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How Plants Manage Light: New Insights Into Nature’s Oxygen-Making Machinery

A set of breakthroughs from scientists at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) is offering a new understanding of how energy flows through one of nature’s most important molecular machines: the...

Minister John Steenhuisen: Agriculture Dept Budget Vote 2025/26

Chairperson, Honourable Members of the Portfolio Committee, Deputy Minister Capa, Esteemed Colleagues, Stakeholders, and Fellow South Africans, It is a privilege to stand before you today to present the 2025/26 Budget Vote for the Department of...

Attorney General Bailey Urges Biden Loan Guarantee For Grain Belt Express Be Rescinded

July 8, 2025 2:47 pm Calls on Department of Energy to Stop $4.9 Billion Green Energy Boondoggle That Threatens Missouri Landowners JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Today, the Missouri Attorney General’s Office hand-delivered a letter to the U.S. Department...

Agriculture rejects false reporting by FreshPlaza about detection of oriental fruit fly in Grabouw, Overberg District Municipality

The Department of Agriculture (DoA) has noted with great concern the publication by “FreshPlaza Media” dated 30 June 2025, titled: “Oriental fruit fly detected in Grabouw, quarantine zone set”. The DoA would like to categorically state that this...

Portugal Grants Vestaron Bioinsecticide Emergency Use to Protect High-Value Tomato Crops from Devastating Pest

Kalamazoo, Michigan, July 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Portugal has granted emergency use authorization (EUA) for Vestaron’s groundbreaking bioinsecticide SPEAR® LEP, enabling farmers to protect tomato crops from devastating infestations of tomato...

Indiana Grain Indemnity Corporation meeting 6-5-2025

2025 N.C. State Fair competition entries now open

RALEIGH – If you have ever dreamed of winning a ribbon at the N.C. State Fair now is the time to figure out what you want to enter and sign up! The State Fair is now accepting entries for the 2025 fair, Oct. 16-26. If winning a ribbon at the fair...

Organic Fruits And Vegetables Market Size Projected To Reach Approximately USD 55.86 Billion By 2027

Organic fruits and vegetables industry was estimated at $30.77 billion in 2019, and is anticipated to hit $55.86 billion by 2027, registering a CAGR of 7.9% WILMINGTON, DE, UNITED STATES, July 7, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Allied Market Research...

Study shows how a common fertilizer ingredient benefits plants

Lanthanides are a class of rare earth elements that in many countries are added to fertilizer as micronutrients to stimulate plant growth. But little is known about how they are absorbed by plants or influence photosynthesis, potentially leaving...

Romania Battles Severe Soil Drought Threatening Key Crops

(MENAFN) Romania is currently battling a severe soil drought that is jeopardizing crops like corn and sunflower, especially in areas without irrigation, the National Meteorological Administration (ANM) warned on Saturday. The ANM reports that the...

Board of Agriculture will meet July 8 in Raleigh

RALEIGH – The N.C. Board of Agriculture will hold a meeting Tuesday, July 8, at 1:30 p.m. at the Martin Building at the N.C. State Fairgrounds in Raleigh. The board will take up the following items: n Rules Introduction: Final Agency Determination...

Supplemental Disaster Relief Program webinar for crop insurance professionals

News July 14, 2025 News article USDA’s Risk Management Agency invites all crop insurance agents to join a webinar on July 16 to learn about the Supplemental Disaster Relief Program (SDRP), announced this week by USDA’s Farm Service Agency. This...

North Idaho Herbalist Gains National Spotlight for Her Healing Herbal Blends

ATHOL, ID, UNITED STATES, July 16, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- When Michelle and Rick McAninch left suburban Seattle in 2015 with their three young sons, they embarked on a bold mission: to transform a neglected property into a thriving,...

Agricultural Adjuvants Market Set to Witness Significant Growth by 2025-2031

The AMR report explores key growth drivers, investment opportunities, and challenges shaping the expansion of the agricultural adjuvants industry. WILMINGTON, DE, UNITED STATES, June 26, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- A comprehensive study on the...

Duraclad® PVC Liner Panels Improve Durability and Sanitation Standards in Agricultural Facilities

Duraclad® PVC liner panels elevate sanitation standards and provide long-lasting performance for agricultural containment applications. SACRAMENTO, CA, UNITED STATES, July 2, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The agriculture industry demands materials...

Governor Mills Signs Legislation to Support Agricultural Manufacturing Investment in Aroostook County

LD 1951 extends tax credits to potato processing facility in Washburn and a new facility now under construction at the Loring Commerce Centre in Limestone Governor Janet Mills has signed LD 1951, legislation that supports key economic investments...

Fruit and Vegetable Seeds Market Projected To Reach USD 24.84 Billion in 2032, annual growth rate CAGR of 8% 2025–2032

Fruit and Vegetable Seeds Market size was valued at US$ 13.42 Bn. in 2024 expected to grow at a CAGR of 8% through 2025 to 2032, reaching nearly US$ 24.84 Bn. WILMINGTON, DE, UNITED STATES, June 24, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Fruit and Vegetable...

L&A Opens L&Aser™ to Farmers, Seeks Innovation Exile in Australia

Company engaged by leading VC firm, begins competitive auction for AgCeption™ AI brand CHICO, CA, UNITED STATES, July 2, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Laudando & Associates LLC (“L&A”), the pioneering California AgTech developers behind the...

Missouri Attorney General Bailey Investigates Grain Belt Express Over History Of Lies And False Promises

July 2, 2025 10:43 am JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Today, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announces he has issued a Civil Investigative Demand (CID) to Grain Belt Express, LLC (GBE) following widespread concerns over misleading claims and a track...

Agriculture on revocation of the designation of Leaf Services as assignee

The Honourable Minister of Agriculture, Mr JH Steenhuisen, revoked the designation of Leaf Services as an assignee in terms of section 2(3) of the Agricultural Product Standards Act 119 of 1990 (“the Act”). Leaf Services was designated in 2006 to...