Next Generation of Dairy Farmers Getting Involved with Policy Work
23:46 | 19/09/2016
UK - Plans to engage with younger dairy farmers have been unveiled by the National Farmers Union NFU with the launch of its new Dairy Development Group.
Will New Food Labelling Regulations Build Trust and Confidence?
21:34 | 16/09/2016
ANALYSIS - The UK’s vote to leave the European Union could allow some flexibility in the way that new European food labelling regulations are implemented.
Upturn in Dairy Returns Boosted by Winter Payments in Northern Ireland
21:29 | 16/09/2016
NORTHERN IRELAND, UK - Ulster Farmers’ Union dairy chairman, William Irvine, has welcomed a commitment from United Dairy Farmers to pay suppliers a significant winter milk production bonus.
Importance of Antibiotic Resistance in Farming Stressed Ahead of UN Event
22:16 | 15/09/2016
GLOBAL - Good farm hygiene and animal health practices can greatly reduce the need to use antimicrobial medicines, the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation said in its new Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance.
Farmland Wildlife in Decline, but Union Says Intensification Not to Blame
21:53 | 14/09/2016
UK - Over one in ten species assessed are under threat of disappearing altogether in the UK, according to a new 'State of Nature' report published by a number of organisations, including the RSPB, the National Trust and the World Wildlife Fund.
American Farmers Seek More Support as Incomes Remain Low
21:50 | 14/09/2016
US - Bolstered by the US's National Farmers Union (NFU) and Farm Aid, 275 family farmers are uniting this week at the US Capitol to ask for emergency assistance and increased funding to address the harsh economic realities brought on by historically low prices and too high production costs.
Global Dairy Groups Angry Over Canada's Proposed Rules on Imports
22:32 | 13/09/2016
GLOBAL - Dairy organisations in the US, Australia, the EU, Mexico and New Zealand today issued a joint letter to their respective trade and agriculture officials, expressing indignation about Canada’s recent actions to encourage the use of domestic over imported dairy ingredients.
Free Online CPD Offered at the 2016 Official Veterinarian Conference
18:14 | 09/09/2016
UK - Improve International, the organisers of the 2016 Official Veterinarian Conference, are offering all delegates an extended free trial of their new online learning platform Bitesize.
Cattle the Primary Reservoir for New Virus - Influenza D
20:20 | 08/09/2016
US - The executive committee of the International Committee of Taxonomy of Viruses has approved the naming of a new virus as influenza D.
Food Security and Agriculture Essential in Preventing Conflicts
20:11 | 08/09/2016
AFRICA - Food security and agriculture have an essential role to play in preventing conflicts and crises on the African continent, blunting their impacts and acting as engines for post-crisis recovery.
