World News
Lower feed costs and demand to drive Brazilian meat production - FAO
Brazilian meat production is expected to continue its fast growth in the coming decade, according to the FAO. In its...
World News
Brazilian meat production is expected to continue its fast growth in the coming decade, according to the FAO. In its...
Pig/Poultry
GM technology is helping soya growers in the US to deliver more for less, according to Eugene Philhower, from the...
Agri-Business
Figures from the FAO/OECD show that worldwide meat consumption is set to grow and the main increase will be for...
EU
This week, a three-week conciliation period starts with the aim of reaching a deal between the Council and the European Parliament...
World News
An isolated case of anthrax disease in a cow has been confirmed at a farm in Wiltshire in the UK...
Pig/Poultry
As a consequence of the below average pigmeat prices, the first signs of a decline in the reproductive herd can...
EU
Some €111m has been allocated for an export drive to promote EU agricultural produce by the European Commissioner for Agriculture and...
Dairy
The first elements of the special aid package for EU farmers worth €500m, announced by the European Commission in early...
Dairy
Ireland’s €13.7m in targeted support for dairy farmers looks set to be distributed by means of a flat rate payment...
N.Ireland
The average dairy farmer in Northern Ireland is set to receive an average of €1,920 from the North’s £5.1m dairy...
National Ploughing Championships
Over 100,000 farmers are expected to attend the 2015 National Ploughing Championships and, as with any event, there will be...
Dairy
Like public intervention, Private Storage Aid (PSA) is a traditional market management measure to reduce oversupply on the EU market...
EU
The measures included in the recently announced EU aid package for the dairy and pigmeat sectors constitute a better solution than...
Agri-Business
World food prices hit a seven-year low in August 2015, down 5.2% from July 2015, the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO)...
EU
The European Commission yesterday presented a €500m package of measures to support EU farmers. Here are some of the key...
Dairy
The measures announced by the European Commission to help farmers include the facility for Member States to advance up to...
EU
Over 6,000 angry farmers have gathered from across Europe to a mass Brussels protest in advance of key meeting of...
EU
French farmers are continuing to protest against the low prices they are receiving for their produce. Today (September 3) over...