Alternatives for soon-to-be-banned pesticides see success but still bring concern for farmers

Cornell University researchers have found potential alternatives to neonicotinoid pesticides, which will be phased out for certain New York crops, but they come with some challenges. The Birds and Bees Protection Act, which was signed by Gov....

Low Mississippi River Water Levels Could Hurt Grain Prices At Harvest

Barge river traffic (prob. on Mississippi River near East St. Louis). (Photo by Steve Liss/Getty Images) Getty Images As October's harvest season reaches full swing, the Mississippi River Basin is heading toward a troubling situation that could...

Thompson schools celebrate agriculture industry with all-Colorado meal

Thompson School District celebrated "Colorado Proud School Meal Month" with a special lunch menu. The menu featured hamburgers and other items made entirely from Colorado-sourced ingredients. Students also participated in interactive activities...

Alabama Extension: Simple steps may help prevent farm equipment theft

By Mary Wilson Alabama Cooperative Extension System AUBURN UNIVERSITY — Harvesting crops, hauling grain and moving hay, among other seasonal tasks, make fall a busy time for farmers. Completing all this work often requires staging vehicles, heavy...

Chili prices soar, vegetables follow suit

Rains have dampened roads but lit a fire in the kitchen, with chilli prices in Dhaka’s markets jumping by over Tk 100 in a week and vegetables climbing fast behind. A visit to Saat Tola and Mohakhali kitchen markets shows that chilli which sold at...

Could AI Help Iowa Farmers Deal With the ‘Data Deluge’?

(TNS) — Imagine every stalk of corn in an Iowa field as a single data point. Add them all up; then account for yield-affecting variables like soil type, row width, irrigation practices, seasonal pests, weather patterns and more. Modern-day farmers...

P306-M crop insurance shields WV farmers, fisherfolk from typhoon ruin

ILOILO – Successive typhoons may have battered Western Visayas’ agriculture and fisheries sector, but farmers and fisherfolk are fighting back with a critical lifeline: insurance. The Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC)-Region 6 has...

AAP govt’s decision to sell Mohali’s AC vegetable market anti-people: Cong, SAD

Congress and Shiromani Akali Dal leaders strongly criticised the Punjab Mandi Board’s decision to sell the 12-acre ultra-modern fruit and vegetable market in Mohali’s Phase 11 to the Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority (PUDA).Terming...

Fate of Farm Bill overlooked in government shutdown

Click play to listen to this article. The government shutdown is getting attention, but farmers also wonder where things stand with agriculture programs now that the Farm Bill has expired. With federal lawmakers locked in a budget stalemate, the...

Harvest season: Inclement weather perturbs Rajouri, Poonch farmers

Rajouri, Oct 3: Heavy rainfall coupled with thunderstorms that lashed several areas of Rajouri district on Friday morning, along with the forecast of persisting bad weather in the coming days, has triggered fresh concerns among farmers. At...

Surrey Urban Farmers Market's summer season ends Saturday at park

Final event for 2025 is Oct. 4 at Royal Kwantlen Park in North Surrey The summer season comes to end Saturday (Oct. 4) for Surrey Urban Farmers Market, held weekly at Royal Kwantlen Park from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The list of vendors includes hot...

Strawberries showing fewer signs of Neopestalotiopsis in new plug plants in Md.

Children pick strawberries from Shlagel Farms in Waldorf, Md., in 2023. Maryland strawberry growers are finding fewer signs of the devastating fungal disease Neopestalotiopsis in new plug plants this fall, though researchers and farmers warn the...

Watford City North Dakota FFA Serves Up Steaks, Fruit, and a Future in Agriculture

If you’re craving juicy fruit, sizzling steaks, and a good reason to support local students, the Watford City FFA has you covered! The chapter's annual Fruit and Steak Sale is officially underway, and it’s not just about filling your freezer—it’s...

Gardening advice with ECHO Farms

Gardening advice with ECHO Farms >> ECHO FARMS HAS BEEN PART OF OUR GULF COAST FAMILY FOR DECADES AND WE LOVE STOPPING BY TO SEE WHAT THEY'RE GROWING. AND TODAY THEY'RE COMING TO US TO SHARE A NEW COMMUNITY GARDEN THAT'S OPENING UP THIS MONTH....

Behind the stalks: Knollbrook Farms designs massive 12-acre corn maze experience

GOSHEN, Ind. -- Knollbrook Farms was created by John and Cynthia Adam in 1986. One of many interesting attractions at this farm is the massive corn maze that has been around for over two decades. Cynthia says, “We started this corn maze, 20, this...

Upstate NY farm with pumpkin cannon named one of America’s best pumpkin patches

An Upstate NY farm has been nationally recognized for having one of the 10 best pumpkin patches in the country. Last month, USA Today declared that Kelder’s Farm in Kerhonkson, New York, has the ninth-best pumpkin patch in all of America. The...

India News | MP CM Mohan Yadav Transfers Rs 653 Crores Relief Amount to 8.8 Lakh Farmers for Crop Losses

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], October 3 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Friday transferred Rs 653.34 crore as relief to 8,84,772 farmers in 13 districts for their crop losses affected by excessive rainfall, floods, and pest...

No Political Flags on Guebert Farm

Published: Friday, October 3, 2025 While my father and mother were far from apolitical, neither allowed any political signs or flags in the yard or on any barns on our southern Illinois dairy farm. The reason, my father once explained, was "The...

Orlando’s 20 best pumpkin patches, corn mazes and fall fests

Florida may lack the seasonal change aspect of fall, but rest assured the state is full of autumnal to-dos. This year, Orlando and its surrounding communities are bursting with fall festivities like massive pumpkin patches, corn mazes, festivals,...

Solid Harvest Week; but Thursday Field Fire affects 15 Standing Corn Acres South of Vermilion Regional Airport

A week of sunshine and unseasonably warmer temperatures than usual has had Vermilion County farmers going full tilt on the harvest. The Vermilion County Farm Bureau’s Tom Fricke told CIMG that things are right on schedule, or better....