Almost half of chicken meat in Denmark in 2011 contained extended spectrum beta lactamase (ESBL) – an enzyme promoting resistance to antibiotics used to treat severe infections in humans – according to a new study from the Danish Integrated Antimicrobial
The UK dairy industry’s “pro-active” attitude to carbon emissions has put it years ahead of government carbon footprint targets, according to the Carbon Trust.
Australian dairy co-operative Murray Goulburn has reported revenue and profit increases for the 2011-12 season, citing the impact of increased exports.
Today Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway Ed Fast announced that Canadian breeding cattle now have market access to Libya.
Namibia plans to export more beef to Norway and will seek an increase in quota under Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) and Free Trade Area (FTA) arrangements.
Australia secured a deal with Indonesia to ship 6000 heifers over the next three years. The contract was signed between Victorian exporter Dairy Livestock Exports and H.Soekarwo,the governor of East java.
The Committee of Chief Ministers of Eastern States held a meeting with agriculture minister Sharad Pawar in Kolkata on Wednesday and reiterated the government's commitment to make the eastern region the granary of the nation by growing food grains in thei
Dallas-based dairy giant Dean Foods is inviting potential buyers to cast a slide rule over its Morningstar warehouse delivery business - the smallest of its three divisions - as it seeks to reduce its debt pile.
The problem of oxidation of phospholipids in krill being investigated by an €800,000 tri-party Norway government-backed project is close to publicising initial findings.
Hungarian pressure groups are pushing for a cut in domestic VAT in order to combat the high level of fraud being committed on sales of meat and other foodstuffs.
Hillshire Brands has announced that it is “advancing” in its quest to find alternatives to traditional gestation housing for pigs and intends to have a solution in place by the end of 2022.
Russia might not start actively exporting poultry and pork until after 2017, according to a forecast from the head of the Russian Grain Union (RGU), Arkady Zlochevsky.
Next year's soybean crop in southern Brazil appears less promising than it did a few months back, as the likelihood of an El Nino phenomenon bringing above-average rainfall in early 2013 has diminished, weather forecaster Somar Meteorologia said Wednesday
Prince de Bretagne, a French produce supplier, is reporting a good market for pink onions this year. The price for the specialty onion is good right now, but it should taper off as the season progresses.
As per the first advance estimates of production of kharif crops, 117.18 million tonnes (MT) foodgrains is likely to be produced in the current season.
China Investment, a sovereign wealth fund owned by the Chinese government, is planning to acquire a stake in Van Diemen's Land (VDL), a leading dairy farming company in Australia.
