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28 December 2017
US Beef Stampedes Chinese MarketCHINA - More US beef companies are selling their product to China to meet increasing demand....
13 December 2017
Johne's Disease Requires Vigilant Management Effort to EradicateANALYSIS - Johne's disease is a very robust and resistant bacteria that requires a routine, vigilant management effort to remove it from the herd and keep it out, says Dr. Scott Leibsle, Idaho Deputy State Veterinarian....
12 December 2017
FAO Food Price Index Declines in November Amid Cereals BoomGLOBAL - Global food prices declined marginally in November, as lower dairy prices offset a sharp increase in sugar and vegetable oil quotations, according to the latest FAO Food Price Index....
06 December 2017
Sustainability to Elevate Danish CrownDENMARK - Under the banner 'Feeding the World', the Danish Crown group is launching a new strategy for sustainability and corporate social responsibility to ensure sustainable food for the Earth's rapidly growing population. ...
01 December 2017
Uncertainty Surrounds US Livestock Methane Emission EstimatesUS - A new study of methane emissions from livestock in the United States - led by a researcher in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences - has challenged previous top-down estimates....
29 November 2017
Misuse of Antibiotics in Livestock, Poultry Also Causes Resistance in Humans, Says ExpertNIGERIA - Solomon Chollom, a medical laboratory scientist with the National Veterinary Research Institute, says the misuse of antibiotics in livestock and poultry can also make humans resistant to the drug....
15 November 2017
WTO Rules in Favor of US in Beef Dispute with IndonesiaUS - This week the World Trade Organization (WTO) ruled in favor of the United States in a dispute with Indonesia over its complex and opaque import requirements for beef and beef products. ...
13 November 2017
Urgent Need to Curb Overuse of Antibiotics in AnimalsCHINA - On 7 November, the World Health Organization issued formal guidelines for the animal industries, which calls for food-animal producers to refrain from using antibiotics in healthy animals, so as to curb the rampancy of drug-resistant bacteria....
07 November 2017
IFA Demands Much Stronger, More Robust Defence in EU Beef SectorEU - Speaking at a high level COPA beef event in Brussels yesterday evening attended by EU Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan and Agriculture Ministers from across the EU, IFA National Livestock Chairman Angus Woods said there needs to be a much stronger...
30 October 2017
NFUS Committed to Striking Right Brexit Deal for Farmers, CroftersSCOTLAND, UK - NFU Scotland remains fully committed to striking the right Brexit deal for Scotland’s farmers and crofters....
25 October 2017
NFU Responds to EU Council Conclusions on Brexit NegotiationsUK - On 20 October, the European Council (Article 50), in an EU-27 format, reviewed the state of Brexit negotiations and adopted conclusions....
23 October 2017
Global CO2 Emissions Stalled for Third Consecutive YearGLOBAL - The annual assessment of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by the JRC and the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL) confirms that CO2 emissions have stalled for the third year in a row....
16 October 2017
First Roadmap to Stop Transmission of Bovine, Zoonotic TB LaunchedMEXICO - The first-ever roadmap to combat animal tuberculosis (bovine TB) and its transmission to humans, referred to as zoonotic TB, most often through consumption of contaminated untreated meat or dairy products from diseased animals, calls for close...
13 October 2017
Inequalities of Hunger: Global Hunger Index Spotlights Uneven Progress in Reducing HungerGLOBAL - Global hunger levels have fallen more than a quarter since 2000, but more recent rising hunger scores of several countries in the 2017 Global Hunger Index (GHI) underline how uneven this progress has been and how precarious it is to maintain....
11 October 2017
GenoTube Offers Extended Life for Diagnostic Samples ANALYSIS - Looking for a better way to collect and deliver diagnostic samples to the laboratory? Thermo Fisher Scientific's GenoTube is a non-invasive nasal swab for collection of DNA or RNA from animals. ...
06 October 2017
Report Highlights State, Local Initiatives to Reduce Antibiotics in AgricultureUS - The Consumer Federation of America (CFA) has released a new report examining the ways that consumer and public health advocates are working to reduce the amount of antibiotics given to farm animals, a key contributor to antibiotic resistance. ...
05 October 2017
IFA Says EU Report Finds Brazil Cannot Guarantee Standards on Meat ExportsEU - IFA President Joe Healy said the latest EU FVO (Food and Veterinary Office) report covering the "Weak Flesh" meat scandal and corruption in Brazil confirms that the Brazilian authorities seriously misled the EU Commission, and cannot guarantee European...
04 October 2017
IFA: Brexit Solutions Must Focus on Trading Relationship with All of UKEU - Responding to a leaked EU Commission memo suggesting an all-island approach for the agri-food sector, IFA President Joe Healy said that Ireland’s objective in the Brexit negotiations must be the maintenance of the closest possible trading arrangements...
29 September 2017
Researchers Target Animal Farming, Meat Intake to Avoid Post-antibiotic WorldGLOBAL - A new study by researchers at the Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy (CDDEP) and partners analyzes and describes a comprehensive strategy for preserving antibiotic effectiveness by reducing antibiotic use in farm animals up to 80...
20 September 2017
IFA Meets EU Officials to Strongly Object to Mercosur Trade DealEU - IFA President Joe Healy and National Livestock Chairman Angus Woods met with the EU Chief negotiator for Mercosur and senior officials in Commissioner Malmstrom’s Cabinet in Brussels last week to outline Ireland’s strong opposition to any offer...
19 September 2017
New UN Report Says World Hunger on the Rise AgainGLOBAL - After steadily declining for over a decade, global hunger is on the rise again, affecting 815 million people in 2016, or 11 per cent of the global population, says a new edition of the annual United Nations report on world food security and nutrition...
13 September 2017
Coalition Petitions Department of Transportation for ELD WaiverUS - The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) yesterday joined other livestock groups in hand delivering to Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao a petition for a waiver followed by a limited exemption from compliance with the Electronic Logging...
11 September 2017
Expert Calls for Brexit to Revolutionise Sustainable FarmingUK - Brexit should be used as a once-in-a-generation opportunity to end industrialised farming in the UK and make a radical shift towards more sustainable smallholdings and allotments, University of Sussex Professor Dave Goulson has said....
06 September 2017
IFA Demands Urgent Govt Action Plan as Beef Farmers Lose €2M/WeekIRELAND - IFA President Joe Healy said, based on the Sterling depreciation and the volume of cattle exports to the UK, Irish beef farmers are losing close to €2m per week....
18 August 2017
Molecule Increases Pregnancy Rate, Number of Offspring in CattleBRAZIL - Researchers at Inprenha Biotecnologia, a company based in Jaboticabal, São Paulo State, Brazil, working in partnership with colleagues at the University of São Paulo's Ribeirão Preto School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (FCFRP-USP), have discovered...
17 August 2017
US, Canadian & Mexican Farm Groups Support Modernised NAFTAUS, CANADA & MEXICO - The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), The Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) and Mexico’s Consejo Nacional Agropecuario (CNA) yesterday sent a joint letter to Canadian, United States and Mexican government officials...
07 August 2017
Jinyu Bio-technology Joins Animal Vaccine Cluster in KansasUS - China's largest animal vaccine company is going to a part of the US where the industry action is....
03 August 2017
Millions May Face Protein Deficiency Due to Human-caused CO2 EmissionsGLOBAL - If CO2 levels continue to rise as projected, the populations of 18 countries may lose more than 5 per cent of their dietary protein by 2050 due to a decline in the nutritional value of rice, wheat, and other staple crops, according to new findings...
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