Farmers Illegally Change the Ear Tags of Cattle to Retain Productive Ones
Submitted by Danny Garcia on Fri, 04/01/2011 - 15:00A number of Farmers have been found guilty of illegally changing the ear tags of cattle, so that they can keep the highly productive TB cattle. The evidences of the fact were collected during a regional slaughterhouse survey conducted by Gloucestershire Trading Standards.
Food Inflation speeds up, pressurizing government before India budget
Submitted by Sanjeeb Banerjee on Thu, 02/24/2011 - 12:48Food inflation in India speeded for the first time in three weeks, putting pressure on the government to disclose steps in next week’s budget to lessen prices.
The super-dairy plan holding four thousand cows got scrapped
Submitted by Ryan Bilanich on Thu, 02/17/2011 - 13:29Plans for a controversial ‘battery cow’ farm having capacity to hold four thousand cattle have been scrapped.
The complex, which could have been the largest dairy farm of Britain, had been criticized by countryside, animal welfare and consumer groups.
DAFF Enquiry Revealed Major Contraventions at Supreme Poultry
Submitted by Prakash Sharma on Thu, 02/10/2011 - 12:22Last week, Supreme Poultry was alleged to bring back the chickens back to the shelves even after the expiry date. These allegations led to a further enquiry by Department of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (DAFF).
Lawsuit passed against Racial Discrimination
Submitted by William Sceats on Sat, 11/20/2010 - 15:04The U. S. Senate yesterday decided to financially compensate complainants after two won lawsuits that concern racial discrimination with $4.6 billion.
Scientists: Clover Might Lessen Methane Emissions
Submitted by Ethan Oliveira on Tue, 06/15/2010 - 12:51Agricultural scientists, who have spent a great number of years searching methods as to how to create, pasture plants which possibly will lessen the methane emissions from livestock say that it might be possible to make a clover that will do the job needed.
Survey: Low Confidence in WA and North Queensland Cultivators
Submitted by William Sceats on Tue, 06/08/2010 - 13:02Low commodity costs and increasing input expenses have indicated that confidence in Western Australia farmers has dropped for the third quarter in a row.
According to a Rabobank survey, nearly half of the state's cultivators had fewer profits in the initial three months of 2010 than the same period last year.
Biotech Crops Affect All U.S. Farmers
Submitted by Medha Sood on Wed, 04/14/2010 - 16:33It has been told by the National Research Council that weeds were developing resistance to the herbicides and the biotech crops were affecting all the U. S. farmers.
Corn, Wheat Swells After Prices Dropped on U.S. Inventories
Submitted by Aaron Ross on Thu, 04/01/2010 - 19:33Yesterday, corn, wheat and soybeans increased in Chicago on buying by investors after prices dropped on a U. S. Government report that revealed bigger-than-expected inventories and surplus supply.
Florida Orange Growers Prepare Themselves for Potential Crop Damage
Submitted by Dominic Haber on Sun, 01/10/2010 - 19:40Orange growers across Florida are now bracing themselves for potential crop damage as a chilly blast from the arctic has managed to pull temperatures to records lows on Saturday and Sunday nights.












