The FCA met under the chairmanship of Sikandar Hayat Bosan, Federal Minister for Food, Agriculture and Livestock and was also participated by provincial ministers and secretaries for food agriculture and livestock, officials from Indus River System Authority (IRSA), Met Office, banking sector including the State Bank of Pakistan and commercial banks. The FCA met under the chairmanship of Sikandar Hayat Bosan, Federal Minister for Food, Agriculture and Livestock and was also participated by...

Located on 350 acres in Brooktondale, Cayuga Pure Organics produces and processes a wide variety of beans, as well as whole grains, flour and seeds, which are then sold to area markets and restaurants. The pair started working with John Hamilton, an organic farming advocate known for his skill in restoring old buildings, to engage in structural renovation on the farm. John Hamilton, in addition to his architectural skill, has been heavily involved in the process of transforming our farm...

A joint venture of the farmers of Ishikha in Imphal east, state agriculture department and a NGO, Social Elevation for Human Resources and Environmental Management Organization, Manipur, SEHREMOM has proved that choice of right crops suitable to the kind of soil available is a must for the efforts of the farmers bearing fruit. A joint venture of the farmers of Ishikha in Imphal east, state agriculture department and a NGO, Social Elevation for Human Resources and Environmental Management...

Speaking to the ministers of agriculture jihad and commerce as well as officials in charge of cash purchase of wheat, the chief executive underlined the role key role of the agriculture sector in country?s progress. The plan to purchase wheat from producers of the strategic food in cash is carried out in the country after a long hiatus. Ahmadinejad called on those involved in purchase of the staple to execute such plans for other crops too. Economic experts and parliamentarians keep...

KASS said 15 percent of the winter wheat received light freeze damage and 15 percent was moderately damaged, while about 16 percent suffered severe damage. Wheat in counties in western Kansas that got snow cover also probably did well because the snow would have insulated the wheat from low temperatures, he said. After a late spring freeze in 1997, many farmers tore up their winter wheat and replanted with another crop, only to find that test strips of wheat left behind above-average...