https://www.bizcommunity.com/Agriculture Australia Agriculture, Horticulture & Forestry news 15 Agriculture news - Australia https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/Agriculture en-us Mon, 06 Apr 2026 06:02:46 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/heat-is-coming-for-our-crops-we-have-to-make-them-ready-784232a Australia’s vital agriculture sector will be hit hard by steadily rising global temperatures. Our climate is already prone to droughts and floods. Climate change is expected to supercharge this, causing sudden flash droughts, changing rainfall patterns and intense flooding rains. Farm profits fell 23% in the 20 years to 2020, and the trend is expected to continue. 1-248562 Tue, 21 May 2024 11:54:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agriculture, Horticulture & Forestry Australia https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/650/243460.html Recent advances in gene editing technology could potentially be used to create disease-resistant animals. This could curtail the spread of avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu. 1-243460 Fri, 03 Nov 2023 06:54:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agriculture, Horticulture & Forestry Australia https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/742/243229.html Ivory Coast is struggling to sell cocoa export contracts for the 2024/25 season with multinational companies demanding it lower prices, which are elevated due to a supply squeeze, the head of the country's cocoa regulator said on Wednesday. 1-243229 Fri, 27 Oct 2023 08:05:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agriculture, Horticulture & Forestry Australia https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/472/242052.html The United States and Norway will pledge a total of $70m to launch a fund to help farmers and agricultural businesses in Africa, a US Agency for International Development (USAID) spokesperson said. 1-242052 Wed, 20 Sep 2023 09:55:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agriculture, Horticulture & Forestry Australia https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/474/241356.html In early 2023, the Guardian published an article suggesting that more than 90% of rainforest carbon offsets are worthless. These credits are essentially a promise to protect forests and can be bought as a way to "offset" emissions elsewhere. Verra, the largest certifier of these offset credits, said the claims were "absolutely incorrect" but the story still shook confidence in the billion-dollar market. Soon after, Verra's CEO stood down. 1-241356 Mon, 28 Aug 2023 06:41:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agriculture, Horticulture & Forestry Australia https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/641/240769.html The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has reported that global food commodity prices rose in July, influenced by the termination of the Black Sea Grain Initiative and new trade restrictions on rice. 1-240769 Mon, 07 Aug 2023 09:15:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agriculture, Horticulture & Forestry Australia https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/742/240289.html Chocolate-making raw material cocoa's prices rose to the highest in more than 12 years in New York on Tuesday, only a few weeks after its prices jumped to the highest in 46 years in London, as traders and chocolate producers face restricted supplies. 1-240289 Wed, 19 Jul 2023 09:31:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agriculture, Horticulture & Forestry Australia https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/650/240223.html The World Meteorological Organization has declared the onset of the first El Niño event in seven years. It estimates 90% probability the climatic phenomenon, involving an unusual warming of the Pacific Ocean, will develop through 2023, and be of moderate strength. 1-240223 Mon, 17 Jul 2023 13:42:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agriculture, Horticulture & Forestry Australia https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/641/240063.html According to the FAO Food Price Index, international food commodity prices declined again in June, led by price decreases for all major cereals and most types of vegetable oils. The index averaged 122.3 points in June, down 1.4% from May and 23.4% from its peak in March 2022. 1-240063 Tue, 11 Jul 2023 11:06:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agriculture, Horticulture & Forestry Australia https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/641/239938.html According to the OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2023-2032, global agricultural and food production are projected to continue to increase over the next ten years. The report notes, however, that this will be at a slower pace of growth than the previous decade due to demographic trends. 1-239938 Thu, 06 Jul 2023 13:16:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agriculture, Horticulture & Forestry Australia