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Wednesday, February 22, 2012
NFU AGM - CAP Greening Will Not Penalise Champions UK - The greening of the Common Agricultural Policy will not "penalise the champions", writes Chris Harris from the National Farmers Union Conference in Birmingham.
Attraction of Renewable Options for Farming Community ANALYSIS - The major drivers for the farming community to adopt a variety of renewable fuels will be the high and rising oil process and the problems of food security, writes TheCropSite Editor...
Monday, February 20, 2012
EU Missing Out on GM Feed Opportunity ANALYSIS - Is Europe's headstrong views on GM crops putting EU farmers at a competitive disadvantage, writes TheCropSite editor Charlotte Johnston
Friday, February 17, 2012
Walmart Unveils "Great For You" Icon US – Walmart, the United States’ largest food retailer, has unveiled the “Great For You” icon, giving its customers an easier way to identify healthier food.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Allendale: Cattle is "Trade of the Year" ANALYSIS - Rich Nelson, Allendale, Inc. director of research, said the US cattle market is "the trade of the year" and is bullish beef due to cattle liquidation and production issues, reports...
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Allendale: US Meat Supply vs Global Demand ANALYSIS - From an overall meat demand perspective, the world market is a major driver and a key reason why the US has been trading at extended price levels the past few years, writes Sarah Mikesell,...
Wednesday, February 08, 2012
Land Value History Made in 2011; Will It Continue? US - The Midwestern land market saw exceptional strength the last half of 2011 due to high commodity prices and record-setting net farm income.
Sunday, February 05, 2012
Cattlefax: Hope for Strong 2012 Corn Harvest US - The US needs a high yielding 2012 corn harvest to be able to compete in global markets, said the CattleFax team at the National Cattlemen's Beef Association Convention held last week in...
Wednesday, February 01, 2012
Expert Presents 2012 Global Weather Outlook ANALYSIS - Drew Lerner, president and senior agricultural meteorologist of World Weather, recently presented global weather expectations for 2012 to US grain farmers and livestock producers at...
Monday, January 30, 2012
North America: Where's the Snow? ANALYSIS - There has been virtually no snow up in Canada, no snow in the northern US Plains, and the Upper Midwest has seen only two snow events this winter and neither was hugely significant,...
Friday, January 27, 2012
IPE 2012: Forum Focuses on Cutting Feed Costs ANALYSIS - The recent periods of escalating feed ingredient prices across the globe have focused attention on the search for ways to reduce feed costs and/or improve feed efficiency, writes Jackie...
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
CAP Celebrates 50th Birthday ANALYSIS - This year, the Common Agricultural Policy celebrates its 50th birthday.
Monday, January 23, 2012
Drought and Floods Hitting Agricultural Production GLOBAL - A strange mixture of drought and foods appears to be affecting agricultural and livestock production across the Americas - both North and South, writes Chris Harris, TheCropSite Edi...
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Irrigation Meets Innovation ANALYSIS - Variable rate technology, as a component of precision farming, is moving into many facets of agriculture, including fertilizer, seeding, fungicide and herbicide applications and its...
Monday, January 16, 2012
McDonald's Works to Mainstream Sustainability GLOBAL - McDonald's Corporation has released its 2011 Sustainability Scorecard and reinforced its commitment to mainstreaming sustainability for customers through the company's actions and collaboration...
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Flour, Chicken Subsidies Disappear in Argentina ANALYSIS - On December 31, 2011, the government of Argentina stopped paying subsidies to the poultry and flour milling industries - subsidies intended to keep prices at an acceptable level, writes...
Monday, January 09, 2012
CME Economist Upgrades 2012 US Economic Outlook ANALYSIS - According to the CME Group's Chief Economist, Blu Putnam, US economic improvements in 2012 will start with real GDP forecast to grow around 3.5 per cent to 4.0 per cent, writes Sarah...
Friday, January 06, 2012
OFC - Reduce Waste to Meet Food Demand GLOBAL - In the next 25 to 50 year food production will have to double to keep up with growing populations and growing consumption, writes TheCropSite editor in chief, Chris Harris.
Thursday, January 05, 2012
End of Ethanol Tax Credits Affects Corn, Feed and Biofuel Markets ANALYSIS - The US ethanol tax credit which is worth roughly $6 billion is due to end at the turn of the year, writes TheCropSite Editor in Chief Chris Harris.
Wednesday, January 04, 2012
OFC - UK Punching Above its Farming Weight UK - A new report prepared for the Oxford Farming Conference shows that there has been a shift in power worldwide in agriculture as a result of globalisation of markets and the growth of multinational...
OFC - CAP Reform to Meet Increasing Food Demand UK - An increasing demand for food requires a Common Agricultural Policy that encourages efficiency and does not stifle it, writes Chris Harris.
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Biologicals: Crop Protection that's Greener than Your Crop ANALYSIS - It's not often you hear about a truly new approach to protecting your crop that's also sustainable and safe to the environment, but use of a biological does just that - it protects...
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Agricultural Incomes - Not as Bright as They First Appear ANALYSIS - The figures released by Eurostat this week on farm workers incomes and farm production in the EU on the surface appear to make happy reading, writes TheCropSite Editor in Chief, Chris...
Ag Council Discusses GM Authorisations EU - The Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting last week covered authorisation of four GM varieties (three of maize and one of cotton), animal welfare during transport, bluetongue vaccination,...
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Coca-Cola to Develop Plastic Bottles Made Entirely from Plants GLOBAL - The Coca-Cola Company has announced multi-million dollar partnership agreements with three leading biotechnology companies to accelerate the development of the first commercial solutions...
Friday, December 16, 2011
Supply, Quality Crucial to Global Wheat Market GLOBAL - Late last week, the USDA released another bearish World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimate (WASDE) report. Unfortunately for growers with low protein wheat, the news was even w...
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
FAO: Food Prices Unchanged; Record Cereal Harvest Forecast GLOBAL - The FAO Food Price Index in November was virtually unchanged from its October level.
Monday, December 12, 2011
China's Economic Trends Drive Change to Modern, Efficient Agriculture ANALYSIS - With a growing population but a shrinking rural population, China's farmers are changing from man-power to iron horse-power as they move to a more contemporary approach to agriculture,...
Wednesday, December 07, 2011
Government Broke Law By Denying Farmer Vote on Canadian Wheat Board CANADA - The chair of the CWB's farmer-controlled board of directors is calling on the federal government to respect today's federal court ruling that the Minister for the CWB acted illegally...
AHDB: Rationing of Demand Expected in Corn Market GLOBAL - Maize is the season's leader and it's quite evident that global demand for maize continues to grow, Jack Watts, Senior Analyst of Market Intelligence for the Agriculture and Horticulture...
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