Beef
Brazil set to increase beef production by 35%
Brazil must increase its beef production by 35% between now and 2030 to meet the demands of the domestic and...
Brazil
Environment
Study: Increased agriculture contributes to surface water decline in Brazil
A new study has shown a reduction in surface water in Brazil of 15% since the early 1990s. The research...
Opinion
China will control the tenor of the UK and global food markets
It can be taken for granted that the UK government intends securing free trade arrangements with countries around the world,...
Beef
Brazilian meat processors bought cattle from farms that used ‘slave labour’ – reports
A number of meat processors in Brazil have been found to have bought cattle from ranches that exploit ‘slave labour’,...
Beef
Beef support is at the top of UFU agenda
Securing a sustainable support package for Northern Ireland’s beef sector remains a priority for the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU), according...
Beef
US authorities lift suspension on Brazilian beef imports
Authorities in the US have decided to lift a suspension on the import of raw, intact beef into the country...
Environment
Deforestation in Brazil soars dramatically in first half of July
Deforestation in Brazil in the first half of July 2019 has increased significantly, while controversy still rages over the trade...
World News
How a pig farmer made a splash into milk with Brazil's first VMS robots
It feels like Northern Ireland has got a case of dairy fever – and it’s no different here in Brazil,...
World News
Brazil battles dairy industry's bull calf woes
A marketing drive to encourage Brazilian dairy farmers to rear their bull calves for beef is battling to make steps...
World News
Hitting 1,000 cows in Brazil's dairy capital
Within 50 years, the Epp family has gone from 50 cows to 1,000 on their farm outside Castro, Brazil. The...
World News
6 things you need to know about Brazilian agriculture
As Brazil eyes up the UK market post-Brexit, AgriLand’s Rachel Martin investigates the country’s agricultural sector and what farmers in...
Agri-Business
Following the trail: Where does the soya in your feed come from?
If your feed ration includes soya beans, there’s a fairly significant chance the seed from which it was grown was...
Agri-Business
Brazilian producers race to ramp up traceability and sustainability as Brexit nears
Growers and producers in Brazil have already begun extensive work to ramp up their standards in a bid to crack...
Machinery
Video: Watch this self-steering Volvo 'sugar cane' truck
Volvo has built self-steering trucks that are providing a boost in productivity to sugar cane farms in Brazil. The trucks...
Beef
China lifts its ban on Brazilian beef; so too do Chile and Egypt
China’s lifting of its temporary ban on Brazilian beef has been described as a “categorical statement of the quality of Brazilian...
Beef
Brazilian authorities tracing 5,000 containers of meat en-route to export markets
The Brazilian Minister of Agriculture has confirmed that authorities are busy tracing 5,000 containers of Brazilian meat that are en-route to...
Beef
UFU calls for block on Brazilian meat imports
Ulster Farmers’ Union president Barclay Bell has said Brazilian meat imports into Europe should be blocked. This follows allegations of...
Beef
EU blocks imports from 4 Brazilian meat plants, as crisis unfolds
The EU Commission has asked the Brazilian government to stop all meat consignments from companies highlighted in that country’s ‘rotten...
