Mophane worms, a species of emperor moth native to the warmer parts of southern Africa, primarily feed on mophane tree leaves. Peggy Kenosi, a mophane worm harvester from Tonota, a rural community on ...

Here are my top tips to keep your worm farm thriving: It takes 60 to 90 days for vermicompost to get to the point of harvest. Once you notice vermicast (rich, black, loose, crumbly material ...

Fall army worm infestation levels varied within paddocks, farms, districts and the region ... maize crops for the pest until the end of harvesting in June. The fall army worm’s presence has ...

Onion farmers have criticized the decision of the Department of Agriculture to import the bulb, describing it as a “double whammy” as plantations in Nueva Ecija, the country’s onion capital, are being ...

This is done by using an example of a synthetic product that students make in the classroom: a gel worm (not for eating ... yet identical, version. If harvesting the item from nature is too expensive ...

The Far North’s warmer temperatures make it the country’s fall army worm epicentre. However, the pest is found throughout Northland and has spread to Auckland, Waikato and potentially Bay of Plenty ...

New insecticide treatment for cabbage root maggots may soon be available to vegetable growers, courtesy of a trial conducted ...

Photographs by Maciek Miloch, Set Design by Zuza Slominska, Food Styling by Nadine Page, Prop Styling by Pawel Wyszynski.

Despite challenges brought about by insecurity, no less than 97% of farmlands were said to have been successfully cultivated during the last ...

Officials from the Michigan State Department have headed back to the US with a plan to get on top of the state’s food waste, ...