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The News Desk

Every story we've carried.

Farming news from around the world, gathered automatically four times a day and always linked to the source. The latest week lives on the front page; everything settles here.

731 stories on file.

thenationalnews.com · 11:57 · News

Qatar’s Baladna to invest $3.3bn in Syrian farming project as Gulf flows grow

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The Guardian · 11:00 · Crops

It’s too fast, too big’: speed of climate crisis is devastating crops, say farmers

<p>Drought and extreme heat are killing plants, driving up prices while also making some farms economically unviable</p><p>“It’s a constant battle,” says Tim Young. He and his family have been tracking the rainfall on their Norfolk farm since 1976, and the data shows the last six years have seen two

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Teagasc | Agriculture and Food Development Authority · 10:34 · Weather

FarmFAMHealth project launch mental health training for farm families

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E&E News by POLITICO · 10:18 · Policy

Boozman pushes farm bill text release timeline

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nature.com · 05:08 · Crops

Reframing crops as multifunctional: a trait-based approach for sustainable agriculture

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Agriland · 05:00 · Livestock

Roscommon young suckler/sheep farmer insight on factory 'KT group'

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The Guardian · 04:00 · News

It makes your heart sing’: can a pioneering project show that rewilding really works? – podcast

<p>Intensive farming has all but destroyed England’s ancient woodlands and freshwater wetlands. On a farm in Lincolnshire a radical aristocrat hopes to show there’s money in protecting nature</p><p>By Patrick Barkham. Read by Dermot Daly</p><p><strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/j

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Farmers Weekly · 23:34 · Livestock

FW Awards: Meet the 2026 Poultry Farmer of the Year finalists

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Phys.org · 22:40 · Innovation

Natural emulsion manages to stop fungus that threatens up to 80% of cocoa production

An innovative formulation based on natural compounds could become a sustainable alternative for controlling moniliasis, one of the most devastating diseases affecting cocoa in Latin America. A new study shows that emulsions combining fengycin—a lipopeptide produced by bacteria of the genus Bacillus—

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AgFunderNews · 20:03 · Innovation

AgriFood Signals: Wild Bio acquires F1 Seed, ADM Capital raises $48m

Plus: BASF starts global registration of new herbicide. The post AgriFood Signals: Wild Bio acquires F1 Seed, ADM Capital raises $48m appeared first on AgFunderNews .

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Phys.org · 19:40 · Innovation

Connecting surface-level observations to molecular-level data uncovers plant stress coping mechanism

Unlike humans, plants cannot make simple lifestyle adjustments to adapt to changing environments. When exposed to conditions like extreme heat or water scarcity, instead of putting on sweaters or turning on air conditioners, plants need to sense and respond to these environmental changes at the mole

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BBC · 18:03 · News

Farmwatch: Listen to Farm to Fork evening show and special edition of Radio 4's The Archers

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AgFunderNews · 16:40 · Weather

Weed control, disease, and drainage are top pain points for farmers in 2026, says Grand Farm

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AgFunderNews · 16:40 · Weather

Weed control, disease, and drainage are top pain points for farmers in 2026, says Grand Farm

US-based agtech innovation hub Grand Farm is rolling out Phase II of its campus for testing new technologies on the farm. The post Weed control, disease, and drainage are top pain points for farmers in 2026, says Grand Farm appeared first on AgFunderNews .

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The Guardian · 12:46 · News

Fifteen elephant deaths at Kenya park may be due to cyanide poisoning

<p>Analysis of samples collected from carcasses found traces of toxic chemical compound, says Kenya Wildlife Service</p><p>The recent deaths of 15 elephants near a park in southern Kenya in the past month were likely caused by the animals ingesting pesticides used on nearby tomato farms, the Kenya W

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Phys.org · 12:20 · Innovation

Tread softly: A new 'light touch' way to detect kauri dieback

Kauri dieback is one of the most serious threats facing Aotearoa New Zealand's kauri forests. The disease is caused by a soil-dwelling microbe, Phytophthora agathidicida, which infects kauri roots and eventually kills the tree. There is no cure, so finding infected trees early and managing them well

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Successful Farming · 11:53 · News

3 Big Things Today, July 30, 2026

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Financial Times · 11:30 · News

AGCO REPORTS SECOND-QUARTER RESULTS – Company Announcement

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Phys.org · 11:00 · Innovation

In wine country, barn owls offer eco-friendly alternative for rodent control

With summer comes the warmth and sunshine that wine grapes need to thrive. It also comes with more vineyard-destroying rodents. To keep vermin at bay while reducing the need for harmful pesticides, California vineyards have been turning to an avian ally: barn owls.

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BBC · 10:48 · Livestock

How Wiltshire's young dairy farmers are adapting to the climate

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Agriland · 06:00 · News

Agri inheritance relief: How to solve active farmer conundrum?

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Insurance Business · 05:36 · Policy

Half of England declared in drought as insurers face exposure beyond subsidence

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BBC · 05:29 · News

Two cows that launched a family farming legacy

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The Guardian · 04:00 · Weather

A rain festival with no rain: the Indian farmers bracing for a ‘super’ El Niño as monsoon arrives late

<p>Raja is normally a celebration of the start of the monsoon, but in the eastern state of Odisha, the rains came so late the seeds were sown under clear skies</p><p>Kasturi Gamango and Pramila Sabar cannot contain their giggles as they explain one of the big attractions of the Raja festival, which

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BBC · 00:04 · News

Your burger costs more this summer, but farmers say they're not cashing in

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Phys.org · 23:20 · Innovation

A climate resilience strategy to strengthen US seafood competitiveness

As the U.S. looks to expand domestic seafood production, a new University of Miami study argues that long-term competitiveness will depend on how well fisheries can withstand climate-driven disruptions. The study comes as NOAA advances new efforts to increase domestic seafood production and suggests

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Farmers Weekly · 23:14 · Crops

Transition Farmer: OSR reset after 2025 crop losses

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Phys.org · 21:20 · Weather

Interaction between sugar beet and its pest varies depending on drought stress, researchers find

Drought creates increasing challenges for agriculture. As well as affecting crop growth, it also affects interactions with pests. A research team at the University of Göttingen investigated how different levels of drought affect sugar beet's susceptibility to damage caused by the beet leaf miner (Pe

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Phys.org · 18:00 · Crops

Global warming threatens rice harvests more than crop models predict, study warns

A new study on how rising temperatures will affect rice production in Science Advances compares 214 observations from field-warming experiments with seven crop models, revealing modeled estimates for yield reductions from 1°C of global warming were roughly half those of the real-world observed exper

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The Guardian · 15:00 · Markets

Free-range, organic and ‘hormone-free’: what do Australian supermarket chicken labels mean?

<p>Australians consume more chicken than any other meat but packaging can be confusing. Here experts break down the different chook categories</p><p>From a <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/nov/21/teal-spicy-cough-and-bachelors-handbag-the-contenders-for-macquarie-dictionarys-

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