Environment
French farmers take to the streets of Clermont Ferrand to protest 'fertiliser tax'
As many as 2,000 French farmers have taken to the streets of Clermont Ferrand in protest over new legislation to...
World News
Rural Life
Crop-eating locust population in the east 'could explode 400-fold'
The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has warned that the number of crop-eating locusts in east Africa could explode 400-fold...
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Watch: How Cavan farm partnership combats scour
Scour occurs when the gut becomes compromised and calves lose proper functioning of the intestine, resulting in diarrhoea and loss...
Rural Life
Video: Passenger jet makes emergency landing in maize field
A Russian passenger jet has made an emergency landing in a field of maize in Russia after getting into difficulty...
Agri-Business
Video: US grain bins collapse under catastrophic Iowa floods
Flood waters coming from rain and melting snow are causing havoc in some US states and have resulted in an...
Rural Life
Meet one of Austria's beauty queens using tradition to promote farming
Beauty queens, wellies and dairy cows – not three words you’d expect in one sentence, but get out of Vienna...
Rural Life
How a farmer ended up with a shop in Vienna's luxury shopping district
People told Georg Blochberger his idea to turn summer milk from his 50 cows into ice cream would never work....
Agri Politics
Thousands of South Africans to wear black in defiance of farm murders
Thousands of South Africans have pledged to wear black today (Monday) in an act of defiance against the recent spate...
Agri Politics
Horsemeat detected in two beef products in the US
Horsemeat has been detected in two samples of ground meat in the US by researchers at Chapman University. The research,...
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Watch: Offaly farmer makes big savings by 'going solar'
Imagine standing on your farm, knowing you have taken steps to secure its future. The sun is shining, not just...
Rural Life
Video: Stunning footage of a US wheat harvest you need to see
Harvesting is in full swing at the moment, including in the US where the LaRosh family is harvesting wheat. The...
Agri Politics
Video: Watch one Kiwi farmer fly to work on his farm
New Zealand farmer Harry Meijer has a unique way of going to work; he uses a zipline to go from...
Agri Politics
Pics of French farmers protesting with gusto
Over the past week French farmers have blockaded roads, set pyres of tyres on fire and set pigs lose in...
Agri Politics
'Global beef production needs to rise by 43% to feed growing population'
Global beef production must rise by 43% to meet the growing demand from consumers, according to Elanco, the animal health...
Agri Politics
2014 set to be record year for world cereal production
World cereal production will be at record levels this year, according to the latest indications, with production to reach an...
Agri-Business
Calls for a move away from intensive farming model
Policy makers should support a broad array of approaches to overhauling global food systems making them healthier and more sustainable...
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Cow monitoring app 'means we can stay farming for longer'
Sylvia and John Powell installed Nedap cow monitoring on their 250-strong herd in February 2023. Farming just outside Birr, Co....
Agri-Business
Talks set to create global fertiliser giant worth $27 billion
Reports in the business world are hinting at the creation of a global fertiliser giant with the potential merger of...
Agri-Business
Global food prices falling but meat prices continue to rise
While the latest food price index from the UN Food & Agriculture Organisation for August fell for the fifth consecutive...
Agri Politics
Zero tolerance attitude needed on food crime - UK report into horsemeat scandal
The consumer must come first and a zero tolerance attitude are two key recommendations of the UK’s long-awaited report on...
Tillage
All you need to know about the global harvest
The latest global crop update from the HGCA provides an overview of both plantings and harvest around the world.