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02 September 2019
The Pirbright Institute Grants New License for Foot-and-mouth Disease VaccineThe Pirbright Institute and its research partners have granted MSD Animal Health (known as Merck Animal Health in the US) an exclusive commercial licence for a new, effective and affordable vaccine to protect livestock against several serotypes of foot-and-mouth...
20 August 2019
Experts Call for End to Overuse of Antibiotics in LivestockAUSTRALIA - The country's experts are calling for cutting down the amounts of antibiotics being given to animals in an attempt to help address antibiotic resistance in humans....
04 July 2019
FAO Food Price Index Steady in JuneGLOBAL - Global food prices declined marginally in June, as lower prices of dairy products and vegetable oils more than offset a significant jump in maize quotations, and are now very close to their level of a year ago, according to a report by the Food...
01 July 2019
Food, Agriculture Must Play Vital Part in Reaching a Sustainable FutureGLOBAL - There is a growing realization that food and agriculture must play a vital part in reaching the Sustainable Development Goals and that in this context, FAO provides a neutral forum to address global issues of transboundary dimensions, the UN...
25 June 2019
Ireland’s Bovine TB Eradication Programme Advanced by DiagnosticsIn the 1950s, Ireland set out to eradicate bovine tuberculosis (bTB). Today, they have a very successful bTB eradication programme in place that dramatically reduced production losses, maintained their export status and has helped their beef and dairy...
21 June 2019
Brexit Survey Shows Ongoing Uncertainty is Eroding Confidence Levels in Scottish AgricultureSCOTLAND, UK - Ongoing uncertainty around the Brexit process and a lack of clarity and direction on future policy and funding is eroding the confidence of Scotland’s farmers and crofters....
19 June 2019
'Its Time to Reform US Dairy Industry,' Says NFUUS - June is National Dairy Month, making it a good time to highlight the important role family dairies play in the global food system, while also reflecting on the economic difficulties that America’s dairy farmers are currently facing....
06 June 2019
Food Prices Rise Amid Weak Production Outlook for MaizeGLOBAL - Global food prices rose for the fifth consecutive month in May, pushed up by rising prices of cheese and maize due to adverse weather conditions....
29 May 2019
Farming Unions Urge New MEPs to Engage with Farming CommunitiesUK - Responding to the results of the European elections, the four UK farming union Presidents are calling on the newly elected UK MEPs to listen to the views of their agricultural communities and help shape an enabling policy environment for the 75,000...
15 May 2019
Livestock Farmers Urged to Follow Guidance to Prevent Bluetongue Spreading to UKUK - NFU Scotland has joined other organisations from across the livestock sector to urge farmers to think carefully about importing animals from areas that are known to be infected with bluetongue (BTV) virus. ...
13 May 2019
Farmers Need Lifeboat to Survive Low Prices, Oversupply Caused by Trade WarUS - On the heels of unsuccessful trade negotiations with China, the White House was expected to increase tariffs from 10 percent to 25 percent on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods early Friday morning. ...
09 May 2019
World Food Prices Rise in AprilGLOBAL - Global food prices rose in April to their highest level in almost a year, led up by meat and dairy prices....
03 May 2019
Food Safety Issues Carry Increasingly High Risks for SuppliersGLOBAL - The financial risks and costs associated with food safety are increasing and food suppliers will face continued increases in food safety costs over the coming years....
02 May 2019
Report Calls for Urgent Action to Avert AMR CrisisGLOBAL - Early this week, UN, international agencies and experts released a groundbreaking report demanding immediate, coordinated and ambitious action to avert a potentially disastrous drug-resistance crisis....
30 April 2019
For Low-income Countries, Climate Action Pays Off by 2050GLOBAL - Successful global efforts to substantially limit greenhouse gas emissions would likely boost GDP growth of poorer countries over the next 30 years....
09 April 2019
UK Unions Seek European Farmers' Support on Need to Avoid 'No Deal' BrexitUK - Faced with ongoing division amongst politicians and continued uncertainty, the Presidents of NFU Scotland, Ulster Farmers' Union, NFU and NFU Cymru have written to the presidents of farming unions in Europe stating their unequivocal position that...
08 April 2019
FAO Food Price Index Holds SteadyGLOBAL - The FAO Food Price Index held broadly stable in March, as a jump in dairy prices was offset by drops in cereal, vegetable oil and sugar price quotations, according to a benchmark UN report released last week....
01 April 2019
FAO Urges Immediate Help for Mozambique's Livestock, Fisheries SectorsMOZAMBIQUE - The lives and livelihoods of farmers and fishers in the three Southern African countries hit by Tropical Cyclone Idai are under severe threat, with communities in Mozambique bearing a particularly heavy burden. ...
11 March 2019
Why a No-deal Brexit is Catastrophic for British FarmingUK - The NFU has said everything must to be done to avoid a no-deal Brexit, and the catastrophic impact this could have on British farming....
08 March 2019
FAO Food Price Index Rises on Higher Dairy PricesGLOBAL - Global food prices rose in February, with the FAO Food Price Index averaging 167.5 points, up 1.7 percent from January, in part driven up by sharp increases in dairy prices. ...
27 February 2019
Zoonoses: Antimicrobial Resistance Shows No Signs of Slowing DownEU - Data released yesterday by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) reveal that antimicrobials used to treat diseases that can be transmitted between animals and humans, such as campylobacteriosis...
19 February 2019
Supporting Australia's flood-affected producersAUSTRALIA - While the focus during the catastrophic flooding in north-west Queensland is naturally on the current emergency situation, MLA has started to consider the longer-term impacts on businesses, families and cattle supply....
18 February 2019
Export skepticism not warranted as global market is key for US protein in 2019GLOBAL — Per capita animal protein consumption in the US will climb to an all-time high in 2019, surpassing the previous record set in 2006, prior to the 2008 financial crisis and the run-up in feed costs....
06 February 2019
NCBA CattleFax Outlook: Markets Expected to Continue Strong; US shifts away from El Niño US - During the first half of 2019, the United States will see a shift away from El Niño conditions as equatorial ocean currents begin to cool into the summer, Art Douglas, Ph. D., professor emeritus at Creighton University, told the audience during...
21 January 2019
Immediate End to Govt Shutdown UrgedUS - The partial government shutdown—soon to enter its fifth week—is causing harm and exacerbating issues already facing American family farmers and ranchers as they look to sell their crops, acquire financing and prepare for the coming year. ...
18 January 2019
IFA Defends Irish Beef, Dairy Production Against Lancet ReportIRELAND - Responding to the report published by The Lancet yesterday, IFA President Joe Healy said the report fails to take any account of how carbon efficiently food is produced in different regions of the world, or the very high standards that Irish...
15 January 2019
UK Must Stay Vigilant for Bluetongue After 2007 'Lucky Escape'UK - A set of fortunate circumstances may have prevented the UK from being harder hit by bluetongue in the past but the threat of future outbreaks is only set to increase, new research reveals....
10 January 2019
British Unions Urge MPs to Take Action to Avoid No-Deal BrexitUK - The four UK farming unions have urged MPs to take all the necessary steps for Britain to avoid a no-deal Brexit, which could see catastrophic impacts for the nation’s food and farming sector....
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