Renewed calls for the government to give the supermarket watchdog sharp teeth came today(November 19)from anti-poverty agency ActionAid,as the Groceries Code Adjudicator Bill enters its second reading in the House of Commons. It urged the ...
New Zealand meat processor Silver Fern Farms has booked a loss in the year to the end of September as higher lamb prices hit global demand. The company racked up a net operating loss of NZ$31.1m (US$25.4m) in the 12-month period, down ...
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A major China granary attracts one world-leading agricultural machinery manufacturer as it anticipates another record-high autumn harvest. The investment from American company John Deere, worth about 1.6 billion yuan ($253.6 million), has ...
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In recent years, many people who live in urban environments or areas not conducive to traditional farming have used LED grow lights to grow plants and food indoors. The company's latest advancement, the 3w LED grow light, provides the same ...
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The British Wool Marketing Board (BWMB) will use this month's Royal Welsh Winter Fair, Builth Wells, on 26 and 27 November to highlight the significant marketing benefits farmers can gain from selling their wool through the BWMB. Visitors ...
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Britain's pig producers are hopeful of a brighter future as Tesco follows Waitrose's example in entering a dedicated deal with farmers. Tesco announced today(November 8)that it would work directly with UK beef and pig farmers in a new ...
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Urban Barns Foods Inc. , which is specializing in "CUBIC FARMING" a revolutionary type of farming that dramatically increases yields of vegetables with radically diminished water consumption when compared to conventional farming, has signed ...
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The head of Deere & Company, the world's largest agricultural machinery manufacturer by revenue, says the US company is to invest further in China over the next few years, as the country strives to update and improve the agricultural sector ...
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New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra has announced plans to open two more large-scale dairy farms in China,increasing milk production and completing the groups first"farm hub"in Hebei Procince. The two additional farms bring the number of ...
WHILE the lucrative mining sector might be attracting attention as the industry of employment choice for young people, Australia’s agricultural industry is crying out for skilled young people. The agricultural machinery sector, for ...
Titan Machinery Inc. (NAS: TITN) announced today that it has received approval from CNH International SA to form a subsidiary of Titan Machinery Inc., "Titan Machinery Ukraine, Ltd.," to serve as a CaseIH distributor of agricultural ...
The greatest revolution in agricultural equipment is the new technology that producers will be able to use on their machinery to improve efficiency and productivity in the field. That's according to Barry Nelson, media relations manager for ...
Mozambique's cotton production is likely to double during the next eight years. Speaking at a session to unveil new cotton strategy, Mozambique Cotton Institute Director Norberto Mahalambe said the country's raw cotton output is seen ...
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Farmers in California's agricultural heartland say record-high gas and diesel prices are putting pressure on their bottom lines, but economists say it's unlikely that will translate into significantly higher food prices across the U.S. ...
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Genetically modified (GM) crops like Bt cotton do more harm than being thought of, according to an expert from the Small Planet Institute at Massachusetts in the US. At an event organized alongside CoP-11 (XI Conference of the Parties ...
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