UK government rejects call for new visas to ease post-Brexit truck driver shortage
17:18 | 31/08/2021
Britain's government has rejected calls from retail and logistics companies to temporarily ease post-Brexit immigration rules which they say are contributing to a shortage of truck drivers and acute supply chain disruption.
US cattle inventory is down in latest report
21:04 | 24/08/2021
Latest analysis from AFBF finds that the USDA's August Cattle on Feed Report shows decreased inventory and placements at the low end of what was forecast.
Whitepaper: PCR vs bacterial culture for mastitis – who wins?
21:01 | 24/08/2021
Bacterial culture has long been the standard method of pathogen identification for bovine mastitis.
New financial assistance is available to US dairy farmers
20:06 | 22/08/2021
The USDA has announced new improvements to the Dairy Safety Net and New Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance Program, taking first steps in an over $2 billion package of assistance for dairy farmers.
"Brexit has left farmers in fear for their futures"
20:04 | 22/08/2021
A post in The Conversation by Yorkshire-based farmer Peter Gittins has outlined the stresses and uncertainty facing UK agriculture as the country overhauls its subsidy regime.
Canadian farmers can get federal support to reduce GHG emissions and improve climate resilience
10:18 | 17/08/2021
Canada's Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Marie-Claude Bibeau, launched a call for proposals for the On-Farm Climate Action Fund, a new fund under Agricultural Climate Solutions.
OSHA recommends mask-wearing for vaccinated meat plant workers
10:15 | 17/08/2021
OSHA, the US agency that regulates workplace safety issued guidance urging employers to require many fully vaccinated workers to wear masks to protect unvaccinated colleagues and customers, amid a surge in COVID-19 cases.
Changes in UK's Red Tractor standards provide opportunity to act on BVD
10:17 | 10/08/2021
New plans to take more active control of Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) through Red Tractor assurance have been welcomed by CHECS chair Abi Reader, who says UK beef and dairy farmers now have a huge opportunity to boost profitability and reputation by working to eradicate the disease.
Australia's NFF calls for stricter labelling standards for faux meat
10:16 | 10/08/2021
In light of new research from Australia's meat and seafood sectors, the National Farmers' Federation is calling for action on food labelling laws to ensure that consumers are not misled.
2019-2020 Economic Survey: farmer resilience amid price volatility and unpredictable weather
11:58 | 09/08/2021
The DairyNZ 2019-20 Economic Survey released today shows farmer resilience to the challenges of COVID-19, price volatility and unpredictable weather, with a positive year for milk production and farm businesses.
