Crop Industry News: Global
08 March 2022
International Women's Day: A celebration of women around the world in photosInternational Women's Day is an opportunity to recognize the achievements of women and the pursuit of gender equality....
26 October 2021
New report identifies poor soil health as national security threatSoil health should be formally recognised by government ministers as a critical asset for maintaining food and societal security, according to a new report by the Food & Global Security Network. ...
31 December 2020
Spice up the holidays for lasting memoriesThe lingering aroma of spices can bring back warm and welcoming memories of the winter holidays....
25 August 2020
Global food commodity prices rebounded in JuneIn June, global food commodity prices rose for the first time since the beginning of the year driven by a rebound in vegetable oils, sugar and dairy quotations. However, in the cereals and meat...
11 August 2020
FAO: Global food markets brace for uncertainty in '20/'21 due to COVID-19Food markets will face many more months of uncertainty due to COVID-19, but the agri-food sector is likely to show more resilience to the pandemic crisis than other sectors, according to a new...
15 July 2020
New e-learning course: epidemiology for non-epidemiologists The news is being flooded with perhaps unfamiliar epidemiological terms and concepts in coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic....
01 June 2020
EU Potato Market ReportRetail demand appears to have plateaued for the moment as current restrictions are eased and the food service sector continues to reopen slowly. ...
23 March 2018
Manitoba, Canada hosts EU delegation to promote trade and investment opportunitiesMANITOBA, CANADA - 22 March 2018 - The Manitoba government is hosting roundtable discussions with representatives from European Union (EU) member states to raise awareness of trade and investment...
22 September 2016
World Leaders Agree Action to Fight Antimicrobial ResistanceGLOBAL - World leaders have signalled an unprecedented level of attention to curb the spread of infections that are resistant to antimicrobial medicines, in a pledge agreed by 193 countries at...
12 July 2016
Global Food Prices Increased Rapidly in JuneGLOBAL - International food commodity prices shot up 4.2 percent in June, their steepest monthly increase of the past four years....
29 March 2016
Industry Insights: Global Trends in Ag EquipmentANALYSIS - While the underlying trend in agricultural equipment has been Tier 4 final solutions, a diversified customer base and a growing population's sustainable use of natural resources, specifically...
14 January 2016
El Niño Lowers Early Production Outlook in Southern AfricaGLOBAL - Crop and livestock production prospects in Southern Africa have been weakened by the El Niño weather phenomenon that has lowered rains and increased temperatures....
17 December 2015
Climate Change and Your Food: Ten FactsGLOBAL - Here are ten facts about how a change climate affects our ability to grow food and feed ourselves....
01 December 2015
Rabobank Outlook 2016: Bearish Grains, Bullish for HogsANALYSIS - Agri commodity stocks remain comfortable and are expected to limit price gains to modest levels throughout 2016 for grains and oilseeds, while hogs, sugar and coffee prices are expected...
13 November 2015
Weather: El Niño’s Global Impact, US November OutlookANALYSIS - El Niño is expected to peak in December, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)....
05 November 2015
Honeybee Veterinary MedicineGLOBAL - Honeybees are an essential part of farming and the wider ecosystem, but since the mid-1990s, bee populations around the world have suffered a dramatic decline through a combination of...
20 October 2015
Agriculture Production Must Increase 60% to Feed PlanetGLOBAL - Feeding the world’s growing population requires targeted investments to unleash the productive potential of millions living in rural areas, where nearly 80 per cent of the world’s...
Agriculture Must Embrace Technology, Rabobank SaysGLOBAL - Agriculture must become 'smarter' by taking advantage of modern technology and data in order to feed the world, according to a report presented by Rabobank at Expo Milano 2015....
16 October 2015
Could Satellites Change Systems for Farming and Aquaculture?ANALYSIS - Developments in satellite, space and tracking technology are starting to have repercussions far beyond field mapping for crops and GPS guidance systems for farm machinery....
08 October 2015
Global Agriculture Faces Decade of Flat or Falling PricesGLOBAL - World Prices for food will remain flat or could fall over the next 10 years because of the current growth in agricultural production....
25 September 2015
El Niño: Effects on 2015 Grain ProductionWORLD - According to reports from the Climate Prediction Center, there is a greater than 90 per cent probability that the current El Niño will continue until the end of the year, and 85 per...
06 July 2015
Huge Opportunities for Agricultural Growth in West AfricaAFRICA - West Africa has unprecedented opportunities for agricultural growth, but making the most of them will require more effective regional integration, says a new report by the African Development...
02 July 2015
UK, US Feed Market Prices ImprovingUK and US - UK feed wheat futures (Nov-15) closed at £132.00/t on Tuesday, up £7.60 on the week and the highest settlement price since the end of March 2015. The upward trend in price was also...
29 June 2015
Russia Extends Ban on Imports of Agricultural Products to 2016GLOBAL - The Russian Government has announced that it will be extending the ban on agricultural products from the EU until 5 August 2016....
Sustainable Intensive Agriculture: The Route to Feeding 9 Billion by 2050GLOBAL - Sustainable intensive agriculture is key to feeding nine billion by 2050. This was one of the topics discussed by Dr Sean Rickard at a conference held at the Farmers Club, London, organised...
19 June 2015
New FAO Guide Aims to Prevent Child Labour in AgricultureGLOBAL - A new guide by FAO aims to help ensure anti-child labour measures are included in agricultural and rural development programmes, in particular those targeting family farmers....
FAO Family Farming Platform to Help Food SecurityGLOBAL - Recognizing the contributions of family farmers to food security and poverty eradication worldwide, the FAO has launched a new digital platform that aims to become a "one-stop shop"...
Call for More Action on Global Food Security to Beat HungerGLOBAL - A United Nations’ target set in 2000 to reduce global hunger by a half by 2015 had almost been achieved....
22 May 2015
International Farming Organisations United on Trans-Pacific PartnershipGLOBAL - As Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) nations meet this week in Guam to continue negotiations, agri-food producer and processor organisations from around the world have united to call for...
16 May 2015
The Bullish Risk of Being Too BearishGLOBAL - Given the market events of the last year and especially recent weeks you’d be forgiven for thinking that grain markets would be going down forever. Actually, you’re probably not...
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