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Farmers, collectives seek insurance cover, subsidies for promoting millet cultivation in Kerala

While 2023 is being celebrated as the International Year of Millets, farmers and millet enthusiasts in Kerala rue the absence of institutional support systems such as insurance cover that are vital for their sustainable farming.

The Hindu

Meeting reviews monsoon preparedness in Alappuzha

An online meeting chaired by Agriculture Minister P. Prasad on Saturday reviewed the overall preparedness to deal with the impending monsoon season in the district

The Hindu

1,200 ‘Krishikootams’ to be launched on May 16

The Agriculture department’s efforts to give a fillip to the agriculture sector by creating ‘krishikootams’ (farm groups) are set to take off on a big note.

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Biden, Agriculture committee leaders to discuss farm bill goals - Roll Call

President Joe Biden and the four leaders of House and Senate Agriculture committees are scheduled to meet Thursday on the farm bill.

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Torres Small backed by Senate Agriculture leaders for USDA deputy - Roll Call

Senate Agriculture Committee leaders say they support Xochitl Torres Small's promotion to Agriculture deputy secretary.

Roll Call

Organic fertiliser lab inaugurated at College of Agriculture at Vellayani

The Hindu

Federal budget 2023: Fee hikes on international travel, overseas parcels, imports to fund $1b biosecurity boost

Taxpayers, importers, and farmers are all being asked to pay more to keep economically devastating pests and diseases out of Australia in the 2023 budget.

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Minister promises steps to expand floriculture in Wayanad

The Centre has been set up by the State Horticulture Mission (SHM) in association with the Regional Agricultural Research Station (RARS) and the Agriculture department.

The Hindu

Minister to open centre of excellence for horticulture in Wayanad

The centre has been set up on 10 acres at a cost of ₹14 crore, by the State Horticulture Mission (SHM) in association with RARS and the Agriculture department as a demonstration-cum-training centre.

The Hindu

With Dalit Bandhu, drone sprayer operators soar to dizzying heights

Several tech-savvy Dalit Bandhu beneficiaries are scripting inspirational success stories by leveraging drone technology to break the shackles of poverty and achieve financial self-reliance in Khammam district’s Chintakani mandal. The scheme has helped the beneficiaries set up income-generating units of their choice across various sectors, including Agriculture and allied segments.

The Hindu

Farmers say taxpayers, importers should pay for rising cost of keeping pests and disease out of Australia

A storm is brewing over who should pay for Australia's biosecurity, with details to be announced on budget night and farmers saying they "are already paying their fair share".

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Senate Agriculture leaders differ on shifting funds to farm bill - Roll Call

Senate Republicans are eyeing unspent money appropriated in a 2022 law for use in a new farm bill that would replace one expiring Sept. 30.

Roll Call

House GOP tries panel collaboration on crypto; Democrats leery - Roll Call

House Agriculture and Financial Services Republicans are collaborating in an effort to agree on a legislative framework for cryptocurrencies.

Roll Call

Farmer adalat takes up 140 pleas

The Minister met 121 farmers and heard their grievances

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Agriculture, horticulture universities will be developed on lines of IITs, says Andhra Pradesh Agriculture Minster

The horticulture and agriculture universities in Andhra Pradesh will be developed on par with the IITs and NITs, Agriculture Minister Kakani Govardhan Reddy has said. The Minister was addressing the students, faculty, and farmers after inaugurating the new academic blocks, hostels, and dormitories for boys and girls on the campus…

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Texas agriculture department's new dress code is based on 'biological gender'

Under a new dress code issued by Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller, department employees are expected to comply "in a manner consistent with their biological gender."

The Independent UK

Spain pleads for EU crisis funds as drought hits farmers

Spain’s Agriculture Minister Luis Planas has requested emergency funds from the European Union to support farmers and ranchers amid extreme drought conditions in the country’s agricultural heartlands

Irish Mirror

Another blow for Fine Gael as former Agriculture Minister Michael Creed announces retirement from politics

The 59-year-old was first elected to the Dail in 1989. He lost his seat in the 2002 general election but regained his seat in Cork North West in 2007. He served as Agriculture Minister from 2016 to 2020.

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Texas agriculture commissioner orders employees to wear clothes “consistent with their biological gender”

The policy comes as LGBTQ advocates are fighting a wave of hostile legislation at the Capitol, including proposals to restrict gender-affirming care for transgender children.

The Hindu

Over 1,000 value-added farm products to be available online this year

Over 1,000 value-added farm products from the State will be available online this year, Agriculture Minister P. Prasad has said. He was inaugurating ‘keralagro’, the online market platform for farm products, here on Monday.

Reuters

Romania will not ban Ukrainian grain imports, awaits EU decision

Romania will not unilaterally ban the import of Ukrainian grain and will wait for the European Commission to enforce measures to help central and eastern European farmers, Agriculture Minister Petre Daea said on Friday.

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Agriculture ministry eyes ChatGPT

The agriculture ministry is considering using ChatGPT, a conversational artificial intelligence model developed by U.S. startup OpenAI, for some of its work, its minister has said.

Tribune News Service

Lawmakers steer toward food stamp clash on work requirements

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers, as they work on the 2023 farm bill, are staking out positions on nutrition and food stamps — the Agriculture Department’s biggest single program and a perennial source of contention.

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Lawmakers steer toward food stamp clash on work requirements - Roll Call

Food stamps are on course again to be a flash point in the farm bill as some Republicans want to add work requirements for recipients.

Reuters

Ukraine agrees with Poland on grain transit, but Black Sea deal in doubt

Poland agreed on Tuesday to lift a ban on the transit of Ukrainian grain and food products, but Ukraine said a wartime deal allowing it to safely ship grain from Black Sea ports was still under threat.

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