The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Environment, has announced that the government will launch a new call for aid, in order to extend for six months, until 14 December 2012, aid to the crews affected by the suspension of the fisheries agreement between
Koi herpesvirus disease has been confirmed at a fishery near Sheffield, South Yorkshire, movements of fish into, out of and within the affected site have been restricted.
Anti dumping measure on shrimp products from Viet Nam and the US Country of Origin Labelling rules are among the topics to be discussed at the next meeting of the World Trade Organisation Disputes Settlement Body.
Ongoing research into the recovery of Orange Roughy is yielding some positive results, with a clear indication that stocks are improving as a result of measures put in place by Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA).
The European Commission (EC) has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition by the Dutch banks ABN AMRO, Rabobank and Friesland Bank together with the Icelandic bank Landsbanki of the Heiploeg Group, a Dutch supplier of shrimps.
The Colorado State Fair is set to open Aug. 24 and representatives of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) will have their own booth. But the group won't be selling anything.
Commercial red meat production advanced in July by 4 percent to total 3.94 billion lbs. compared to 3.79 billion lbs. produced in July 2011, according to the US Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).
Poultry certified wholesome during July (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.68 billion lbs., up 4 percent from the amount certified in July 2011, according to the US Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).
The radar estimates that some decent rains had already fallen through early this morning in much of northern Kansas, basically on either side of the Interstate 70 corridor from Topeka to Goodland.
Today, Pierre Lemieux, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture, concluded meetings with local farmers and food processors to hear their thoughts on federal agriculture policies and programs.
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has established 44 Agricultural Technology Information Centres (ATICs) in 28 agricultural universities and 16 ICAR institutes in the country.
Russia’s leading provider of rubs and glazes, Kerry Ingredients & Flavours Russia, is to showcase its fermented, smoke and functional solutions at Agroprodmash.
