Millions of dollars worth of equipment belonging to a former Queensland farm giant has been sold at auction.

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Wool industry groups have heaped pressure on Australian Wool Innovation to reverse its decision to withdraw funding support for the Information Nucleus Flock program.

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New rules cost Irish pig farmers a lot of money

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President Lee Myung-bak called on large food companies Thursday to use more of their profits to help move South Korea's farm sector forward through greater investment in agricultural research and development.

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In a recent edition of the Farmers Journal, Pat O’Rourke, Chair, Northern Irish Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) clarified his position in respect of his involvement in ICMSA, having come under fire early last month over his stance within the association.

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At the Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting in Luxemburg last week, the Polish delegation briefed the ministers of theEuropean Commission (EC) on the consequences of the current situation for the market in milk and dairy products.

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The Diplomat – Bucharest canvassed authorities and banks active in this field who outlined the current state of financing in the farming sector.

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Ensuring the particular needs of Scotland’s farming and fishing industries are represented in crucial EU reform negotiations is paramount, Scotland’s Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs said.

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The new owners of a British-built range of field equipment for potato and root crops promise to raise engineering standards and shorten production lead times by applying the skills developed in their successful automotive engineering business.

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Sheep farmers and shepherds visiting NSA Sheep 2012 will be able to brush up on a variety of technical skills at a series of working demonstrations designed to help visitors improve their skills at the industry’s biennial event to be staged by the National Sheep Association at the Three Counties Show Ground, Malvern on Wednesday 4 July.

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The latest Defra farm income figures show the total value of UK farm output has increased by 15 per cent to £23.7billion in 2011.

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As the most populous nation on Earth, China has intermittently been seen as the solution to the problem created by the ability of US farmers to produce more than they can sell at a profitable price.

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Rain across South Dakota during the latter half of last week slowed planting for farmers but also helped improve crop conditions.

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A fierce spring storm that shredded Central California orchards last month caused more than $20 million damage in Kings County.

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Despite the poultry industry being a successful story, it needs to ramp up growth to meet soaring domestic demand for poultry products, which is expected to rise over a medium to long-term period.

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A three-month-old Holstein heifer calf has broken an Australian record for the highest amount paid for a dairy cow.

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The hottest tickets at Beef Australia on Monday were those for the 2012 Rabobank Beef Industry Awards dinner where 400 beef producers and bankers rubbed shoulders with politicians and rural policy makers.

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The carcases of eight dead lambs have been dropped on the front step of NSW Government offices in Khancoban, in the state's south, by a farmer desperate for help controlling wild dogs.

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A competitive nature drove Keyneton farmer Ray Fiebiger to almost half a century of Guernsey breeding.

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The national dairy lobby group will have to hold another meeting to decide the organisation's fate, after its members failed to reach a decision on Monday.

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QUEENSLAND agriculture is back in business.

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A rural Industries R&D Corporation-funded research study has uncovered two perennial legumes that could act as a constant and reliable source of feed for livestock through extended periods of drought.

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Blue Lake Milling at Bordertown has doubled its oat hulling capacity to 100,000 tonnes with a new world-class facility opened last week.

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COLIN Barnett reinforced his support for the WA?agriculture sector as he opened the Pastoralists and Graziers Association (PGA) Pastoral Conference in Broome on Friday.

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Leading figures from Australian and international agricultural industries are set to enlighten attendees at a special breakfast event as part of the upcoming AUSVEG National Convention, Trade Show and Awards for Excellence.

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For the first time in 30 years, broadacre farm businesses across all states and all industries are, on average, expected to make a profit this financial year.

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The stoush between the egg industry and the animal rights lobby over the meaning of ‘free range’ has ratcheted up a notch, with the RSPCA and Animals Australia launching campaigns against cage eggs and Choice complaining it was excluded from discussions between the industry and NSW government over a new code of practice.

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Australian Wool Innovation has lots of extra cash this year because of the higher wool price, but says it's still working out how to spend it.

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Feeder cattle prices were steady to $2 lower in comparison to a week earlier.

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Buoyed by a rise in consumption owing to soft prices, the Namakkal-based National Egg Coordination Committee (NECC) has increased the price of an egg by 15 paise to Rs 2.40 a piece.

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A clear policy statement by Government on bioenergy crop grants is needed over the next five years if we are to unleash the potential of the sector, create jobs and replace peat with an indigenous bioenergy crop industry, stated John O’Halloran, Bord Na Mona.

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It is not just prices that are volatile.

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With a prospective joint venture with Dairygold looking increasingly less likely, Glanbia are actively considering a site at Belview on the Kilkenny Waterford border for a ‘greenfield’ dairy processing plant to handle additional milk production post quota abolition in 2015.

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Farmers in all counties are currently battling poor April weather conditions.

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Teagasc feed and nutrition expert Tim Keady has been awarded the prestigious Sir John Hammond Award at the British Society of Animals Science’s annual conference at the University of Nottingham.

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Broiler meat production for 2012 has been revised to 2.9 million metric tonnes, up slightly compared to the previous year.

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OMAGH-based accountant Seamus McCaffrey has cast his eye over the details emanating from the Chancellor’s recent Budget speech and dissected out those matters that will have a direct bearing on local farm businesses during the period ahead.

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Newcastle Disease is estimated to have killed over 44 million broilers in the last five months, according to speakers at a meeting held at the University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences (UVAS) in Lahore, Pakistan.

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Cherkizovo Group, Russia's leading integrated and diversified meat producer has opened new bird houses at the poultry breeding facility in its Penza cluster.

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New owners are being sought for the state-of-the-art Caithness Beef and Lamb abbatoir, which had only ever operated trial production runs.

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Kelly Turkeys’ health and welfare standards recognised

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A massive fire early Saturday morning killed at least 1,000 pigs and damaged three barns.

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All Terrorists are Muslims…Except the 99% that Aren’t

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Dyadic International, Inc. (OTC Pink: DYAI), a global biotechnology company focused on the discovery, development, manufacture and sale of enzyme and protein products for the bioenergy, biochemical, industrial enzyme and biopharmaceutical industries, today announced financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2012.

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If you spent the chilly nights this weekend snuggled in bed, you wouldn't have noticed a difference between 20- and 30-degree temperatures outside.

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The Davison County commissioners will hear testimony both for and against Jackrabbit Family Farms’ application for a conditional use permit to run a hog breeding operation in Baker Township on Tuesday.

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Lasers and reflectors are to be used to measure the methane emissions from cattle and other livestock.

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Despite the depressing headlines and soccer emphasis, I have always been a fan of SBS news.

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The proposed restructure of Australian Dairy Farmers remains in limbo after the board and its members failed to reach a decision at a special general meeting at Victor Harbor on Monday.

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Innovative portable calf sheds are solving the life and death dilemma of keeping vulnerable young calves alive in southern NSW.

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