The Kerala Agriculture University (KAU) Monday denied reports that it has entered into an agreement with Maharashtra Hybrid Seed Co (Mahyco) to provide it with the germplasm of indigenous rice varieties.

Storm Exchange, Inc., a market leader in grain market weather risk management services, today released its October to December 2008 Agriculture Weather Risk Outlook, holding steady on a 144 bushels per acre corn yield estimate and predicting a 38.4 bushels per acre yield for a struggling soybean crop. These numbers represent a 6% cut below trend for corn and a 10% cut for soybeans. The USDA ...

A Non Governmental Organization (NGO), the Youth Farmers Development Initiative, is to organise a national youth in agriculture summit in December, with the aim of revamping agriculture in Nigeria.

The current food crisis in Kenya is likely to continue if no action is taken to increase the enrolment of agriculture students in public universities, dons have warned.

The national safety council lists agriculture as 2008's most dangerous industry, with more than 700 deaths and 120,000 disabling injuries a year.

THE HOUSE agriculture and food committee has approved a measure granting incentives to "corporate farming," a bill being touted as a means of achieving food security.

JELI, Oct 5 (Bernama) -- The Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Ministry will cooperate with the Health Ministry to monitor the entry of agriculture produce from China to ensure they were not tainted by melamine.

MONTGOMERY | Alabama Agriculture Commissioner Ron Sparks is the new president of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture.Sparks was elected to the top spot during the association's meeting last week in Bismarck, N.D.

The secretary of Agriculture has a broad portfolio over the nation's farm and food programs.

Kelsey Clark has a favorite spot to do her class work at Mesa's Red Mountain High School.