Management Notes for September 2016 (Department of Agriculture, Environment...
(Source: Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs - Northern Ireland Government) Management Notes are prepared by staff from the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise...
View ArticleMilk Bar Chelsea
(Credit: Milk Bar) The latest outpost of the Milk Bar empire is now open in Chelsea. The new location of Christina Tosi's bakery features all the favorites, from Cereal Milk soft serve to birthday cake...
View ArticleLakpini: NAPRI’s Research Facilities are Old and Obsolete
The Executive Director of the National Animal Production Research Institute, Prof. Clarence Lakpini highlights the strategic importance of the body to Nigeria’s food security and laments that the...
View ArticleSprinkling of rain, lot more needed for dry Manawatu farms
Paddocks had a welcome sprinkling of rain yesterday, but summer is set to stay for a while yet, with long fine spells expected next week. Manawatu farms have been drying out, and although there was...
View Article26 February 2015 - Results of the December 2014 agricultural survey (Northern...
(Source: Northern Ireland Executive) The results of the December 2014 agricultural survey have been released by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. ~ Thursday, 26 February 2015 This...
View ArticleMaori agribusiness on the brink of 'enormous growth'
PKW's new livestock company allows the large Taranaki Maori farming operation to further integrate the various arms of its business. Te Oranga Livestock began operating in September last year. "Our...
View ArticleSacred cow: A milking machine?
Ecologically, the cow has been central to Indian civilisation. The integration of livestock in farming has been the secret behind India’s centuries-old sustainable agriculture systems. Farm animals...
View ArticleFarmers forced to slaughter cows as El Nino leaves 'no room for passengers'
Dairy farmers have begun slaughtering their cows as an El Nino sweeps across Australia, leaving "no room for passengers", the world's biggest dairy exporter, Fonterra, says. The weather phenomenon is...
View ArticleLivestock estimates, July 1, 2016 (Statistics Canada)
(Source: Statistics Canada) Released: 2016-08-18 Cattle inventories 13.2 million July 1, 2016 1.3% (annual change) Hog inventories 13.5 million July 1, 2016 1.9% (period-to-period change) Sheep...
View ArticleDark and dairy: The sorry tale of the milch animals
India has been making national and international headlines for its soaring beef exports. However, while there is ambivalence about India’s place in the beef market, there is more or less unquestioned...
View ArticleJapan's pampered cows eat cheap to boost profit on $US250 steak
The most-expensive meat in the world is getting a little cheaper to produce. Japanese farmers who raise Wagyu cattle for 7-ounce steaks that can fetch $US250 at the poshest restaurants have been...
View ArticleMongolian imports to quench forage thirst
China will import more than 400,000 metric tons of forage from Mongolia next year to cope with the growing demand for dairy and other high-protein products, officials said on Wednesday. Shipments have...
View ArticleSouth Gippsland farmer moves milking season to adapt to climate change
Farmer Marian Macdonald with her family Photo: Heather Downing "It's such a dramatic change that the circle of life has actually shifted," Marian Macdonald says over the phone from her South Gippsland...
View ArticleFodder for thought
The orders being issued by different state governments restricting production, sale and consumption of cattle meat — particularly beef — has generated much heat in the past few weeks. The discourse on...
View ArticleShrinking US herd a boon for NZ
Sheep and beef farmers are achieving better prices than their dairy counterparts this season - but don't expect them to celebrate. Beef, lamb and wool prices are all trading close to or above the dairy...
View ArticleSheep, beef pre-tax profit fall of 20%
South Island sheep and beef farmers are facing a 20% drop in pre-tax profit this season, driven by decreased revenue from sheep, wool and cropping. Beef and Lamb New Zealand has released its mid-season...
View ArticleWeight targets critical for heifers
Previous || Next Meeting heifer growth targets is vital to dairy farming success, a field day revealed. On their first visit to the new North Otago heifer-grazing focus farm late last year, cattle...
View ArticleStatistical press release - Results of the December Agricultural Survey 2016...
The results of the December 2016 Agricultural Survey have been released by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs. This survey provides estimates of the numbers of cattle, sheep...
View ArticleStatistical press release - Results of the December Agricultural Survey 2016
The results of the December 2016 Agricultural Survey have been released by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs. This survey provides estimates of the numbers of cattle, sheep...
View ArticleNot eating red meat won’t save the planet
It sounds so easy: stop eating red meat to lower greenhouse gas emissions. But nature is far more complicated than that. There are three critical questions you need to ask before cutting beef and lamb...
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