Published: Jun 08, 2012

On Thursday the Senate voted 90 to 8 to move the farm bill forward to debate and a final vote that ag committee members would like to hold soon.

Published: Jun 08, 2012

Cargill has agreed to acquire certain assets of TradeOne, L.L.C., a grain storage and merchandising company based in Cheyenne Wells.

Published: Jun 08, 2012

The US Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) issued a conditional license for GenVec, Inc.’s foot-and-mouth disease vaccine for use in cattle, the company announced June 7.

Published: Jun 08, 2012

The overwhelming majority of the US sow herd is housed, at some point, in individual housing, or gestation stalls, according to a National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) survey.

Published: Jun 08, 2012 By: Amy Brown

To meet the demand from almost 70% of their customers for more home-grown produce, Coles has announced a series of local-sourcing roadshows.

Published: Jun 08, 2012

Olam International, a Singapore-based processor of agricultural products and food ingredients, has acquired 100% equity interest in Nigerian dairy and beverage firm Kayass Enterprises for $66.5m.

Published: Jun 07, 2012 By: MJ Deschamps

European meat producers looking to ship organic products to the USA will be put at a disadvantage under the new EU-US organic equivalence agreement, which came into effect on 1 June, according to one British organic expert.

Published: Jun 07, 2012 By: Flemmich Webb

Hong Kong has agreed to accept UK bone-in beef imports 16 years after all British beef exports were banned due to the BSE crisis.

Published: Jun 07, 2012 By: Fred A'Court

The Penza region of Russia is set to become the biggest producer of turkey meat and beef in the country following a joint venture with Damate Agribusiness.

Published: Jun 07, 2012 By: Ed Bedington

Cautious optimism appears to sum up the general global meat supply scene, with high prices and relatively buoyant export markets, delegates to the World Meat Congress (WMC) were told.

Published: Jun 07, 2012

April production of edible nonfat dry milk was 192,364,000 lbs, up 2% from March and up 31% from April 2011, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in its latest Dairy Products report.

Published: Jun 07, 2012

Palsgaard A/S plans to introduce two new ingredients, one for margarine spreads and one for cake mixes, during the Institute of Food Technologists’ annual meeting and food exposition June 26-28 in Las Vegas.

Published: Jun 07, 2012

The annual fishing ban on the East China Sea began Friday 1 June, the East China Sea Fishery Bureau under the Ministry of Agriculture commented.

Published: Jun 07, 2012

Fredag's prawns come from sustainable aquaculture in South East Asia. The farms were audited by an international certification body and were found to be compliant with Friend of the Sea strict sustainability requirements.

Published: Jun 07, 2012

The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) achieved revenues of £12.7m (Q1 2011, £25.4m) in the first quarter of 2012, on sales of 3,688 (Q1 2011, 5,954) tonnes of salmon.

Published: Jun 07, 2012

In recent months, several retailers have announced they have adopted or amended policies they will only use pork suppliers who are phasing out gestation crates in their hog-raising practices.

Published: Jun 07, 2012

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has issued a health hazard alert, warning consumers not to consume certain vacuum packaged fish products sold by Pusateri's Fine Foods as the products may be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum.

Published: Jun 07, 2012

The Indian state of Punjab has tied up with Israel-based Afimilk company to promote dairy farming in the state. Under the partnership, Afimilk will provide technical support to state's farmers, in order to boost dairy production.

Published: Jun 07, 2012

An amendment to limit crop insurance premium subsidies to America's largest farms is one of some 30 changes that farm groups will be watching for when the Senate begins active debate on its farm bill on Thursday.

Published: Jun 07, 2012

The CME Group corn, soybean and wheat markets can expect to start higher, as broad-based buying sets in Wednesday.