German researcher wants to plant a forest in the Sahara.

25 May, 2025 11 mins read

In Mauritania, there are currently thoughts about planting millions of trees in the desert sand with the Sahara Renaissance Project. A German researcher believes this is realistic.

Water management is a matter of the highest priority in France.

25 May, 2025 5 mins read

The French government wants to initiate a societal discussion on the future management of water resources. The discussion should focus on how to avoid conflicts.

12,000 chickens sent by mail: Thousands of chicks die

25 May, 2025 5 mins read

In the USA, around 12,000 chickens were shipped by mail - and then forgotten in the delivery van. Thousands of chicks died without water.

25 years of Krone BiG X forage harvester.

25 May, 2025 10 mins read

25 years ago, Krone presented its first forage harvester. A look back at the special features of the machine.

In the future, MAN will continue to rely on modern diesel engines for agricultural machinery.

25 May, 2025 13 mins read

The engines from MAN are in demand worldwide and are used in a variety of applications. The manufacturer will also be attending Agritechnica and showcasing new models.

Megafarm: Oliyar plant construction of a barn for 2.3 million laying hens.

25 May, 2025 5 mins read

The Ukrainian company Oliyar is sending a challenge to the European egg industry: a gigantic laying hen farm for 2.3 million birds is set to be built in Lviv. They will produce 1.6 million eggs per day!

Japan's Minister of Agriculture resigns after an unfortunate statement about rice.

25 May, 2025 9 mins read

There is currently a shortage of rice in Japan, which is causing great concern among the citizens. The thoughtless statement made by the Minister of Agriculture, that he has never bought a sack of rice, was the last straw.

Australia has the largest ecologically managed area in the world.

25 May, 2025 3 mins read

Australia is in first place when it comes to the size of organic areas in hectares. However, when considering the organic share of the total agricultural land, Liechtenstein is in first place.

XXL loader wagon: Schuitemaker introduces front wall and short cut.

25 May, 2025 7 mins read

The new Rapide XC series by Schuitemaker achieves short cutting but retains its unique rotor concept.

"Pesticides" and "factory farming": US Minister Kennedy against farmers

25 May, 2025 8 mins read

US Minister Kennedy is alienating American farmers by using animal rights rhetoric such as "factory farming".

Mad cow disease in England: Atypical BSE case causes a stir.

25 May, 2025 5 mins read

A case of atypical Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) has been discovered on a farm in East England.

John Deere acquires provider of aerial imaging applications.

25 May, 2025 7 mins read

John Deere acquires Sentera, which offers drone technology along with software that analyzes plants during flights using a camera and sends the data to the field mapping system.