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TB study: No direct contact between badgers, cattle

August 8, 2016 New findings from the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) and Imperial College London suggest that badgers and cattle rarely meet and that direct contact between the two is not a likely source of transmission of bovine TB.

Germany experimenting with biomass for lucrative benefits for farmers

August 8, 2016 Research in Germany is trying to make farmers much more than just food and fibre producers. It's experimenting with multi-use crops that can be used for medicine, insulation and paper production.

Farmers risk losing millions as bankruptcies rise across Australia

August 8, 2016 A lawyer is urging farmers to register important assets with the government, to avoid losing them when business arrangements turn sour.

Final ruling clears way for new French country of origin labeling laws

August 8, 2016 New French laws on country of origin labeling cleared the last hurdle this week and will come into force next year.

Weather to cause sharp fall in European wheat production

August 6, 2016 The smallest French wheat harvest in at least a decade is set to push European Union production down sharply from last year's record.

New Omani aquaculture projects could increase production 35,000 tonnes

August 6, 2016 The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MoAF) in Oman has received 17 applications for commercial aquaculture projects worth RO234mn with an average production of approximately 35,000 tonnes of various marine animals.

EC proposes multi-annual plan for fish stocks in North Sea

August 6, 2016 The European Commission has proposed a new multi-annual plan for demersal fish stocks in the North Sea.

U.S. milk producers urged to apply for safety net

August 5, 2016 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced approximately $11.2 million in financial assistance to American dairy producers enrolled in the 2016 Margin Protection Program for Dairy (MPP-Dairy).

$36.5 million for specialty crop research in U.S.

August 5, 2016 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced 19 grants totaling $36.5 million for research and extension to support American farmers.

Trees returning to farms already storing carbon

August 5, 2016 Around the world, tropical forests continue to decline: a pattern which, though it has slowed in recent years, remains one of the most pressing environmental issues of our time.

Asian cooperation to combat IUU fishing

August 5, 2016 ASEAN-SEAFDEC have hosted a cooperative forum in Thailand to cooperate with other Asian countries to develop a joint declaration to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

UK vessel owners and skippers called to help with fleet survey

August 5, 2016 UK authority, Seafish, is calling for vessel owners and skippers across the UK to participate in its annual economic survey of the UK fishing fleet.