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Baumgartner makes rare visit to China as part of bipartisan House delegation
23 Sep 2025 03:52 GMT
WASHINGTON – A Republican and a Democrat from Washington state met with Premier Li Qiang and other Chinese officials in Beijing on Sunday and Monday, the first delegation of House lawmakers to visit China since 2019.
Rep. Michael Baumgartner, a freshman …
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Hidden Threats: How “Forever Chemicals” PFAS Endanger Global Farmlands
23 Sep 2025 01:47 GMT
In recent years, the presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in agricultural environments has emerged as a critical environmental and public health concern. PFAS, often termed “forever chemicals” due to their extraordinary persistence, are …
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DFI Retail Group Partners with Toumi Foods to Bring Award-Winning Low-Carbon Rice to Hong Kong and Macau, Advancing Sustainability Goals for 2026
22 Sep 2025 04:29 GMT
… the UNSDG Achievement Awards Hong Kong 2025 for its … government, local farmers, academics and sustainable agricultural experts on a … .
Optimised soil and fertiliser management to increase efficiency … value and service to Asian consumers through a compelling …
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China’s greatest losses from floods and typhoons are indirect
22 Sep 2025 19:15 GMT
… , which affects mostly agriculture.
Manufacturing is most affected … to trade links, the chemicals, textiles and steel industries … storms, and agriculture in Inner Mongolia and Liaoning from … China has close trade links with the United States and Southeast Asian …
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Understanding Fertilizer Shortage in Nepal
22 Sep 2025 13:54 GMT
Each planting season in Nepal brings not hope—but anxiety. Farmers fear not just the weather or pests. They fear the chronic shortage of chemical fertilizers. Over two-thirds of Nepal’s population depends on agriculture. The sector contributes nearly a …
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China Focus: Xinjiang welcomes global lawmakers to enjoy its blend of rich heritage, modern development
22 Sep 2025 05:35 GMT
… Polevnsky, president of the Asia-Pacific Foreign Affairs Commission of … mu of high-standard farmland, installing a drip irrigation … even using drones to apply pesticides.
Now, plowing takes just … of Representatives, told Xinhua.
China has been investing in …
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Fewer people work in farming in Asia’s largest countries
22 Sep 2025 04:40 GMT
Since the 1960s, China’s population has more than doubled. Despite having more than twice as many mouths to feed, the amount of food it produces per person has increased dramatically.
Better seeds, irrigation, pest management, and improved farming …
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Organic Fertilizers in South East Asia Market Trends and Opportunities, Grow at a CAGR of 7.4% to 2027
19 Sep 2025 08:37 GMT
… East Asia organic fertilizers market. However, uncertain climate conditions that affect farming … regarding harmful effects of chemical fertilizers on humans and … alliedmarketresearch.com/agricultural-films-market
Agricultural Pheromone Market : https …
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ND growers trying to store new crop soybeans due to zero China purchases
20 Sep 2025 13:54 GMT
Uncertainty has been mounting by the day since the new marketing year for soybeans began Sept. 1, and China still has not purchased any 2025 new crop soybeans from the U.S.
China usually buys 51 percent of U.S. soybeans every year, according to the …
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‘Tidal wave of problems’: With harvest here, Trump’s trade war pushes some US farmers to the brink
20 Sep 2025 11:27 GMT
By Eric Bradner, Andrew Seger, Nicky Robertson, Jeremy Herb, CNN
(CNN) — Farmers across the country are issuing increasingly urgent warnings that they’ll face grim consequences if they don’t get help selling this year’s bumper crop that many have begun …