AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoHarvest Support & Community: A Farmer Appreciation Harvest Lunch is set for Sept. 29 in Browns, with sponsors Bunge, the Edwards County Farm Bureau and Citizens National Bank of Albion inviting farmers and farmworkers to stop by at the West Elevator. Cover Crops: Wayne County SWCD is offering a free 50-acre cover crop demonstration with a turbo till and air seeder, with extra acres available at $18/acre. Disaster Relief: Rhode Island will release nearly $15M in disaster relief for eligible farmers and ag producers, with applications expected to open early October. Livestock Training: ICAR-KVK (Car Nicobar) ran a scientist-farmer interaction programme, while India’s AH&VS held pig-farming awareness training for 14 farmers, focusing on housing, feeding, breeding and disease prevention. Harvest Safety: Minnesota, Illinois and national farm safety week coverage all stress safer road sharing, caution around slow-moving equipment, and mental health check-ins during peak harvest. Ag Tech & Climate: Salk Institute researchers are testing deeper-rooted crops for drought resilience and carbon storage with an $18M Bezos Earth Fund grant. Water Tensions: Telangana’s Jurala project remains at the center of protests as officials defend water release decisions amid scarcity.
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