A recently published study claims that pigs fed a diet of genetically modified soybeans and corn had a higher rate of stomach inflammation than pigs fed non-GM feed.

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ALTHOUGH his heart lies with sheep and wool, Winton's Ian Elliott has found his rangeland goat enterprise, now in its 10th year, an increasingly valuable part of his business.

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China approved three genetically modified soybean types for consumption, including the RR2BT seed resistant to the imidazolinonas and the glufosinat-ammonium herbicides.

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UPDATE: ELDERS Limited has pulled its rural services business off the market after deciding Ruralco's long-anticipated bid for the division was not good enough.

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GRASS fed beef has reigned supreme at the RNA’s Royal Queensland Food and Wine Show (RQFWS) Branded Beef Competition, while New South Wales lamb producers Country Fresh Nationwide was crowned Australia’s best lamb for the second year in a row in the Branded Lamb Competition.

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ONE of King Island's largest landholders, Ian Lester believes loyalty will prevent a new abattoir being built on the island.

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A TESTAMENT to the passion and perseverance of the Australian superfine wool industry - despite continuing global economic uncertainty within the market - is the record number of entries for this year's New England Wool Ultimate Clip competition.

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High production costs have orange growers in Brazil, the world's top orange juice exporter, bracing for a tough citrus season, despite last season's record harvest and high juice prices.

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Rising costs and low rewards have Brazil’s orange growers tearing their trees out.

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Sask Pork is encouraging pork producers to look at how a proposed revised Pig Code of Practice will impact their operations, writes Bruce Cochrane.

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Trading in the shares of two Hong Kong-listed mainland dairy firms was suspended yesterday, triggering market speculation about a possible consolidation in the fragmented formula milk market in China.

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Over 300,000 jobs have been saved following a government decision to ensure the reactivation of the Price Stabilisation Fund.

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CEJA tells agricultural stakeholders: “young farmers are the key to sustainable agriculture”

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The state government on Thursday submitted a proposal for an India-Israel centre of excellence on vegetables after months of persuasion by Israeli embassy.

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Hundreds of elephants have invaded farms in Mwatate constituency where they have destroyed crops.

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After winning a national speech competition, North Otago farmer Jenny Malcolm had more than one reason to thank her family.

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New Zealand's dairy sector debt nearly tripled over the past decade to $30.5 billion in 2012 and some farmers will have difficulty servicing their loans in the year ahead, despite the prospect of a higher milk price, the Ministry for Primary Industries said.

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Lawrence farmer Graeme Dickie secured his second national title at the recent New Zealand sheep dog trial championships at Taupo.

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The news follows the formation of a new marketing agreement with semen supplier Cogent and the Stabiliser Cattle Company.

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The Scottish Gamekeepers Association (SGA) has urged government to stop procrastinating over tail docking, with a leading vet claiming the ban on docking of working dogs’ tails should end.

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Thurs, June 20 free Schmallenberg Disease Information Event

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Cherkizovo Group, Russia’s leading integrated and diversified meat producer has released its quarterly results for the period ended 31 March 2013, which shows an 8% revenue increase on Q1 2012.

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Raw milk deficiency in Russia and increased prices for dairy products in the world suffocate Russian whole-milk producing sector.

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Suffolks from Irene Fowlie's Essie flock from Adziel, Strichen, Fraserburgh, proved the highlight of the multi-breed Highland Fling sale of pairs of ewe hoggs at Highland Sheep, last week, securing the two top prices at 550gns and 500gns, respectively.

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A two-year-old Highland bull from HM the Queen's Balmoral fold has been sold privately for an undisclosed five-figure sum.

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Newly calven heifers bagged principal honours at June’s Craven Dairy Auction at CCM Skipton.

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A renowned dairy herd from Somerset has made it into the final in the National Milk Records/Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers Gold Cup competition.

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Craven Cattle Marts in Skipton was among the mainline sponsors of NSA North Sheep 2013, the National Sheep Association northern region’s biennial one-day event, this year staged at Crimple Head Farm, Beckwithshaw, Harrogate, by kind permission of J M Wilson and Sons. (Wed, June 5)

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Staff at 2 Sisters Food Group in West Bromwich being checked for the disease

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CIRCOVAC® could provide protection for piglets against PCV2 up to the age of 21 weeks, according to new research revealed recently at the AASV (American Association of Swine Veterinarians) Congress.

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There's just over a month to go before the gates of historic Castle Hill in North Devon are flung open wide to welcome visitors to the Devon Country Fayre & English National Sheep Dog Trials on July 19-21.

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WEDA Dammann & Westerkamp GmbH (Lutten) treat their feeding computer “4PX“ with new and useful program features. With this current version, WEDA provide new tools – especially for pig farmers – which increase the efficiency of the entire animal house management.

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Prices for high quality arable land could exceed £20,000 per acre by the year 2020 according to James Brooke, Head of Rural Estate and Farm Agency at Bidwells.

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Researchers from the Moredun Research Institute and Scotland's Rural College have received a major funding award to develop a project that could ultimately lead to an early warning system for poor health and welfare in dairy cattle.

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Arable farmers should assert themselves and ensure they are paid realistically for their grain, according to a Westcountry-based industry leader.

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His supportive words, including the message that the United Kingdom was now a major player on the global market again despite the setbacks the beef, sheep and pig industries have had over the last 15 years, were read out by Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) chairman John Godfrey at an export barbecue in Westminster’s Garden Museum, organised by EBLEX and BPEX.

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David Willett's warning that Europe risks becoming a "museum of 20th century technology" because of the EU's excessive caution on GM crops and other cutting-edge scientific developments chimes perfectly with a major report on research priorities for British farming, published last week.

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Experts are to gather in the Westcountry next week to analyse the reasons for 2010's icy winter, last year's wash-out summer and the cold spring.

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George Sargent has won the highest accolade of being the UK’s top farm sprayer operator. George, of Hatcliffe near Grimsby, was presented his prestigious reward as the overall winner of the Syngenta Farm Sprayer Operator of the Year at the International Sprays and Sprayers event, held as part of Cereals 2013 in Lincolnshire this week (12-13 June).

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Resistance is far from futile.

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National Milk Records has launched a new pregnancy-test service.

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Members of the Dales and Bronte Group of Farm Stay UK are preparing to uncork a Yorkshire Champagne afternoon tea in aid of charity to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the national on-farm accommodation provider.

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Continuing demand for top quality lambs combined with a marked reduction in the number of new season lambs being marketed in the early part of the season has seen Texel lambs gaining significant premiums across the UK.

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Cheddar blocks fell again on Thursday, closing at $1.7225 per pound – to match Cheddar barrels which were unchanged at the close.

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Feedlogic Corporation, a supplier of intelligent solutions for livestock production, has introduced the BlendTronic intelligent micro-ingredient application system which allows unprecedented control and monitoring of micros commonly used in livestock feed.

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The International Production & Processing Expo has a new website, designed to enhance the online experience of show attendees.

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A PLAN to create three hundred new jobs, doubling the workforce at an Anglesey chicken abattoir is to finally go ahead.

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A SMALL farm shop has opened alongside a new meat box business on Anglesey.

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The recently-retired chief executive of the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society (RWAS) and a champion of uplands farming were honoured by the Farmers' Union of Wales during the union's annual general meeting in Aberystwyth today (Monday June 17).

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The man carrying out a review of farm business resilience in Wales following the severe snow and freezing temperatures that hit the mid and north Wales during March and April has visited a Montgomeryshire farm to hear first hand from farmers about their experiences.

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