More results...
AUSTRALIAN farmers have been left devastated at harvest after millions of rats wreaked havoc in their crops.
North Queensland sugarcane farms are experiencing a rodent plague that has disrupted what was meant to be a bumper year.
Foxearth FarmMil…
Toxic pesticides used to eradicate grain-eating quelea may harm the country’s endangered raptors, say conservationistsA drive by the Kenyan government to kill up to 6 million red-billed quelea birds that have invaded farms will have unintended conseque…
Marine farmers point finger at jellyfish swarms but campaigners call for boycott to curb ‘ever-worsening problem’ of overcrowdingSalmon deaths on fish farms in Scotland nearly doubled last year, official figures show, owing to growing levels of disease…
A pilot study by the agriculture department in 2013 detected chemicals not found by the self-regulatory system Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe pesticide testing Australia relies on to pick up chemicals in fr…
The pilot program that ran in 2013 was cancelled by then agriculture minister Barnaby Joyce and the results never releasedFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcas…
Hazelnut and walnut trees among cultivars becoming commercially viable Nuts are being grown more than ever by English farmers as the climate heats, making the products more economically viable, growers have said.Nut trees are also helpful for biodivers…
Environmental cash incentives part of government scheme to replace EU common agricultural policyFarmers are to receive additional payments of up to £1,000 a year for protecting nature and the environment, as the government reforms post-Brexit subsidies…
Exclusive: Leaked figures show tiny fraction of England’s farms received payment under sustainable farming incentiveJust 224 farmers in England were paid under the government’s flagship post-Brexit nature-friendly agriculture scheme last year, the Guar…