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US farmers to get $26.5 million in new grants as USDA backs beef producers and rural businesses across America- Prineville built a 120-acre wetland instead of a new wastewater plant; the Oregon system cost $7.7 million and saved the city $54 million versus conventional treatment
- In 2013, Farmers RECC secured a $1 million USDA loan to capture landfill methane in Glasgow, Kentucky. 7 years later, the plant reached full capacity, powering 547 homes
- Science at scale: India’s journey from food security to global leadershipToday, India is the world’s largest producer of milk, pulses, and spices; the largest exporter of rice; and among the leading producers of ...08 Jun, 2026, 07.45 PM IST
- Tantrum of a problem child might cool India's economic engineThe IMD has retained its forecast for a below-normal monsoon in 2026, with El Nino expected to dominate the June-September season and rainf...30 May, 2026, 12.35 AM IST
- MAHA report highlights glyphosate dangers and ultra processed food impact on children's healthA new federal report warns of growing threats to children’s health from glyphosate exposure and ultra processed food. The MAHA Commission’s...23 May, 2025, 10.29 AM IST
- Federal funding cuts ripple through the heart of Trump countryTrey Yates' butter business faces ruin due to federal funding cuts affecting the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Progr...29 Mar, 2025, 04.54 PM IST
- Who is Brooke Rollins, US Secretary of AgricultureBrooke Rollins has been sworn in as the 33rd U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, with significant support from the Senate. She is set to focus o...10 Mar, 2025, 06.19 PM IST
- Biden administration announces $11 billion for rural clean energy projectsThe Department of Agriculture (USDA) said rural cooperatives would be eligible to apply on July 31 for $9.7bn in grants for deploying renew...16 May, 2023, 03.04 PM IST
- Govt joins hands with IBM to provide real time weather to farmersThe government has signed a pact with IT major IBM to provide weather forecast and soil moisture information at farm and village level usin...04 Jul, 2019, 05.34 PM IST
- Commodity outlook: Crude, metals & bullion sway to trade war swingsFurther news on the US-China trade tensions could continue to hurt demand for oil.14 Jul, 2018, 11.12 AM IST
- How to fix US bio-security leaks? Close some labs"One of the things that we want to do is reduce the number of laboratories that work with dangerous agents to the absolute minimum necessar...14 Jul, 2014, 10.58 AM IST
- Will global hunt for arable land lead to neo-colonialism?Land is today redefining the political economy of agriculture, a sector that has seen stagnant growth, and also the growth-hungry manufactu...22 Sep, 2008, 05.13 AM IST
- USDA awards $1.4 bn in loans for rural electricityThe US Agriculture Department said on Thursday it awarded $1.4 billion in loans to rural communities in 13 states for system improvements a...04 Jul, 2008, 12.46 AM IST
- IIM-L follows FMCG cos, banks on a field tripAfter Indian FMCG firms and banks, it is the turn of the top B-schools to focus attention on the farm sector.20 Aug, 2007, 04.50 AM IST
- Move to delink MSP, purchase price yields littleFor the first time, the government has attempted to separate, in practice, the minimum support price from the price at which grain is procu...28 Jun, 2006, 01.58 AM IST
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