Ban of chlorothalonil in fungicides a blow for EU crop farmers
EU member states have voted to ban the use of the active ingredient chlorothalonil in fungicides, a move that agricultural industry role players say will leave crops particularly vulnerable to disease.
Government bailout for Canadian farmers
Farmers in the dairy, poultry and egg industries in Canada were awarded CAD3,9 billion (about R42 billion) in income-protection funding during the country’s latest budget tabled by Finance Minister Bill Morneau in the House of Commons in Ottawa last week.
Farmers’ woes mount as floods devastate the US Midwest
Heavy rainfall across the Missouri River and Mississippi River basins has ravaged much of the US Midwest this week
Top Belgian racing pigeon sold for R20 million
A top racing pigeon named Armando has been sold for 1,25 million euros (about R20,5 million) in an online auction, the highest-price ever achieved for a single pigeon in such an auction.
China to increase pork imports due to African swine fever
China will be forced to increase pork imports as production in that country falls due to the African swine fever (ASF) outbreak.
Queensland’s horror flood fallout
It could take years to rebuild the cattle industry in north-west Queensland, Australia, after the equivalent of an entire year’s rain fell in only two weeks, killing about 500 000 head of livestock.
Celebrating 2019 World Pulses Day
World Pulses Day, a global event aimed at raising awareness about the multiple benefits of pulses, is being celebrated today.
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‘Fall armyworm has Australia and Asia in its sights’
Researchers have warned that crops such as maize, rice, sugar cane, sorghum, beet, tomato, potato, cotton and pasture grasses worldwide are at serious risk from fall armyworm (FAW) infestation if efficient measures are not taken.
France bans widely-used herbicide
The sale of Roundup Pro 360 was recently banned in Lyon, France after a court found that regulators failed to take safety concerns into account when clearing the herbicide.
McDonald’s wants to reduce antibiotics use in beef production
International fast food company, McDonald’s, recently announced plans to work more closely with its beef suppliers worldwide in an effort to decrease the use of antibiotics in livestock production by the end of 2020.
New vaccine for infectious bronchitis in poultry
A new vaccine is being tested by researchers at the University of Edinburgh and the Pirbright Institute in the UK for its efficacy in combating the infectious bronchitis virus in millions of chickens around the world.
World Food Day highlights zero hunger goal
Every year on 16 October, World Food Day is commemorated, which forms part of World Food Week from 15 – 19 October, with this year's theme titled ‘Our actions are our future: a #ZeroHunger world by 2030 is possible’
