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WTO agreement sees end to farm export subsidies

December 21, 2015 The Nairobi Package contains a series of six Ministerial Decisions on agriculture, cotton and issues related to least-developed countries.

Number of New Zealand dairy cattle decreased 300,000

December 21, 2015 New Zealand's dairy herd has shrunk for the first time in a decade as the end of the milk boom prompts farmers to cut production costs.

MSC suspends Eastern Baltic Sea cod certificates

December 21, 2015 The Marine Stewardship Council has suspended certificates for all five cod fisheries in the Eastern Baltic Sea, as Baltic cod stocks no longer meet MSC requirements.

Canadian Dairy Commission to import 8.8 million pounds of butter

December 19, 2015 As of October 2015, The Canadian Dairy Commission's (CDC) Plan A butter stocks were 216 t, down from 253 t at the end of September.

Damage to Czech agriculture by this year's drought $104.27 million

December 19, 2015 Damage caused to Czech agriculture by this year's drought at Kc2.6bn ($104.27 million) while the Agriculture Ministry has calculated the damage at Kc1.2bn, Agrarian Chamber president Miroslav Toman told CTK.

Gross exploitation of migrant workers in Italian tomato sector

December 18, 2015 A new Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) report reveals massive exploitation of a growing migrant work force in Italy’s agricultural sector and in tomato production in particular.

Austria launches social services for agriculture and forestry

December 18, 2015 Green Care is a joint project of the Austrian Chambers of Agriculture. It adds the social component to the competences of farmers.

Another bird flu type in France, Minnesota and Ohio cleared

December 18, 2015 France has detected its first cases of H5N3 bird flu and has found more cases of highly infectious strains during an outbreak of the disease.

$20 million more for fruit growers in Rio Negro, Argentina

December 18, 2015 The elimination of the 5% retention applied to the foreign sale of pears and apples in Argentina will result in an extra 15 to 20 million dollars per year for growers in Rio Negro.

China's agricultural imports to challenge market in 2016

December 18, 2015 China's slowing economic growth has been well documented in the last year due to concerns that it could derail several industries globally.

15% of all emissions come from worldwide livestock

December 17, 2015 Scientists have estimated that about 15% of all emissions come from worldwide livestock, mostly reared for consumption of meat or milk. That's 7.1 billion tons of carbon dioxide equivalent.

EU farmers’ confidence sink as average incomes fall 4.3%

December 17, 2015 Confidence among EU farmers has “plummeted” according to the results of a new Copa and Cogeca survey of 8000 producers across 10 member states.