WASHINGTON, Dec 13 - The U.S. Senate approved a provision on Sunday to facilitate cash sales of U.S. farm goods to Cuba, overturning restrictions by former President George W. Bush's administration, a senator said. "By...
* Group calls for strong, common farm policy post 2013 * Calls for "adequate resources" but avoids budget details * Poland to add paper on need to overhaul direct payments PARIS, Dec 10 - A...
* World Bank: outsourcing farming may ease food crises * Study on outgrower schemes to finish in March 2010 KIGALI, Dec 10 - The outsourcing of food production in Africa by some Asian and Middle-Eastern...
The conversion of all UK farmland to organic farming would achieve the equivalent carbon savings to taking nearly one million cars off the road, the Soil Association has said.
LONDON, Nov 13 - U.N. negotiators will next month put farming onto the radar of climate regulations for the first time, but governments face aggressive lobbies and gaps in the science proving the extent of...
NEW DELHI, July 6 - India will boost spending on irrigation and roll out more jobs and loans for farmers to spur the rural economy and lift farm sector growth to 4 percent, Finance Minister...
* McDonald's looks at low fat ice cream, more fruit options * Ukraine seen as key to Europe's future food supply WYTHAM, England, June 18 - Restaurant chain McDonald's Europe launched a farming programme on...
The Kerala government is setting up a hi-tech dairy farm at Kulathupuzha in Kollam district as part of its efforts to attain self-sufficiency in milk production. C Divakaran, minister for food, civil supplies and animal husbandry ...
If you love farming, now is the time to get in on the booming organic market.
Tractor makers are hitching their hopes on the historically high profitability of farmers, but with U.S. farm net incomes expected to fall 20% in 2009, to $71.2 billion, from a year ago...