Canada's International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the Australian International Food Security Centre (AIFSC) have announced a 4-year, C$15m ($14.42m) research partnership to improve food security in Africa. The project, which ...
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It's no secret that being in a hot vehicle in the middle of summer is more than unpleasant, but just imagine how hot it must be for animals packed together in the swine-tering heat. That's why the United States Federal Motor Carrier ...
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Cattle on the Schilke Ranch in northwestern North Dakota, located on Bakken Shale. Photo: Jacki Schilke In the midst of the domestic energy boom, livestock on farms near oil-and-gas drilling operations nationwide have been quietly falling ...
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Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus (PEDv), a swine virus that can cause death in piglets, has been identified in two hog farms in North Carolina. The virus has been rapidly spreading across several states in the US since it was first ...
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The wild dog hunters can’t keep up. A bullet to the head or heart brings $500 per dog — but it doesn’t matter. Tens of thousands of wild dogs are breeding faster than the hunters can track and shoot. Weighing in at up to ...
New Zealand-based agricultural supply business PGG Wrightson (PGW) has cPGW, a majority-owned subsidiary of Agria, is a provider of agricultural products, services and solutions to growers, farmers and processors in New Zealand, China and ...
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Where Food Comes From, a provider of verification and Internet solutions for the agricultural and food industry, has signed a partnership with Colorado State University's Center for Meat Safety & Quality (CMSQ) for their newly acquired ...
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Last year’s Fibre of our Nation competition winners, Chad and Louise Taylor of Wellington, NSW, have recently returned to Australia after a visit to New York where they enthusiastically discussed helping to build the demand for wool ...
Australian stocks have closed flat, with a strong day from the major miners offset by weakness among the banks. The local market took its cues from a positive finish on Wall Street, opening up about 0.3 per cent, but slid into the close ...
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will not oppose Ruralco's proposed acquisition of Elders Rural Services Limited. Ruralco and Elders each operate a national network of agri-product retail outlets, supplying a range of ...
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New federal labeling rules have been implemented in the US which will allow the shoppers to have more information about the meat they purchase. The new regulations require labels on steaks, ribs and other cuts of meat to convey ...
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The production of cotton in Paraguay, which had began to recover slowly during the previous three seasons, has declined by about 50 percent during the current harvesting season, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG) ...
Delta Manufacturing, Inc., a Newport, Arkansas.-based maker of steel trailers, has selected PPG Industries' commercial coatings group as its paint supplier. Delta has manufactured horse, livestock, equipment and cargo trailers since ...
US-based food products distributor Labatt Food Service will use the Where Food Comes From labeling program on its Native American Beef line, a new source verified brand featuring beef raised on Native American tribal ranches exclusively. ...
British Solar Renewables, the UK’s largest developer, owner and operator of solar farms has recently commenced community consultation for a proposed solar installation at Canada Farm, Winterborne Stickland. The proposed solar farm ...
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