India Adds Hill Cattle Breed to Indigenous Breeds List
22:15 | 29/08/2016
INDIA - India has added nine genetic lines of farm animals to its list of indigenous breeds. Newly enlisted livestock include one breed of cattle, two breeds each of goat and sheep, three breeds of pig, and one poultry breed, writes Basudev Mahapatra.
Trade Deals Could Buffer Financial Losses in Agriculture from Climate Change
22:12 | 29/08/2016
GLOBAL - Global warming could create substantial economic damage in agriculture, a new study conducted by a team of scientists of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research finds.
US Ag Exports Expected to Rise by $6 Billion in 2017
09:11 | 28/08/2016
US - US agricultural exports are expected to rise in 2017 from 2016 levels, largely due to higher exports of oilseeds and products, horticultural products, cotton, and livestock, dairy, and poultry.
Expert Believes No Great Change in US-UK Ag Trade Will Follow Brexit
23:26 | 25/08/2016
US - After the UK voted to leave the European Union on 23 June, many in the US were left wondering what the impacts would be on trade between the two countries.
New Tool Can Help Farmers Improve Productivity and Reduce Emissions
23:25 | 25/08/2016
GLOBAL - A new and interactive tool from FAO allows farmers, policy makers and scientists to calculate meat, milk and eggs production as well as greenhouse-gas emissions from livestock to make the sector more productive and more climate-friendly.
Dairy Farm Profitability Impacted by Future Climate Change, Models Show
20:42 | 24/08/2016
AUSTRALIA - On current 2040 climate projections, all three farms modelled in Dairy Australia’s three year-long Dairy Business for Future Climates (DBfFC) research project would be less profitable if they continued to farm exactly as they do today.
EU Agri-Food Exports Rise Despite Milk Powder Decline
20:49 | 23/08/2016
EU - The value of EU agri-food exports for the 12-month period from July 2015 to June 2016 amounted to just over €129 billion, a 2.1 per cent increase compared to 2014-2015, according to the latest monthly report on agricultural trade.
Indiana Bovine TB Case Prompts Cattle Restrictions in Wisconsin
20:46 | 23/08/2016
US - A case of bovine tuberculosis (TB) was formally diagnosed in a white‐tailed deer in Franklin County, Indiana, last week, prompting extra testing of cattle in the state.
Foot and Mouth Reports: Mongolia, Zimbabwe Hit by Disease
14:26 | 22/08/2016
GLOBAL - Few outbreaks of Foot and Mouth Disease have been reported in recent months, but Zimbabwe and Mongolia are the countries that have reported the disease, in cattle and goats.
Union Urges 'Culture Change' in Dairy Supply Chain Over Milk Prices
20:13 | 18/08/2016
UK - The National Farmers Union (NFU) Scotland has said it is seeking to meet with retailers and milk processors on the urgent need for the dramatic upturn in dairy markets to speedily feedback to farmers.
