- Opinion: if we fail young farmers, we risk our food security August 12, 2026 11:46 pm Irish Farmers Journal Food security begins on the farm. If we fail to secure the next generation of farmers, we fail to secure Ireland’s ability to feed itself. That is not alarmism. It is the reality facing every country in Europe. The last decade has shown just how fragile …
- Sudan’s Revolutionary Ghosts August 12, 2026 11:28 pm equator This is the second of two instalments. Read the first part here. 1. It is hard to think of another contemporary conflict that has been as thoroughly depoliticised as the civil war in Sudan. The ‘Sudan industry’ – a particular subculture of spooks and …
- Organic agriculture becoming mainstream August 12, 2026 9:17 pm The Manila Times ORGANIC agriculture becoming mainstream globally and the Philippines has the potential to offer farm produce cultivated without chemicals to international markets. Marco Schlüter, Managing Director for International Affairs at Naturland e.V., said that …
- What Warrington’s historic early harvest says about farming’s future August 12, 2026 9:13 pm Warrington Guardian Kenyon Hall Farm has completed what farmer Tod Bulmer believes could be its earliest harvest ever - the result of weeks of hot, dry weather which allowed crops to ripen and combines to move quickly through the fields. “I think this is the earliest this …
- Lower yield, ending stocks guesses support corn August 12, 2026 9:13 pm Brownfield Ag News Market News Lower yield, ending stocks guesses support corn Soybeans were higher on fund and technical buying. The USDA’s production guess was up on the month due to higher acreage numbers, which canceled out a cut in yield. Still, there are some …
- New half-year record set by Bell Food Group August 12, 2026 8:17 pm WATT Poultry - Illinois Year-on-year improvements in net revenue and operating profit have been reported by the Bell Food Group for the six months to the end of June. When adjusted for the effects of foreign exchange fluctuations and acquisitions, the group’s overall revenue was …
- €9.92m paid to farmers through Farming for Water EIP August 12, 2026 6:03 pm Agriland Over €9.92 million has been paid to participants in the Farming for Water European Innovation Partnership (EIP). There is a total of 5,543 participants, with 4,374 paid to date, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) told Agriland. This …
- From grey water to cool spaces: 10 climate crisis policies Britain needs right now August 12, 2026 4:42 pm The Guardian From record-smashing temperatures, wildfires, hosepipe bans and thousands of premature deaths, the climate crisis has left its mark across the summer of 2026. Tackling the root cause – the burning of fossil fuels – and ending the crisis will take years. So …
- European Organic Day 2026 Advances Partnerships for Organic Agriculture in the Philippines August 12, 2026 4:04 pm Out of Town Blog MANILA, Philippines — August 2026 — The Philippines’ growing organic agriculture movement took center stage at European Organic Day Philippines 2026, as government representatives, farmers’ organizations, civil society groups, development partners, …
- Controversial intensive farming project approved in protected area of Alentejo August 12, 2026 4:01 pm Portugal Resident An intensive farming project in a protected area of Alcácer do Sal has been approved at the 4th attempt, despite overwhelming public opposition and warnings that groundwater extraction is already exceeding the aquifer’s ability to recharge. The conditional …
