Australia has slashed forecast production levels for wheat, cotton and other agricultural commodities in 2015-16 as the El Nino weather phenomenon grips the country and dries out farmland.

The prices of major food commodities continued their downward trajectory through May as cereal prices dropped amid an increasingly favourable forecast for this year's harvests, the United Nations F

Observant aliens visiting Earth and studying its civilizations would probably be pretty obsessed with wheat.

While the Narendra Modi government has moved swiftly on a range of environmental issues— approving long-delayed projects, arguably clearing the backlog inherited from the UPA and bringing in proces

Unseasonal rain and hailstorm in March and April damaged wheat spread over 2.61 lakh acres in Haryana, while other crops, including mustard, were damaged over 13,844 acres, as per a girdawari repor

Growers fear losses to wheat, stone fruit, vegetables

Fresh spell of rain to reduce yield | State seeks more Central relief in wake of crop damage | Harvesting delayed

Five farmers died of 'shock' in parts of Uttar Pradesh, all apparently distressed over damage to their crops due to unseasonal rains in the state.

Union Home Minister visits rain-hit Western U.P. areas