RBI has notified the 2026 Kisan Credit Card Directions for Regional Rural Banks, introducing a uniform framework for crop and allied sector lending. The Directions streamline credit assessment, ...

Maryland farmers affected by a “devastating” April freeze welcomed federal relief approved this week, after the surprise chill led to losses in the millions of dollars and a disaster declaration.

On June 4, the United States House of Representatives passed the 2027 agriculture appropriations bill. If enacted in its current state, the bill would cut US$200 million from the Special Supplemental ...

The latest U.S. Department of Agriculture World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report is calling for lower poultry production for 2026, but it noted an increase in the recent pace of ...

In now-famous remarks commemorating the first-ever World Soil Day — created in 2014 to raise global awareness about the importance of healthy soil — Maria-Helena Semedo, Deputy- Director General for ...

For most of the nation, it’s difficult to get fresh, locally grown produce year-round. Thanks to smart greenhouses — which use monitoring and control systems to optimize growing conditions for plants ...

On my family farm in Georgia, every season begins with the same basic question: will the numbers work? Like farmers across the country, my family looks at the cost of seed, fertilizer, feed, fuel, and ...

USDA Rural Development Maine State Director John Butera (left) greets RSU 29 Superintendent Joe Fagnant Monday after announcing the Houlton school district will receive $1 million to expand remote ...

COLUMBIA — The price of soil sample testing at the University of Missouri Extension Soil and Plant Testing Laboratory is being reduced by half as the lab adopts a new soil testing method. Under the ...

Since the start of the second Trump presidency, the federal government has slashed nearly a quarter of a million employees, with some of the biggest staff cuts taking place in government entities ...

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