ADM’s profits more than double on strong crush margins and demand for vegetable oil

20:24 | 28/10/2021

Grain trading giant Archer-Daniels-Midland Co (ADM) says its third-quarter profit more than doubled, as strong oilseed crushing margins and rising vegetable oil demand boosted its core agricultural services and oilseeds unit.

WTO panel examines Chinese import duties on Australian beef and wine as relations sour

20:33 | 27/10/2021

The World Trade Organization has agreed to set up a panel to examine China's imposition of duties on imported Australian wine and beef, two of several disputes souring relations between the two countries.

US beef production challenges: past, present and future

20:31 | 27/10/2021

The beef and cattle market has been hit hard with production cost increases, on top of drought conditions that have increased feed costs, writes Timothy Wier for The Cattle Site.

UK's new Trade and Agriculture Commission hopes to boost farm exports

21:27 | 26/10/2021

UK ministers are building on the recommendations made by the first Agriculture Mission, takings steps to safeguard animal welfare and address antimicrobial resistance in trade agreements.

US House approves cattle contract library bill

21:20 | 26/10/2021

The US House Agriculture Committee has passed the Cattle Contract Library act of 2021 (HR 5609), creating a library for cattle contracts within the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service.

New podcast from QMS looks into meaty issues ahead of COP26

11:27 | 23/10/2021

Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) has launched its six-part COP26 podcast series to bring together voices from across the industry to discuss what the red meat sector is and can be doing to positively influence the outcomes of the two-week conference.

UK launches £17.5 million Farming Innovation Program

11:24 | 23/10/2021

As part of Britain's agricultural transition, the government has launched the Farming Innovation Program to support agri-tech innovation.

US farmer sentiment declines in September while inflation worries rise

20:20 | 19/10/2021

Perdue University's Ag Economy Barometer shows US lower farmer sentiment for September 2021, recording its weakest reading since July 2020.

How farmers can tackle listeriosis

20:15 | 19/10/2021

Clare Holmes from Northern Ireland's Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) has written a synopsis explaining the infection path of Listeria and how farmers can keep the infection at bay.

New study suggests that the EU Green deal could have uncertain impacts on farm net income

20:51 | 14/10/2021

A qualitative assessment carried out by Wageningen University Research (WUR) has found that the European Green Deal and Farm-to-Fork strategies have diverse and uncertain impacts on farm income.