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09 May 2019
World Food Prices Rise in AprilGLOBAL - Global food prices rose in April to their highest level in almost a year, led up by meat and dairy prices....
03 May 2019
Food Safety Issues Carry Increasingly High Risks for SuppliersGLOBAL - The financial risks and costs associated with food safety are increasing and food suppliers will face continued increases in food safety costs over the coming years....
02 May 2019
Report Calls for Urgent Action to Avert AMR CrisisGLOBAL - Early this week, UN, international agencies and experts released a groundbreaking report demanding immediate, coordinated and ambitious action to avert a potentially disastrous drug-resistance crisis....
01 May 2019
IFA Protest at Cabinet Meeting Start of Farmer Rebellion Against Brexit LossesIRELAND - Addressing the IFA protest on Brexit losses outside the Cabinet meeting in Cork today, IFA President Joe Healy accused the Taoiseach and the Government of failing beef farmers who have suffered losses of €100m from Brexit....
30 April 2019
For Low-income Countries, Climate Action Pays Off by 2050GLOBAL - Successful global efforts to substantially limit greenhouse gas emissions would likely boost GDP growth of poorer countries over the next 30 years....
16 April 2019
IFA Urges Govt, EU to Compensate Farmers for Brexit Beef LossesIRELAND - Speaking at a large IFA meeting of cattle farmers in Portlaoise last night, IFA National Livestock Chairman Angus Woods said beef farmers have been savaged financially over the last year by Brexit related price cuts....
09 April 2019
UK Unions Seek European Farmers' Support on Need to Avoid 'No Deal' BrexitUK - Faced with ongoing division amongst politicians and continued uncertainty, the Presidents of NFU Scotland, Ulster Farmers' Union, NFU and NFU Cymru have written to the presidents of farming unions in Europe stating their unequivocal position that...
08 April 2019
FAO Food Price Index Holds SteadyGLOBAL - The FAO Food Price Index held broadly stable in March, as a jump in dairy prices was offset by drops in cereal, vegetable oil and sugar price quotations, according to a benchmark UN report released last week....
01 April 2019
FAO Urges Immediate Help for Mozambique's Livestock, Fisheries SectorsMOZAMBIQUE - The lives and livelihoods of farmers and fishers in the three Southern African countries hit by Tropical Cyclone Idai are under severe threat, with communities in Mozambique bearing a particularly heavy burden. ...
28 March 2019
IFA Urges Ag Minister to Compensate for Brexit LossesIRELAND - IFA President Joe Healy said Agriculture Minister Michael Creed must introduce an aid package for beef farmers for Brexit losses they have already incurred....
11 March 2019
Why a No-deal Brexit is Catastrophic for British FarmingUK - The NFU has said everything must to be done to avoid a no-deal Brexit, and the catastrophic impact this could have on British farming....
08 March 2019
FAO Food Price Index Rises on Higher Dairy PricesGLOBAL - Global food prices rose in February, with the FAO Food Price Index averaging 167.5 points, up 1.7 percent from January, in part driven up by sharp increases in dairy prices. ...
27 February 2019
Zoonoses: Antimicrobial Resistance Shows No Signs of Slowing DownEU - Data released yesterday by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) reveal that antimicrobials used to treat diseases that can be transmitted between animals and humans, such as campylobacteriosis...
19 February 2019
Supporting Australia's flood-affected producersAUSTRALIA - While the focus during the catastrophic flooding in north-west Queensland is naturally on the current emergency situation, MLA has started to consider the longer-term impacts on businesses, families and cattle supply....
18 February 2019
Export skepticism not warranted as global market is key for US protein in 2019GLOBAL — Per capita animal protein consumption in the US will climb to an all-time high in 2019, surpassing the previous record set in 2006, prior to the 2008 financial crisis and the run-up in feed costs....
06 February 2019
NCBA CattleFax Outlook: Markets Expected to Continue Strong; US shifts away from El Niño US - During the first half of 2019, the United States will see a shift away from El Niño conditions as equatorial ocean currents begin to cool into the summer, Art Douglas, Ph. D., professor emeritus at Creighton University, told the audience during...
01 February 2019
US Cattle Feeders Delay Trade in Hopes of Bull MarketFed cattle trade was not well established at press. Asking prices were $125 to $126 on a live basis while bid prices were $121 to $123, writes Dr. Andrew Griffith, University of Tennessee Extension Assistant Professor and Extension Livestock Economist....
21 January 2019
Immediate End to Govt Shutdown UrgedUS - The partial government shutdown—soon to enter its fifth week—is causing harm and exacerbating issues already facing American family farmers and ranchers as they look to sell their crops, acquire financing and prepare for the coming year. ...
18 January 2019
IFA Defends Irish Beef, Dairy Production Against Lancet ReportIRELAND - Responding to the report published by The Lancet yesterday, IFA President Joe Healy said the report fails to take any account of how carbon efficiently food is produced in different regions of the world, or the very high standards that Irish...
15 January 2019
UK Must Stay Vigilant for Bluetongue After 2007 'Lucky Escape'UK - A set of fortunate circumstances may have prevented the UK from being harder hit by bluetongue in the past but the threat of future outbreaks is only set to increase, new research reveals....
10 January 2019
British Unions Urge MPs to Take Action to Avoid No-Deal BrexitUK - The four UK farming unions have urged MPs to take all the necessary steps for Britain to avoid a no-deal Brexit, which could see catastrophic impacts for the nation’s food and farming sector....
09 January 2019
Antibiotic resistance: what is animal agriculture's role?Dr Scott McDougall, professor at Massey University and research veterinarian at a private veterinary practice in New Zealand, spoke at the international meeting for the National Mastitis Council about the growing concern of resistance stemming from the...
19 December 2018
Bedding material can impact mastitis risk Dr Sandra Godden, professor at the University of Minnesota and speaker at the international meeting for the National Mastitis Council in Milan, Italy, spoke about the importance of reducing bacteria counts in bedding and therefore reducing the risk for...
17 December 2018
Farmers Union Insists Immediate Trade Payments HappenUS - Amidst reports that the White House is delaying the second round of Market Facilitation Programme (MFP) payments, National Farmers Union (NFU) is insisting the administration move forward with the payments and develop a long-term solution to mitigate...
13 December 2018
GIRA Forecasts Strong Global Demand for MeatGLOBAL - A growing global population and increasing incomes are expected to be key drivers behind the continued growth in global demand for meat, according to global meat market specialists GIRA....
12 December 2018
NFU's New Report Highlights Role of Farming, Enhancing EnvironmentUK - The NFU published an important new benchmarking report on the farmed environment, launching with a high-profile stakeholder event in London yesterday (11 December) attended by Defra Minister George Eustice....
07 December 2018
Transforming Our Food System to Ensure a Sustainable FutureGLOBAL - A report by the World Resources Institute (WRI) suggests ways of feeding almost 10 billion people by 2050. ...
06 December 2018
Growing Pile of Human, Animal Waste Harbors Threats, OpportunitiesGLOBAL - As demand for meat and dairy products increases across the world, much attention has landed on how livestock impact the environment, from land usage to greenhouse gas emissions....
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