The Agriculture Committee of Parliament has asked not to ratify the trade agreement the EU has agreed to Rabat and is still pending MEPs vote because he believes it will have a negative impact on European agriculture and that the controls certainly Moroccan vegetables, especially tomatoes, than to enter the EU market.
Agribusiness troubling
18/07/2011 by
Reports of massive contamination of sprouts in Europe, which sickened thousands and killed at least 18 people, highlight our ever-worsening, Frankenstein-like food systems worldwide. Some scientists speculated liquid manure, used to fertilize crops, caused the near-epidemic. The organic farm said it never used manure, so it might have been inside the seed they bought. Chemical […]
MAF plan may kill industry: Pig farmer
18/07/2011 by
Easing biosecurity controls may allow imports of fresh pork products that bring with them a deadly disease It reeks of a decision made before the consultation was even startedIan Walker, Bay pig farmer One of Hawke’s Bay’s only pig farmers fears his livelihood and the industry throughout the country could be ruined if biosecurity controls […]
Farmers Predict Bountiful Harvest
18/07/2011 by
Winter grain has been problematic, with snow falling on fields that had not yet frozen, forcing replowing. But now farmers, including Kalle Hamburg, who farms grain and potatoes in Rapla County in central Estonia, say the grain harvest will be a good one. “Summer grain is in good shape. Rapeseed has suffered the most, although […]
Truth to unsold GM canola
18/07/2011 by
THE 49,000 tonnes of genetically modified (GM) canola grown in WA last year remains unsold due to grain quality issues connected to the severe drought and not market rejection of biotechnology, as suggested last week by WA Greens MLC, Lynn MacLaren. WA Agriculture Minister, Terry Redman, has described Ms MacLaren’s disingenuous suggestion as being either […]
India faces a reversal in cotton business
18/07/2011 by
India, the world’s second biggest exporter of cotton, could turn into an importer within three or four years because of falling yields, forcing the country’s textile mills to compete for supplies with the top importer, China. Despite rising acreage, India’s cotton yields are down to about 475 kilograms per hectare, or 425 pounds per acre, […]
Will the Earth Cool?
18/07/2011 by
I ran into this article about the UK Met Office. The office has been big on global warming and their seasonal forecasts have been on the warm side. Note the article says that they stopped doing seasonal forecasts after both a summer and a winter forecast turned out to be too warm. Scroll down to […]
UK farming ‘unsustainable’, chief scientist warns
18/07/2011 by
British farmers must change their management practices if they are to move towards more sustainable food production in future, the government’s chief scientist has warned. Sir John Beddington said farmers would have to adapt to meet the challenges of producing more food with less environmental impact and less water, while dealing with climate
Tanzania sets $30m for agriculture
18/07/2011 by
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania – The Government has set aside over US$ 30m this financial year for rehabilitation and improvement of agricultural infrastructure in the country, it has been revealed. Tanzania’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and Cooperatives Prof. Jumanne Maghembe said this while opening of a five-day agricultural experts and researchers workshop held in Morogoro […]
83rd Foundation Day of ICAR: Manmohan stresses on second green revolution
18/07/2011 by
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) held its 83rd Foundation Day in New Delhi on Saturday. The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, delivered the ICAR Foundation Day Lecture on the occasion. Harish Rawat, union minister of state for agriculture, food processing industries and parliamentary affairs; and