Journals By Industry - Agriculture Regulation & Policy

From The Santa Fe New Mexican: Feb. 2, 1912: The contract has been let for the construction of a concrete building, 11 feet square and one story high, for use of the local...

A loan from the Inter-American Development Bank is for an Agricultural Export Diversification Program (No. 1929/BL-GY). Part of the funds are for Supply, Delivery, Testing and Installation of Computer Software and Hardware for...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock of El Salvador on Jan. 6 said it will plant 1.4 million tilapia fingerlings in lakes, ponds, reservoirs and family ponds. With the planned afforestation of fish...

Outgoing Minister of Agriculture & Fisheries Robert Montague said the future for the cocoa industry in Jamaica remains bright, based on initiatives being undertaken by the government and the high level of interest...

Byline: The New Mexican Citing "funding constraints," Vicki Pozzebon has resigned as executive director of the Santa Fe Alliance, a local nonprofit and small-business liaison group responsible for such efforts as the Farm...

NEWS The government is set to re-write controversial plans for the so-called "greening" of the Common Agricultural Policy to make them fairer for UK farmers. DEFRA secretary Caroline Spelman said European Commission proposals...

A government-backed drive to boost exports of British food and drink to high growth markets like India and China will be an engine for economic growth, according to DEFRA farm minister Jim Paice....

Leading biofuel company ZeaChem Inc. today announced a conditional commitment for a $232.5 million loan guarantee from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to support the construction of a major facility in Oregon. The...

A state law that regulates what slaughterhouses must do with pigs that cannot walk is preempted by the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled. The federal law, passed in...

DEFRA secretary Caroline Spelman has pledged to ensure that Scottish livestock farmers will not be disadvantaged by CAP reforms. Livestock farmers in Scotland have been concerned that the proposals to move to a...

The UK pig industry may be facing a brighter future than it did a year ago. In January 2011, ex-farm feed wheat was trading at an average of £196/t, compared with £138/t today....

Former Secretary of Agriculture and past Governor of North Dakota, Ed Schafer provides insight on better ROI through farm technology FORT ATKINSON, Wis. -- IDEAg Interconnectivity Conference, a first-of-its-kind event where interconnected ag...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- In light of the House Energy and Commerce Committee report issued yesterday on the outbreak of Listeria associated with Colorado-based Jensen Farms cantaloupe, a California-based food safety program is echoing...

DINUBA, Calif. -- Steve Patricio, Chairman of the California Cantaloupe Advisory Board, provided the following statement today during a Cantaloupe Food Safety press conference: "The California cantaloupe industry has never been associated with...

COMNEWS VTA SYDNEY 1001/1/1 VTA - Company Announcement $gen0 12 January 2012 Part 1/1 --- Viterra's marketing freedom in Canada to lift earnings...

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BUSINESS BUSINESS insurance insurance Reducing your risk through good practice Insurers are paying increasing attention to the attitude of policyholders to risk management, including health and safety at work, says Mr Terry. Those...

In the past year DuPont has been selling a commercial construction material called Energain that promises to significantly reduce air conditioning and heating costs. Energain panels, which are used behind office wallboards, are...

Federal rules published in 2010 require specific meat and poultry products to carry new nutrition information starting January 2, 2012. USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced that the new rules will...