International news
New technology allows more sustainable aquaculture
Alternative protein sources such as insect meal could replace fish meal fed to fish
Losing one quota means gaining another
Dutch dairy farmers are now free to produce all the milk they want — if they buy quota to produce more phosphate
Falling off the sheep’s back: Why Australia can’t capitalize on record wool prices
A long-awaited surge in wool prices has met a shortage in key personnel and a low sheep count
Corn as cash: Brazil’s bartering farmers raise risks for Canada’s Nutrien
Lack of credit makes for an interesting and unfamiliar business environment in this Latin American powerhouse
For Australian winemakers, Chinese relationships are bearing fruit
Chinese wealth is translating into big market opportunities Down Under
Solar power push lights up options for India’s rural women
Keeping the lights on — and factories running — with solar panels has been a game changer
Food-mad Italy on mission to cut waste, feed hungry
Volunteers and food vendors are banding together to meet the national target
GOING BIG: Chinese pork producers supersize
The country is the world’s top pork market, but until recently most of it has been raised on small operations
China’s COFCO makes painful cuts in drive to lead global food trade
The state-owned trading company is aiming to elbow its way in to the club of top grain traders
Heavy rains not seen slowing Brazilian winter corn
There might be a small acreage drop, but the country is expected to continue to be a leading exporter