Wednesday 22 February 2012
World News
More and more banana farmers are convinced that the Philippine banana industry may not survive the slow but devastating effect of Panama wilt plant disease in the next five to ten years.
Full Story : Sun.Star
A High Court judge has told a Tipperary couple they have until the end of April to move cattle off their land or face imprisonment.
Full Story : Irish Times
Japanese farmers affected by last year’s nuclear disaster are using farming land in north Queensland to grow produce.
Full Story : ABC
Vaccinations smuggled into Egypt are infecting chickens with viruses, while Israeli denim causes infertility, officials, media say...
Full Story : Ynetnews
Transatlantic deal allows US and EU to share organic food certifications, opening up huge new markets for producers...
Full Story : Business Green
Almost all Canadian farmers, from wheat growers to cattle ranchers to potato producers, can look forward to good times for up to the next 10 years, according to new government projections.
Full Story : The Guardian Charlottetown
Coconut farmers in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta, especially in Ben Tre Province, are facing difficulties because the price of coconuts has declined sharply over the past four months.
Full Story : Viet Nam News
Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman is hosting a drought summit later as parts of England struggle with groundwater levels lower than in 1976.
Full Story : BBC
Advocate and social activist Kishore Desai on Thursday urged the Karnataka Housing Board (KHB) not to acquire 55 acres of land belonging to farmers in Chittakula.
Full Story : Radio New Zealand
The chief executive of the country’s biggest meat company says farmers need to question whether levy-funded organisation Beef and Lamb NZ still has a role to play.
Full Story : Radio New Zealand
European farmers are likely to fall behind in the competitive world grain market as EU consumer hostility to genetically modified organisms (GMOs)...
Full Story : Pork Magazine
Rural property listings are in short supply as farmers do well and lifestylers refuse to lower their prices, a real estate group says.
Full Story : Stuff.co.nz
"Got milk?" is getting to be a difficult question when it comes to organic.
Full Story : The Durango Herald
The production of vaccines against avian flu in humans stands out among the emergency measures taken in Vietnam to face a recent nationwide outbreak of this epidemic.
Full Story : Prensa Latina
Thought bird flu was gone? Recent human deaths in Asia and Egypt are a reminder that the H5N1 virus is still alive and dangerous...
Full Story : The Irrawaddy News Magazine
Deputy Agriculture minister Pieter Mulder’s recent assertion that black South Africans had no historical claim to 40 per cent of the country brought the vexing and emotional issue of land reform back into focus for the nation last week.
Full Story : Irish Times
Supermarket chains and dairies will have to report how much money they’re making from dairy products that used to be under government price control...
Full Story : Haaretz
The Irish see greater cooperation on agricultural trade as an excellent opportunity to increase their dairy and food exports to China.
Full Story : China Daily
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday said the agriculture sector is likely to achieve about 3.5% annual growth...
Full Story : Hindustan Times
Scottish scientists are hoping to breed chickens resistant to a bug responsible for the most common cause of food poisoning in the UK.
Full Story : Scotsman
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