Published: Jun 22, 2012 By: Nicholas Robinson

Eighteen EU member states have now announced that they will be fully compliant with the partial ban of sow stalls by 1 January 2013.

Published: Jun 22, 2012 By: Nicholas Robinson

An award-winning speech about the role of nationwide livestock auction markets has been given to the Livestock Marketing Association (LMA) in California, by a 15-year-old boy.

Published: Jun 22, 2012 By: Nicholas Robinson

A consumer report has called on the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to tighten consumer labelling standards for meat raised without antibiotics.

Published: Jun 22, 2012 By: Keith Nuthall

European Union (EU) ministers have authorised the European Commission to draft a comprehensive animal welfare law that could include mandatory meat labelling laws.

Published: Jun 22, 2012 By: Rod Addy

Galam Group is rolling out a range of soy-based formulations to address demand for textural and gluten free solutions globally following its acquisition of Italy’s NutriGal in 2008.

Published: Jun 22, 2012 By: Rod Addy

Netherlands-based SVZ has completed its acquisition of Mondi Foods from Sono International, following approval of the deal by competition authorities and the Dutch works council.

Published: Jun 22, 2012 By: Mike Stones

The Scottish red meat industry made a record £2.1bn contribution to the economy of Scotland last year, according to Quality Meat Scotland (QMS).

Published: Jun 22, 2012 By: Mark Astley

Despite a “tough” year, UK dairy cooperative First Milk has posted pre-tax earnings of more than £13m – a figure significantly boosted by the sale of its shareholding in Robert Wiseman Dairies.

Published: Jun 22, 2012 By: Mark Astley

Dairy 2020 – the UK dairy sector’s latest sustainability strategy - is not just another food industry ‘vision document’, but a plan to add value to the whole dairy supply chain, an endorsee of the scheme has claimed.

Published: Jun 22, 2012 By: Mark Astley

French dairy giant Danone has issued a profit warning for 2012 – reducing its operating margin target to account for the collapse of dairy product consumption in Spain and other Southern European markets.

Published: Jun 22, 2012

The CME Group corn, soybean and wheat markets are poised to trade lower Thursday.

Published: Jun 21, 2012

Japanese trading firm Mitsubishi has agreed to acquire 24% share in Tasmanian Dairy Products, a manufacturer of dairy food ingredients in the Australian state of Tasmania.

Published: Jun 21, 2012

American Heartland Fish Products plans to invest $5.4m to establish an Asian carp fish processing plant in Grafton, Illinois, in the US.

Published: Jun 21, 2012

BrightFarms has entered into an agreement to supply local produce including lettuce, tomato, and herb varieties to A&P’s family of stores.

Published: Jun 21, 2012

Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow said Wednesday that she doesn't think an amendment to tie conservation rules to crop insurance eligibility will pass when the Senate takes up the farm bill again today.

Published: Jun 21, 2012

In what could be a historic change of fortune for the nation's crop insurance industry, the Senate voted Wednesday to link eligibility for coverage to meeting conservation rules, and it approved reducing premium subsidies for farms with adjusted gross inc

Published: Jun 20, 2012

Seed company Monsanto Co. (MON) filed a lawsuit against DuPont Co. (DD) and its Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc. unit, alleging infringement of Monsanto patents in seed development technology.

Published: Jun 20, 2012

The Early Calls for the commodities on Tuesday, June 19, 2012, are higher. Corn is seen opening 10-12 cents higher, soybeans 25-26 cents higher, and wheat 10-12 cents higher.

Published: Jun 19, 2012

Monsanto faces the loss of billions of euros in revenues from its genetically-modified (GM) soy in Brazil after the country’s Supreme Court ruled that any decision reached in a local court case should apply nationally.

Published: Jun 19, 2012 By: Vladislav Vorotnikov

Russian agricultural company Ariant is constructing a new meat-processing complex, which it claims will be the largest in Europe.