Crop Industry News
28 January 2015
Food Insecurity in Conflict Areas Must be AddressedGLOBAL - Agriculture and food security must be treated as essential components of peacebuilding and conflict resolution, said FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva during a special meeting...
23 January 2015
Farmers Call for Drought Declaration NEW ZEALAND - Federated Farmers believes that if the government made a medium-scale adverse event declaration for some South Island provinces, it would give more emotional support to farmers...
21 January 2015
Is Promotion the Key to Potato Producer Fortunes?SCOTLAND, UK - To combat tumbling consumption, NFU Scotland has urged the potato industry’s statutory levy body to consider shifting its funding emphasis from research and development to more...
20 January 2015
More Efficient Food Systems NeededGLOBAL - Increasing competition for natural resources and emerging resource bottlenecks mean that global agriculture can no longer operate using a "business as usual" approach....
19 January 2015
Why is McDonald's Passionate about Sustainability?ANALYSIS - Francesca DeBiase, VP Strategic Sourcing, Sustainability at McDonald's, said McDonald's vision is to source all of their food and products sustainably....
16 January 2015
Wrangling Over Pesticide Ingredients Comes to a Head in 2015US - Consumer advocates are fighting a new rule proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency that aims to address concerns over "inert" ingredients, including fragrances and dyes, in pesticides...
15 January 2015
Agri-environmental Schemes Increase Yields as Well as BiodiversityUK - Agri-environmental schemes on farm are generally seen to be taking up production space but the big question facing farmers tempted to employ them is “Do they Work?”...
14 January 2015
GM Crops: Greater Control for EU Member States GrantedANALYSIS - Strict EU regulations on GM crops became a little less so yesterday as MEPs agreed to give Member States the right to ban the growing of GM crops that have been approved as safe, writes...
How Well are Farmers Caring for the Environment?ANALYSIS - Changing policies on pesticides, animal feeds and welfare are threatening to reduce wheat crops in the UK and the pig herd each by a third....
13 January 2015
Head of AD Association Hits Back at CriticismsUK - Last week at the Oxford Farming Conference in the UK, environmental campaigner and author, George Monbiot, launched an attack on several farming practices....
USDA Reports to Support Corn PricesUS - The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) of the USDA has released the final estimates of the size of the 2014 US corn and soybean crops and estimates of the stocks of corn and...
12 January 2015
Exit From EU Poses Risk to FarmingSCOTLAND - The EU referendum is the biggest threat facing British farming, Scotland’s Rural Affairs Secretary Richard Lochhead has warned. Leaving the EU could see UK farmers lose Common Agricultural...
09 January 2015
How Can Agriculture Rise to Challenge of Climate Change?UK - Farmers need smarter use of fertiliser and smarter feeding and breeding of ruminant animals in their bid to mitigate and reduce climate change....
08 January 2015
Changes to Common Agricultural Policy to Reduce Agricultural Red TapeUK - The UK has called for a rethink on the three crop rule, which is part of the greening arrangement within the recent reforms of the Common Agricultural Policy....
Greenhouse Gas Calculator Wins Science AwardUK - A greenhouse gas calculator developed at Aberdeen University is this year’s winner of the Practice with Science Award run by the Oxford Farming Conference....
07 January 2015
Tighter Market Projected for Global Sugar IndustryGLOBAL - Rabobank has issued a new report on the global sugar industry, forecasting a tighter market than expected based on recent supply and demand conditions. ...
06 January 2015
India’s Rabi Sowing Down at 55.28 Million HectaresINDIA - India has recorded a drop in rabi sowing as on January 2, 2015 at 55.28 million hectares, as per the data released by the directorate of economics and statistics, agriculture ministry....
02 January 2015
Study Predicts No Farmers and Ranchers under 35 by 2033US - As long-time farmers and ranchers grow older, it is becoming increasingly difficult to pass on the family farm or find young employees to pick up the reins at large corporate ranches....
31 December 2014
NFU Urges: Celebrate New Year Safely Without Sky LanternsUK - The public is being reminded by the NFU of the huge risks associated with sky lanterns and urged not to release them during New Year celebrations....
30 December 2014
Lower US Maize, Wheat Areas Anticipated for 2015US - US agricultural supply, use and price projections, published as part of an early release of the tables for the USDA’s Agricultural Projections to 2024, suggest that crop areas for the...
22 December 2014
European Union Takes Steps to Encourage Organic ProductionEU - The Presidency of the agriculture council is making progress addressing the concerns of member states over the future of organic production in the EU....
18 December 2014
Could Origins of Agriculture Shape Future of Food?UK - Agricultural decisions made by our ancestors more than 10,000 years ago could hold the key to food security in the future, according to new research by the University of Sheffield....
17 December 2014
California Drought: What's the Latest?ANALYSIS - California is currently experiencing its worst drought since the 1970s. With much of the state now flooding, Gemma Hyland asks: Is it enough to end the dry spell?...
16 December 2014
Corn Price Strength ContinuesUS - March 2015 corn futures traded to a high of $4.115 on December 15, the highest level since July 10 and $0.80 above the low reached on October 1, writes Darrel Good. ...
12 December 2014
Market Analyst: Wheat Use, Corn Exports FallANALYSIS - Mike Zuzolo discusses the major market developments this week....
11 December 2014
World Cereal Production to Surpass Last Year's RecordGLOBAL - World cereal production in 2014 is forecast at a new record of 2,532 million tonnes (including rice in milled terms), 10 million tonnes higher than last month’s forecast and 7 million...
09 December 2014
Voyage to the South Pole on a Tractor - Mission CompleteANTARCTICA - An engine running for 584 hours, using 650 gallons of fuel has culminated in a successful expedition to the South Pole....
How Will December 1 Corn Stocks Estimate Be Interpreted?US - It is always a challenge to anticipate the USDA's quarterly estimate of corn stocks, but the estimate of the December 1 inventory, to be released on January 12, 2015, is a special challenge,...
05 December 2014
Agreement Reached on EU Legislation for GM CropsEU - EU member states have reached an agreement on new legislation allowing them to restrict, or ban, the cultivation of crops containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs) on their own territory,...
Market Analyst: How Are Markets and Weather Affecting Grains?ANALYSIS - Mike Zuzolo discusses the major market developments this week....
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