Latest farming and agriculture news from around the world

Brazil declares animal health emergency after bird flu outbreak

Elizabeth Schroeder — Fri, 26 May 2023 10:23:21 +0000

The world's largest poultry exporter, Brazil, has declared a 180-day animal health emergency starting on Monday, 23 May.

‘Ethical pork law’ a threat to US farmers’ viability – claim

Elizabeth Schroeder — Fri, 19 May 2023 12:00:51 +0000

The implementation of Proposition 12 in California may be the final straw for many pig farmers across the US. This is according to Dwight Mogler, a large-scale pig producer in northwest Iowa and a member of the National Pork Producers’ Council (NPPC) board.

‘Using sheep to trim fields at solar plants benefits everyone’

Elizabeth Schroeder — Tue, 16 May 2023 08:00:09 +0000

When the owners of a solar farm near the small town of Kamenica in eastern Kosovo became tired of wasting the plant’s own energy to keep the site tidy, they brought in a flock of sheep to trim the grass.

Dutch livestock farmers to receive payment for halting operations

Elizabeth Schroeder — Fri, 05 May 2023 10:54:46 +0000

The EU has approved a €1,5 billion (about R20,23 billion) scheme that will allow the Dutch government to buy out farmers in an effort to reduce nitrogen emissions in that country.

Russian export ban could scupper Black Sea grain deal, G7 warned

Elizabeth Schroeder — Mon, 01 May 2023 09:55:21 +0000

There are renewed fears that the deal brokered by the UN and Turkey in July 2022, which guarantees safe passage for grain trapped in Ukraine’s Black Sea ports due to that country’s conflict with Russia, will collapse.

US orange harvest expected to reach 86-year low this season

Elizabeth Schroeder — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 10:45:36 +0000

The 2022/23 orange crop in the US is forecast to be the smallest since 1937, according to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Italy to clamp down on lab-grown meat

Elizabeth Schroeder — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 07:45:09 +0000

Farmer groups in Italy have welcomed a government-backed bill tabled in that country’s parliament that could ultimately result in the banning of laboratory-produced meat and other synthetic food.

Food security under pressure as Ukraine export corridor deal stalls

Elizabeth Schroeder — Fri, 17 Mar 2023 12:20:57 +0000

The UN-brokered deal that has created a protected sea transit corridor for grain exported from Ukraine's three ports on the Black Sea expires later this month.

Commodity markets jittery as EU deforestation regulation looms

Elizabeth Schroeder — Fri, 10 Mar 2023 11:34:43 +0000

The new EU regulation on deforestation-free supply chains, which comes into effect later this year, has been met with mixed reaction by stakeholders.

‘Doomsday’ seed vault sees the addition of 19 500 new samples

Elizabeth Schroeder — Fri, 03 Mar 2023 12:34:39 +0000

Efforts to secure global food supplies are being ramped up due to growing concern about climate change. As a result, the Global Seed Vault in Svalbard, located on Norway's Spitsbergen Island, recently received its most diverse batch of seed donations yet, according to Reuters.