AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoClimate Resilience: Ghana’s Rainforest Alliance is urging cocoa farmers to plant more shade trees as a strong El Niño threatens hotter, drier conditions and water stress. Crop Threats: Flood-hit paddy fields in Assam face a new blow from caterpillars, with infestations reported across nearly 2,400 hectares. Farm Finances: A plentiful U.S. corn and soybean harvest is bringing little relief: rising input costs and weak crop prices are squeezing profits, despite expected government support. Policy: Senate Agriculture Committee chair John Boozman says Farm Bill talks are advancing, but lawmakers face a year-end deadline. Forecasting: A $10 million grant will help a University of Chicago team expand AI weather forecasts that have already delivered planting guidance to more than 50 million smallholder farmers.
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