment with a statement on Thursday morning. "Ms Anderson brings a depth of expertise in public policy to the role, particularly in the agriculture domain where she commenced as a graduate," he said. Ms Anderson also led the Albanese government's jobs and skills summit in 2022 and worked with the states and territories on the management of COVID-19 in…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago (410+ words) A new law introduced by a California congressman would raise the minimum legal age of child workers in agriculture from 12 to 17. The bill would update the original 1938 law regulating farmworkers and children in farm jobs. U.S. Rep. Raul Ruiz, D-Calif., introduced House Resolution 6066, or the CARE Act, on the floor of the U.S. House on Nov. 17. The bill would raise the minimum age of agricultural workers nationwide from 12 to 17 for most agricultural jobs and to 16 for jobs in mining, manufacturing and similar industries. According to The CARE Act, which stands for the Children's Act for Responsible Employment, children are allowed to work in agricultural jobs at much younger ages than virtually any other job in any other line of work. The primary aim of the bill is to raise wages for these children and institute new regulations regarding work hours. Agricultural jobs…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago (412+ words) (The Center Square) - A new law introduced by a California congressman would raise the minimum legal age of child workers in agriculture from 12 to 17. The bill would update the original 1938 law regulating farmworkers and children in farm jobs. U.S. Rep. Raul Ruiz, D-Palm Desert, introduced House Resolution 6066, or the CARE Act, on the floor of the U.S. House on Nov. 17. The bill would raise the minimum age of agricultural workers nationwide from 12 to 17 for most agricultural jobs and to 16 for jobs in mining, manufacturing and similar industries. According to The CARE Act, which stands for the Children's Act for Responsible Employment, children are allowed to work in agricultural jobs at much younger ages than virtually any other job in any other line of work. The primary aim of the bill is to raise wages for these children and institute new regulations regarding…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago (300+ words) World Animal Protection has criticised world leaders at the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) for sidestepping the climate and deforestation impacts linked to industrial animal agriculture, warning that the omission threatens global climate progress. The conference, held in Bel'm on the edge of the Amazon rainforest, was expected to spotlight the role of intensive livestock production'one of the key drivers of deforestation, biodiversity loss and greenhouse gas emissions. However, discussions at the summit largely avoided the issue, despite rising global concern. Sally Kahiu, external affairs lead at World Animal Protection, said the silence undermines efforts to address the climate crisis. "We cannot protect the planet while propping up an industry that destroys forests, fuels the climate crisis, and subjects billions of animals to immense suffering. Cutting down forests to grow crops for billions of intensively farmed animals rather than feeding people…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago (582+ words) The hills of Kentucky might seem like a separate world from the Selva Maya rainforest in Central America. But they are just a song away. When someone hears the twitter of the tiny Kentucky warbler in the woods of Appalachia, the sounds are inextricably linked to what's happening to this imperiled jungle in southern Mexico, Guatemala and Belize. That connection, spanning thousands of kilometers, is being highlighted by scientists who used amateur bird sightings to illuminate the ties between birds that capture the hearts of North American birders and Central and South American forests threatened by deforestation. "If we lose the last great forests of Central America'and we are'we lose the birds that define our eastern forests in North America," said Jeremy Radachowsky, an ecologist involved in the new research as head of the Wildlife Conservation Society's Mesoamerica program. The…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago (212+ words) Stabroek News is Guyana's leading independent newspaper. It was first published in November 1986, first as a weekly but it later changed to a daily print newspaper. The entry of the paper into the mass media in Guyana brought a new openness to the media environment in the country. It was founded by David DeCaires, who died on November 1, 2008. Mailing Address: 46/47 Robb Street, Lacytown, Georgetown, Guyana, South America Telephone: +592-227-4080 Log into your account Nine-year-old Levon Anthony Collins, of Nurney Village, Corentyne, and a pupil of Kildonan Primary School, had intended to pursue a career in agriculture, with a special focus on livestock, but he died prematurely, without having his dream realised. Levon had already owned pigs and creole fowls. "He had a passion for livestock, but that's the memory I will have of him," related his mother, Loretta Collins, with sadness…...