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Real-time fishery management reduces bycatch

January 18, 2016 A new study has found that using real-time management polices to regulate fisheries can reduce the accidental bycatch juvenile fish and endangered species with less economic impact on fishermen.

UK imports of fresh and frozen pork grew 13%

January 18, 2016 UK imports of fresh and frozen pork grew by 13% in volume year-on-year in November 2015 but fell in value over the same period by 4% to £55.8 million.

EU task force starts work to improve farmers' food chain position

January 18, 2016 The European Commission (EC) has established its new Agricultural Markets Task Force with the remit of improving the position of farmers in the food chain.

Optimal feed and handling without stress reduce fish mortality

January 18, 2016 Pancreas Disease (PD) costs the Norwegian fish farming industry more than one billion NOK a year ($113 million).

Damsa of Morocco obtains Friend of the Sea certification

January 18, 2016 Sardines and mackerel from Damsa, Moroccan fish cannery belonging to Copelit Group, have positively undergone audit for sustainable fishery and chain of custody verification.

Bird flu in Indiana spreads to 9 farms

January 18, 2016 The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic H7N8 avian influenza (HPAI) in a commercial turkey flock in Dubois County, Indiana.

European fruit growers hope they will export to U.S.

January 16, 2016 European fruit growers could be able to export apples and pears to the United States later this year.

Iceland fish stocks increase in December 2015

January 16, 2016 Iceland caught more fish in December 2015, compared with the same period in 2014, according to figures by Statistics Iceland.

Bird flu found outside restriction zone in France

January 16, 2016 Bird flu has been found in a French town outside a broad restriction zone. The European Union's largest agricultural producer has had 69 outbreaks in eight administrative departments since late November.

Dutch farm produce exports rise to new record

January 16, 2016 Dutch farm exports reached a record €82.4bn last year, junior trade minister Martijn van Dam said during a agricultural trade fair in Berlin.

FAO presents $50 million emergency plan for Ethiopia

January 16, 2016 The strongest El Niño weather episode in the last several decades has caused repeated crop failure, decimated livestock herds and driven some 10.2 million people across Ethiopia into food insecurity.

Müller confirms farm gate milk prices: reduction of 1ppl

January 16, 2016 Müller has confirmed that it is to adjust its milk price for the first time in five months.