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WMO forecasts a record Niño 3.4 anomaly of about +3.7°C for October to December and a drier Indian subcontinent. NOAA puts the chance of a historic event at 83% for the same season.
DAERA's Sustainable Farming Investment Scheme pays 40% grants on listed equipment, with £40m planned over three to four years. Offers must be accepted within 28 days.
A risk assessment published on 6 October puts per-animal risk at Negligible for US imports and Very Low for Brazil and Argentina, but says larvae could survive in Britain from April to October.
SynTech India Regulatory Services will offer registration support, field studies and GLP study coordination to agrochemical, biological, plant nutrition and seed firms. Location and leadership were not disclosed.
Dealers registered 76,906 tractors in India in September 2026, up 13.75% on a year earlier but down 12.58% from August, according to the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations.
Squads cover 18 districts in Punjab and 16 in Haryana from 1 October to 30 November and report daily. Punjab logged 84 farm fires by 5 October, according to IANS.
The UK registered 1,033 agricultural tractors in September 2026, up 10.8% on a year earlier, taking the January to September total to 8,317, up 17.4%, the AEA said.
FAO's September index rose 1.5% on the month and 5.8% on the year. Its cereal brief, also out on 2 October, cut the 2026/27 world rice crop forecast on weaker prospects for India.
Corteva is now a crop protection company with an $11 billion pipeline. Vylor, the seed and genetics business, targets 2029 net sales of $11.2 billion to $11.9 billion.
A two-year pilot at ICAR-CIPHET Ludhiana will test alternatives to aluminium phosphide and malathion, after the government cited pest resistance of 72 to 100% in key states.
