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Australia should return to ordinary times, warns U.S. grains expert

August 15, 2016 Australian grain growers should brace for a “return to ordinary times” for the foreseeable future, as competition from the Black Sea region and Europe intensifies and the market remains heavily oversupplied.

Turkey to import 5 tons of frozen meat from EU

August 15, 2016 Turkey will import five tons of frozen carcass meat from EU countries, except Poland, in order to block a hike in prices.

Ukraine bans imports of cattle from countries where LSD spread

August 15, 2016 The State Service of Ukraine on Food Safety and Consumers' Rights Protection has imposed a ban on imports of cattle and associated products from countries where Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) was recorded.

UK food producers should focus on meal solutions and online recipes

August 13, 2016 Britain’s food producers have been challenged to “tap in” to changing consumer habits and increase their focus on providing meal solutions rather than just ingredients.

Australians spending more on milk to help dairy farmers

August 13, 2016 Australian consumers are spending more money on milk in an effort to support struggling dairy farmers.

Less than half of farmers in UK thinking about emissions

August 13, 2016 The first results of the government’s Farm Practices Survey in Defra’s Agricultural Statistics and Climate Change report, show less than half of the 2,000 farmers surveyed are considering emissions in the land management decisions they make.

Using bacteria and nitrogen for crop fertilization

August 13, 2016 A major challenge for organic farmers lies in determining the right amount of nitrogen to add to crops and the best time to do it.

Japan to Hong Kong: There's no radiation, lift food import ban

August 13, 2016 Hong Kong still has a ban in place on food imports from the five Japanese prefectures most affected by a radiation-leak scare following the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011.

Sites considered for oyster aquaculture in Mississippi

August 12, 2016 The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources is considering multiple sites for off-bottom oyster aquaculture.

Swine fever: Bad for pigs, good for sheep in Latvia

August 12, 2016 The director of a Lithuanian sheep rearing company says that sheep numbers have increased in the country and expects that the spreading of African Swine Fever will force more farmers to switch to sheep.

MSC recertification for PNA's tuna fishery

August 12, 2016 The Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) tuna purse seine skipjack and yellowfin fishery is to undergo reassessment to the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Fisheries Standard.

European farm machine industry sentiment at record low

August 12, 2016 Europe's farm machinery sector sentiment fell to a record low in August, with a much gloomier mood in France countering a recovery in Britain from a post-Brexit slump in confidence.