Fonterra, a New Zealand-based dairy co-operative, has signed an agreement with Abbott Laboratories to establish a new dairy farm hub in China. The move comes in response to the growing demand for quality milk in China. Both the ...
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Belgian-Brazilian brewing company Anheuser-Busch InBev has partnered with Syngenta for the sourcing of quality malting barley, which is used in brewing beer. Through the partnership, growers will have access to Syngenta malting barley ...
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The earnings from sales of cotton are likely to increase in the current season to E16 million owing to significant increase in production, according to Minister of Agriculture Moses Vilakati. The production of cotton in Swaziland has ...
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Hydroponics and organics expected blossom in a thriving agricultural sector Hydroponics, organic farming and recently secured free trade agreements are expected to deliver increased revenue for agriculture over the next five years, ...
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Gladstone Land Corporation (LAND) announced that it has acquired two farms in Columbia County, Oregon, totaling 200 acres and 157 farmable acres for $2.6 million. The properties have water on site and have been farmed for blueberries for ...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced it is awarding the University of California, Berkeley, a $1.5 million grant for work to assess the impact of pollution from household and village-scale stoves on air quality in ...
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Senior executives from 12 of the world's largest chocolate and cocoa companies are signing a joint agreement with the Government of Ghana as part of an unprecedented strategy to accelerate actions to make cocoa farming in the country ...
Cotton production in Zimbabwe is likely to increase by 31 percent in 2013-14 season due to good rains in most parts of the country during the cotton growing season, the Cotton Growers Association has said, reports The Herald. Owing to ...
All India cotton arrivals have dropped to approximately 85,000 bales per day. The total cotton pressed for the fortnight ending 30th April is approximately 3 crore 35 lakh bales as per trade sources. The unsold cotton stock with ginners and ...
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China has imposed a temporary ban on imports of British cheese following complaints from food inspectors on hygienic standards at an undisclosed UK dairy. The Chinese officials, who are visited dairy plants, were reportedly ...
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The EPA announced its proposed decision to register Enlist Duo. Western corn rootworm resistance spreads, and mixing sites of action is key to fighting herbicide resistance, say experts. Enlist Duo reaches milestone in the regulatory ...
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The production of textile and clothing in the Central Asian nation of Tajikistan decreased by 33.6 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2014, reports avesta news agency quoting data from the Ministry of Industry and New ...
UTZ Certified has expanded its sustainable farming initiatives with a new program in Turkey that will focus on hazelnut farming. The three-year initiative will implement a pilot project across hazelnut producing regions, including Trabzon ...
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Australian salmon producer Tassal Operations has achieved Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certification. ASC is an environmental and social sustainability certification status for farmed seafood products. Tassal Operations salmon ...
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The central South American country of Paraguay has signed an international cooperation agreement with Brazil and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), with the aim of combating the pest weevil that has been damaging ...
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