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FAO  also released a new Cereal Supply and Demand Brief, which forecasts that world cereal production in 2023 will increase by 0.9 percent from the previous year to reach 2 815 million tonnes, on par with the record output realized in 2021,…

International food commodity prices declined in August, led by staples other than rice and sugar, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported today, as SEEDS writes. The FAO Food Price Index, which tracks…

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) jointly with the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine (MAPF) are launching a call in the State Agrarian Registry (SAR), for…

The Harlow family has been growing vegetables on their farm in Westminster, Vermont, for over a century. Paul G. Harlow bought the property in 1917, where the family milked cows and sold vegetables at a roadside stand. Now, 102 years…

They may look like little fluffy cotton balls with legs, but the damage mealybugs can do on houseplants and in the outdoor garden is serious. Mealybugs, a cousin to other garden pests like scale and whiteflies, can damage many flowering…

Spring is in the air, and in the blink of an eye, it’ll be time for skin-baring clothes that are quite unforgiving of winter’s dietary indulgences. But that’s where spring superfoods come into play. Start your pre-summer slimdown with…

In Italy there is quite a lively demand for Spanish produce at the moment as, when it comes to prices, Spain seems to be more competitive. "Demand for Spanish iceberg lettuce is always good with prices ranging from…

"What a great job we have," says John Grootscholten with Daily Fresh when asked how his cultivation is going. Dutch radish growers have been in for a surprise in recent years when it comes to the weather. Will it be ice-skating or T-shirt…

There’s a common piece of advice given to farmers interested in improving soil health – pick a field and start. This 23-minute video follows five South Carolina farmers as they do just that. Working with Dr. Robin “Buz” Kloot, Research…

In his more than 20 years farming, Liam Delaney has done everything he knows how to do to make beef production work, inside and outside the farm gate and in terms of advocating for the sector. "I talked and listened to experts,…