DES MOINES, Iowa - Like any farmer, Iowa Agriculture Secretary Bill Northey is eager to put the pains -- and the rains -- of 2008 behind him. By any measure, Northey said, it has been a trying year for Iowa farmers -- record rain fall, record flooding, fitful weather throughout.

Like any farmer, Iowa Agriculture Secretary Bill Northey is eager to put the pains -- and the rains -- of 2008 behind him.

Thrissur, Oct 6 : 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.

Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz must be on some other planet" if he thinks the issue of invasive species in Northern Ontario has been addressed, [...]

This report aims to facilitate understanding of the social dynamics of communities whose livelihoods are largely resource-dependent on water for agriculture and their capacity to manage and shape processes of structural change in water resource management.

Agriculture futures traded lower Monday on the Chicago Board of Trade.

Agriculture futures traded lower Monday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for December delivery fell 45 cents to $5.9525 a bushel; December corn lost 30 cents to $4.24 a bushel; December oats dropped 20 cents to $2.94 a bushel; November soybeans lost 70 cents to $9.22 a bushel.

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.