The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) would in June this year use smart mobile phones to disseminate information on agriculture among farmers to increase productivity.

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MOVES in Brussels that would fund short-term supply problems in the milk sector in Europe were yesterday attacked by both Scottish and English NFUs as only adding to bureaucracy and helping competitors.

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Total national cattle throughput so far this week has increased 17%, with most states yarding higher numbers due to the continual dry weather conditions.

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The vast northern cattle production area received below average summer rainfall and the continuing dry conditions, compounded by two or three years of herd rebuilding, are adding pressure to producers and markets, writes MLA beef market analyst Ben Thomas.

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DRYLAND farmers are calling on history to keep tractors rolling across the Victorian grain belt.

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Australian Merino breeders have three updated, producer-driven, profit indexes that recognise the breed’s versatility and new market opportunities.

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With all states and territories implementing the new national standards and guidelines for the transport of livestock by July, MLA has updated the Is it fit to load? guide.

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Colombia is a nation of many different regions; a country diverse in its accents and cultures. The Andes follow one line across South America from Chile to Ecuador, but when they reach us they form what is called the “Colombian Massif” where the range is divided into three – the Eastern, Central and Western ranges. Between these mountains exist the great Interandean valleys.

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Special report: We know enough to distinguish between high-risk and low-risk genetic modifications, and it is now time to apply that knowledge in practice, researchers say

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Germany remains an important agricultural investment partner for South Africa - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson said on Monday.

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Chicken and egg prices rose by up to 95 per cent in different areas on higher feed cost in the 2012-13 fiscal year, according to Agriculture Minister, Sharad Pawar.

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Milk producers supplying Arrabawn Co-op could be in line for a windfall of up to €2m per annum following the announcement that Nenagh, where the co-op processing plant is located, is to be linked to the natural gas grid.

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Maiden heifers from the dairy herd are some of the worst affected stock in the current fodder crisis, according to Munster AI's Doreen Corridan.

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Italy's economic crisis has not spared agriculture but unions are convinced that quality-oriented policies can boost the industry, experts told Xinhua in a recent interview.

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According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Japan has supported Vietnam’s agriculture industry with more than 25 technical projects

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The International Fund for Agricultural Development will offer Burma’s government US $36 million in soft loans, which will be used to boost growth and development of the country’s farming sector, government mouthpiece The New Light of Myanmar reports.

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Dutch company Agrifirm and Swedish company Lantmännen Lantbruk are set to expand their research collaboration by working together with Felleskjøpet Forutvikling, a subsidiary of the three Norwegian Felleskjøpet co-operatives

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Is sub-Saharan Africa, in agriculture, the Brazil of the 1970s?

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Agriculture Minister Michelle O'Neill has confirmed that her department will open an office in the County Tyrone town.

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A mango project in Burkina Faso exporting to Europe will receive the first grant from a new $25 million agriculture fund launched on Thursday that is designed to connect small farmers to international markets.

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This is the 80th monthly column written for National Hog Farmer’s Weekly Preview. This monthly exercise has forced us to look at production data in new ways and to dig deeper into our database. We have learned a great deal in this process.

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THE University of New England's pro-vice chancellor Victor Minichiello will lead the Australian delegation at bilateral research talks between Australia and Argentina.

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INTERNATIONAL dairy research has pointed to the negative energy balance (NEBAL) of lactating cows as the explanation for a world-wide decline in fertility rates for dairy cows.

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AUSTRALIA'S biggest banana grower, Mackays, has purchased listed agricultural group Elders' timber properties Gold Tyne and Mount Ray outside Cooktown in far north Queensland for more than $10 million.

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CROPLIFE Australia claims that genetically modified (GM) crops have led to an income boost of $595 million in Australia since they were first introduced in 1996.

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VICTORIAN and South Australian vendors welcomed strong bidding at the 32nd annual Ayrshire Fanfare Sale in Noorat this week, where the top priced heifer sold to $2500.

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Breed progress has been boosted by the addition of some attractive young animals to the genomic breeding index, according to the April breeding value estimation.

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Money needed to complete dairy farms

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Agriculture must be and remain a priority, not only for the African Union, not only for the European Union, not only for the world's other major regions, not only for intergovernmental institutions, but also for national, regional and local authorities in each major region.

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Another outbreak of H5N1 low-pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) has been reported in Lower Saxony.

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Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Monday unveiled a Rs. 984.70-crore package to give a stimulus to agriculture production, taking into account the shrinkage of cultivated land and to ensure that farmers got a fair price for their produce.

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Like most farmers, we are finally getting suckler cows and cattle out to grass after seven months of feeding, although some of our bulls were housed as far back as July 13.

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The Executive Board of the World Bank on 25 April approved two credits for a total of $150 million to improve Mozambique's agricultural performance.

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Managing Director, Dizengoff West Africa (Nigeria) Limited, Mr. Richard Hargrave, speaks about the enhancement of Nigeria’s agricultural productivity through mechanisation and a more scientific approach to farming. Crusoe Osagie provides excerpts

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Agriculture grew by 3.3 percent to P352.5 billion in the first quarter of the year, with the crops, fishery, poultry and livestock subsectors expanding in January to March, the Department of Agriculture said Friday.

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Chasing mice and missing elephants

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Russia restricts cattle imports from Europe due to Schmallenberg virus risks

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SCOTLAND was yesterday hit with a fine of almost £8 million over a long-running dispute regarding the implementation and regulation of European Union support.

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Experts in banking, farming, insurance and business are expected to discuss ways to improve farmers’ access to financial support already available and to find new ways to help improve their businesses’ resilience.

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The British Egg Industry Council (BEIC) may be set to reverse a move designed to make it easier for egg producers to switch packers.

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Kansas City Federal Reserve Omaha Branch Executive Jason Henderson and economist Nathan Kauffman said this week that U.S. agriculture is set for a farm profit decline due to previous capital investments, larger commodity supplies and higher production costs.

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Reports out of Washington indicate that Senate Ag Committee chair Debbie Stabenow may be backing off on plans to incorporate the so-called “egg bill” into the Senate farm bill markup. That markup is expected to take place this week.

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THERE is no such thing as a free ride for the ewes at the South family's Wagin property.

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BARLEY growers in high-rainfall areas will have up to six new high-yielding malting barley varieties to choose from in coming seasons as a replacement for Gairdner.

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Researchers in Brazil looked at the negative effects of fertile egg storage on the egg and the embryo and suggested hatchery management to minimise such problems.

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Widespread agricultural expansion in Brazil destroys equally as much rainforest, negating any benefits for the region. In fact, researchers, publishing a paper in the journal Environmental Research Letters, have called the practice a “no-win situation.”

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At an executive meeting of the State Council, Mr Li said the country's agricultural economy has seen stable development since the start of the year.

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The Chinese government on Wednesday urged greater effort to ensure the smooth agricultural production needed to sustain growth in the world's second-largest economy, amid multiple events that have pummelled the farming industry.

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A study in at Aarhus University looked at 17 Holstein cows in calving pens and bedding selection in the two day run up to calving.

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The European Commission has put forward proposals to change the current legislation governing all official controls in the food and agriculture industries.

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