Policy and Society

26+ min ago   (487+ words) MATJHABENG – More than R52 million in public funds was invested in the Virginia Mega Poultry Project in Matjhabeng, but the facility intended to create jobs and transform agricultural ownership for local youth has been left gutted and stripped of its infrastructure....

1+ hour, 21+ min ago   (336+ words) The U.S. has a fuel-refining capacity problem, complicated by unrest in Iran. If the Department of Energy doesn’t act with clear timelines and results, the U.S. will have parked trucks. Whether diesel is spilled into a combine picking corn in Iowa…...

22+ min ago   (238+ words) The U.S. Department of Agriculture today released the October 2026 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, which raised anticipated 2026 corn yields by 2.7 bushels per acre. Corn prices immediately dropped after the report was released. In response, National Corn Growers Association (NCGA)…...

2+ hour, 54+ min ago   (315+ words) National Farmers’ Union says UK tax reform needed to incentivise investment in critical infrastructure The NFU and the UK’s leading supermarkets have come together to call on the Chancellor to use the upcoming Budget to strengthen the nation’s food security....

53+ min ago   (1726+ words) U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event with American farmers at the White House on June 25, 2026. Rising diesel and fertilizer costs, coupled with President Donald Trump’s shifting tariff policies, have made it harder for Oklahoma farmer Brent Rendel to plan…...

50+ min ago   (799+ words) President Cyril Ramaphosa says the government is releasing approximately 2,5 million hectares of state-owned land to black farmers, as he calls for greater access to finance, training and agricultural support. President Cyril Ramaphosa says the government is releasing approximately 2,5 million hectares…...

2+ hour, 44+ min ago   (146+ words) THE inclusion of the 100-acre Newlands Farm site in a report of land submissions ahead of a new special council meeting later this month has been described as “a waste of time.”The latest Chief Executive Report on proposed material…...

1+ hour, 10+ min ago   (485+ words) A meeting to review Maharashtra’s drought situation has triggered political speculation within the ruling Mahayuti alliance after Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde was reportedly not invited to a crucial discussion between Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and a Central team assessing…...

2+ hour, 59+ min ago   (133+ words) The price surge itself traces back to the aftermath of US strikes on Iran months earlier, which disrupted global refining and crude supply chains. Those same disruptions have also pushed up costs for other farm inputs, including fertilizer and seed…...

2+ hour, 6+ 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…...