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Lettuce is over three times worse in greenhouse gas emissions than bacon

December 23, 2015 New research from the Carnegie Mellon University suggests that consuming more fruits, vegetables, dairy and seafood is more harmful to the environment than eating bacon.

U.S. cheese prices reached lowest level in five years

December 23, 2015 U.S. cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange reached its lowest price in nearly five years last week.

Saskatchewan bans pension plans to buy land

December 23, 2015 New rules for buying farmland in Saskatchewan, Canada's biggest wheat- and canola-growing province, will take effect January 4, and toughen its ban on pension plans investing, the provincial government said.

Wild bee populations decrease in main U.S. crop regions

December 23, 2015 Wild bees, crucial pollinators for many crops, are on the decline in some of the main agricultural regions of the United States.

UK pigmeat market shows changing seasonal patterns

December 23, 2015 The UK pigmeat market has become much more demand-led in recent years with price trends moving away from previous seasonal patterns, according to AHDB Pork.

UK welcomes Fisheries Council's increased quotas

December 23, 2015 The outcome of the Fisheries Council in Brussels has led to significant increases in quotas for the UK fleet next year, which has been welcomed by UK fisheries minister, George Eustice.

El Niño lowers agricultural production outlook in Southern Africa

December 23, 2015 Crop and livestock production prospects in Southern Africa have been weakened by the El Niño weather phenomenon that has lowered rains and increased temperatures.

Resistance to last resort antibiotic found in pigs and humans in UK

December 23, 2015 Government scientists have found a gene, which makes bacteria resistant to an antibiotic used as a last resort in human medicine, in E. coli from pigs and from human E. coli infections in England and Wales.

Canada happy with repeal of mandatory meat country-of-origin labeling

December 22, 2015 Following its passage, Canadian officials praised the U.S. spending bill that included a repeal of mandatory meat country-of-origin labeling (COOL).

Korea-New Zealand FTA immediate benefits cherry industry

December 22, 2015 With the coming into force of the New Zealand Korea Free Trade Agreement, existing tariffs will be eliminated on $793 million or 48 percent of New Zealand exports.

Japan-Australia ag trade soars, table grape sales up 1025%

December 22, 2015 The free trade agreement between Australia and is aided by a promotion of Australian food in Japan's Prince hotel chain which promotes the products of 50 Australian exporters.

Dairy farmers in New Zealand need to plan ahead for El Nino

December 22, 2015 DairyNZ is telling dairy farmers "to plan for the worst and hope for the best" with the El Nino weather pattern.