Weather, Drought and Disasters

1+ hour, 35+ min ago   (573+ words) Pooja Shah is a Digital Content Creator at The CSR Journal and Newspin, where she crafts compelling stories through videos and articles. Her work spans across food, lifestyle, health, environment and profiles of inspirational personalities, combining creativity with meaningful impact....

14+ min ago   (704+ words) ALMOST £6 million has been invested into Lake District projects through the Farming in Protected Landscapes (FiPL) programme since 2021. The initiative, funded by Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) is delivered by the Lake District National Park Authority and…...

1+ hour, 16+ min ago   (947+ words) Ulster Unionist MLA Diana Armstrong has challenged the Agriculture Minister over comments linking opposition to his policies with Northern Ireland having too large a dairy herd, questioning whether reducing agricultural production is now Alliance Party policy. The Fermanagh and South…...

2+ hour, 22+ min ago   (754+ words) Farmers who failed to get their applications through in a six-hour window say months of preparation work on farm environmental measures have been ruined Midlands farmers say their plans have been thrown “completely in the air” by the “ridiculous” Sustainable…...

2+ hour, 20+ min ago   (325+ words) سكينة العلوي 12 October، 2026 Morocco, Morocco The discussions focused on developing conservation agriculture and exploring the potential of gene editing to accelerate the breeding of new crop varieties. Participants also examined opportunities for cooperation in the genetic improvement of cattle and…...

5+ hour, 51+ min ago   (1056+ words) Agriculture Minister Ratan Lal Nath recently highlighted Rabi cultivation and climate-related concerns at the National Agriculture Conference on the Rabi Campaign 2026. He also sought changes to crop insurance provisions so that local natural calamities can receive greater consideration under the…...

3+ hour, 43+ min ago   (697+ words) By Raqiba Poya Aziz Oct 12, 2026 - 13:49 SHIBERGHAN (Pajhwok): Women in Shiberghan, the capital of northern Jawzjan province, who have created jobs and income opportunities through cucumber greenhouses, say extreme heat and water shortages have reduced this year’s harvest. They have called…...

2+ hour, 55+ min ago   (361+ words) By Elena Conroy Garcia The cost of farm fires in Northern Ireland rose to an estimated £11.8 million in 2025, 73% higher than year-on-year. This is according to insurance company, National Farmers Union Mutual (NFU Mutual). Its latest Farm Fires Report outlined that…...

4+ hour, 8+ min ago   (573+ words) “There are so many decent, capable, productive, efficient arable farmers out there asking how they are supposed to finance the crop they are meant to be putting in the ground,” Jamie Burrows says. Sitting in his tractor at his farm…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (735+ words) joint ideas under construction It was actually not symptomatic of a “climate doom loop” It was a dry summer for the south of England, and by August the entirely objective voice of the ECIU (the Energy and Climate Idiot Unit,…...