In just about every corner of the globe, maize is an essential crop. Americans, who call it corn, dedicate more than 90 million acres to it — roughly the same size as the entire state of Montana. But ...

The National Academy of Sciences has elected Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra, professor in the Department of Evolution and Ecology at University of California, Davis, as a member. His election was announced April ...

Chandigarh, May 3 (PTI) In a push to promote crop diversification and encourage farmers to shift away from water-guzzling paddy, the Punjab government has decided to expand its Kharif maize ...

The state of French maize crops declined last week to a new decade low, data from farm office FranceAgriMer showed, as the market waited to see if the return of rain would help plants parched by ...

Bathinda: Punjab will nearly triple the footprint of its crop diversification programme this season, offering cash incentives ...

French maize crop conditions declined again last week and the harvest started much earlier than usual, data from farm office FranceAgriMer showed on Friday, in a new sign that dry and hot summer ...

In the agricultural heartland of Sri Lanka, farmers are struggling with health issues, rising prices, and shifting climates.

Farmers in Nirmal and Adilabad districts are facing crop losses allegedly due to electric short-circuits affecting maize and jowar fields. While farmers seek compensation and insurance, power ...

PARIS, Aug 12 (Reuters) - French maize crop conditions declined steeply last week to their lowest level in at least a decade, data from farm office FranceAgriMer showed, as a worsening drought and ...

A standing maize crop spread across two acres was damaged in Adilabad due to an alleged electric short-circuit, causing a loss of Rs 1.80 lakh. Farmers sought compensation as officials began assessing ...

ADILABAD: A fire broke out in maize fields and destroyed around 10 acres of standing crop in Pembi mandal of Nirmal district ...