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Every state in Brazil expecting lower soybean yields

The weather over the weekend in central Brazil was finally the type of weather you generally expect for this time of the year. In Mato Grosso for example, there was heavy overcast and it rained most of the day on Sunday for a total of 2-4 inches.…

China’s most stringent soil pollution prevention law to become effective from January 1, 2019

As of January 1, 2019, the Soil Pollution Prevention Law of the People’s Republic of China will come into effect. The law is referred to as the most stringent soil protection law in history and will adopt the most rigorous system for protecting…

Canadian government to invest in initiatives for automation, digital technologies in the ag sector

The Government of Canada continues to spur innovation by investing in the agriculture and agri-food industry, creating good middle-class jobs and ensuring the sector punches above its weight in a competitive global market. Today, Jean-Claude…

Brazil's cotton exports could increase 35% in 2019

Brazilian farmers are taking advantage of strong cotton prices to increase their cotton production and subsequently their cotton exports. Farmers in Mato Grosso are planning to increase their 2018/19 cotton acreage by 18.1% according to the…

USDA invests $4.7 million to address critical plant pest problems

USDA’s  National Institute of Food and Agriculture recently awarded 16 applied research and development grants to enhance the development, adoption, and implementation of innovative, ecologically-based, sustainable integrated pest management…

Brazil's next President could have big impact on agricultural policy

Brazilians will be going to the polls next Sunday to choose their new president. The front-runner is the far right-wing candidate Jair Bolsonaro, a congressman who has said that Brazil's environmental policies are "suffocating the country." He…

Australian summer crops area forecast to fall by 20% in 2018-19

Area planted to summer crops is forecast to fall by 20% in 2018–19 to 1.1 million hectares, driven by forecast falls in area planted to rice and cotton, according to a latest report published by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural Resource…

Top precision products and trends at InfoAg 2018

  Data Management, agronomy and ROI considerations reflected as significant trends through product and service announcements at the St. Louis event. Here are the top precision products and trends discovered by Precision Farming…

EU cancels extra checks on Egyptian strawberry exports

The European Commission has officially decided to lift the additional checks it used to impose on Egyptian fresh strawberries, according to Agriculture Minister Ezz el Din Abu Steet. Member states of the EU Commission Standing Committee on…