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A corn farmer holds corncobs during a protest in Mexico City January 2013. Farmers protested against the growing of transgenic or genetically modified corn, as it is one of the primary food staples of Mexico and Central America.  Photo: REUTERS/Bernardo Montoya

Past and future collide as Mexico fights over GMO corn

By David Alire Garcia November 20, 2013

After pioneering the cultivation of corn thousands of years ago, Mexico must overcome the weight of history to give the go-ahead to allow genetically modified strains into its fields. Religion, culture and science are competing for primacy in the debate on how acceptable corn produced by genetically modified organisms (GMOs) is in a country where

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Ag in City draws newbies

By Shannon VanRaes March 25, 2013

The Forks Market in Winnipeg helps cook up some interest in agriculture by  playing host to the eighth annual Discover Agriculture in the City event

For farmers, it’s all in a day’s work, but for the students who came to check out Discover Agriculture in the City, it was something totally new. Thousands of visitors made their way through the three-day event held at The Forks Market in Winnipeg last weekend, including many youths and students, taking in displays, cooking

Crops, International news, News, Weather

Ukraine seeks to restore irrigated agriculture

By Reuters March 16, 2013

Ukraine plans to restore irrigation systems on an area of one million hectares in the southern part of the country in a bid to increase agricultural output in arid regions, the Agriculture Ministry said March 6. Ukrainian farmers used to cultivate about 2.5 million hectares of irrigated land in the Soviet era, mostly in the

International news, Livestock, Oilseeds

South Korea offers loans to squeezed farmers

March 7, 2013

seoul / reuters / South Korea will offer $156 million in soft loans this year to farmers squeezed by record prices of feed grain and a weak domestic market for pork, the Agriculture Ministry said on Feb. 28. Livestock farmers in South Korea, the world’s third-largest importer of corn and a leading buyer of soybean

Crops, International news, Oilseeds

Rains bolster Paraguay soy crop

By Mariel Cristaldo February 28, 2013

Reuters / Paraguay’s soy farmers should gather a record 2012-13 crop of more than eight million tonnes after recent rains eased concerns that yields could take a last-minute pounding from dryness in the world’s No. 4 exporter. While the South American country’s harvests are small when compared with those of neighbouring soy giants Argentina and

International news, Livestock, Other livestock

Falling lamb prices make U.K., Irish sheep farmers fear for future

By Nigel Hunt March 1, 2013

Reuters / Sheep farmers in Britain and Ireland fear for their future as oversupply of lamb in Europe drags farm gate prices to three-year lows while production costs soar, giving efficient New Zealand exporters a vital edge. Most British sheep farmers have been selling at a loss since November because an influx of cheap imports

Crops, Oilseeds, Weather

Argentine soy crops still thirsty for rain

February 23, 2013

Buenos Aires / Reuters / The scant rains and high temperatures worrying Argentine farmers since January have started to hit the development of corn and soy, particularly later-planted crops, the Agriculture Ministry said Feb. 15. Rain that fell in the previous few days did not reach many areas in urgent need of water after weeks

Cereals, Crops, International news

Ukraine winter wheat in good condition

By Pavel Polityuk February 23, 2013

Reuters / No more than 400,000 hectares of winter grain crops, or up to five per cent of the sown area, are likely to be reseeded this spring against 1.5 million hectares in 2012, a senior Agriculture Ministry official said Feb. 19. “We expect the reseeding of three to five per cent (of winter grain

Crops, News

French farmers protest rules limiting nitrate pollution

By Gus Trompiz February 15, 2013

French farmers are protesting what they see as burdensome environmental regulations linked to European Union targets on water quality. Environmental rules have become a major grievance in recent years for French farmers, who blame such measures for eroding their competitiveness. Last month’s protests, including a pre-dawn street blockade near the Farm Ministry in Paris, were

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Food self-sufficiency no longer option for China, farm official says

February 12, 2013

Reuters — China’s pursuit of self-sufficiency in food output is no longer possible as soaring demand and rapid urbanization stoke appetites, a top government farm official said, in comments that appear to be the most direct yet to rule out achieving this aim. China’s soaring imports of agricultural products remain a sensitive topic for the

Field-by-field mapping could improve yield, productivity predictions

U.S. grains: Corn futures edge up, soybeans sag on improving US crop ratings

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures up, hogs mixed

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Field-by-field mapping could improve yield, productivity predictions

U.S. grains: Corn futures edge up, soybeans sag on improving US crop ratings

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures up, hogs mixed

Tag Archives Agriculture ministry — page 3

Past and future collide as Mexico fights over GMO corn

Ag in City draws newbies

Ukraine seeks to restore irrigated agriculture

South Korea offers loans to squeezed farmers

Rains bolster Paraguay soy crop

Falling lamb prices make U.K., Irish sheep farmers fear for future

Argentine soy crops still thirsty for rain

Ukraine winter wheat in good condition

French farmers protest rules limiting nitrate pollution

Food self-sufficiency no longer option for China, farm official says

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