Researchers at Florida State University have found that post-menopausal women can benefit from eating two apples a day. Regular apple consumption can lower cholesterol by around 25 per cent.
A new milk processing plant has been opened in Malungon province in Sarangani, Philippines, which is expected to strengthen the diary industry in the area and provide income for dairy farmers.
The U.S. DA announced two new measures Wednesday to help farmers and ranchers deal with drought conditions, opening up 3.8 million acres of land for haying and grazing to help feed cattle and allowing farmers more time to make payments on crop insurance p
The Scottish government is backing an initiative designed to give the country’s dairy farmers greater bargaining power when dealing with their customers.
A taskforce looking at the future of one of Scotland’s biggest pig processing plants has made encouraging progress, according to the Scottish government’s finance secretary John Swinney.
Alltech is proud to be a gold sponsor of the XXIV World Poultry Congress (WPC 2012), which takes place in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil from August 5 to 9, 2012.
The Global Aquaculture Alliance, the leading standards-setting organisation for aquaculture seafood, has hired Steven Hedlund as its new communications manager.
Mozambique’s Institute for Fishing Research is studying the causes of a drop in shrimp hauls in the country, said the deputy director of the National Directorate for Fishing Economy and Policy of the Fishing Ministry.
Construction activities of all fisheries harbours, anchor lodges and fish landing centres which are essential to the fisheries industry will be completed by 2015, Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Minister Dr Rajitha Senaratne said.
Marine Scotland has implemented new measures, following consultation with industry, to ensure West Coast fishermen can catch their full prawn quota this year.
The Cabinet has approved the Agreement, formalising the criteria for distribution and financial commitments resulting from the Fisheries Sector Conference, for a total of €68,283,263.
Agricultural sales reached $12,518 million during the first half of 2012, representing a growth of 4.5 per cent compared with the same period last year.
Russia has been and will continue to be a large and rapidly growing market for imported fish and seafood according to a recent USDA Gain Report, writes Emily Balsamo, Moscow Office, Bord Bia – Irish Food Board.
Spring Bay Seafoods, producer of Australian Blue Mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) has once again passed with a high score its Friend of the Sea renewal audit, confirming its outstanding environmental performance.
More than half a million dollars worth of grants are now available for individuals or groups committed to rehabilitating fish habitat across NSW, the Department of Primary Industries (DPI) Fisheries Conservation Manager, David Cordina, said.
A Smithfield Foods official confirmed an explosion occurred on July 30 at the company’s Farmland Foods processing plant in Martin City, Mo., sending three employees to a local hospital.
A coalition of industry groups, which was joined by the US Poultry & Egg Association, National Chicken Council and National Turkey Federation on July 31, is challenging the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Hours of Service Final Rules for com
Potential buyers of Vion Food’s pork processing plant in UK are being evaluated and talks are ongoing with the owners, according to Scottish government's finance secretary John Swinney.
