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U.S. corn harvest on record pace, soy lagging

By Mark Weinrau October 26, 2012

Reuters / U.S. corn harvest was a record 87 per cent complete and farmers had finished 80 per cent of soybean harvest as of Sunday, Oct. 21 according to a U.S. Agriculture Department report issued on Monday, but the tail end of their combining efforts was expected to be slow due to rain. Analysts had

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Study says pesticide combinations put bumblebee colonies at risk

By Alister Doyle October 26, 2012

Reuters / Pesticides used in farming are also killing worker bumblebees and damaging their ability to gather food, meaning colonies that are vital for plant pollination are more likely to fail when they are used, says a study released Oct. 22. The United Nations has estimated that a third of all plant-based foods eaten by

Cereals, Crops, International news

Africa can easily grow wheat to ease hunger, price shocks

By Alister Doyle October 26, 2012

Reuters / Wheat production in sub-Saharan Africa is at only 10 to 25 per cent of its potential and nations can easily grow more to limit hunger, price shocks and political instability, says a new study. The report, examining environmental conditions of 12 nations from Ethiopia to Zimbabwe, said that farmers south of the Sahara

Crops, News

USDA hears earful about corn estimates at annual meeting

By Tom Polansek October 26, 2012

Reuters / Top U.S. agriculture officials Monday were to face questions about quarterly estimates for corn inventories that have frustrated traders and roiled markets for the past two years. Traders said they would raise their concerns about supply estimates at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s annual meeting in Chicago for users of agricultural data. The

Cereals, News, Weather

El Niño less likely, but Aussie crops still affected

By Colin Packham October 17, 2012

The chance of an El Niño weather pattern has declined in the last two weeks, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology said on Oct. 9, but the east coast of Australia is likely to stay dry for the rest of the year as a result of a warmer-than-average Indian Ocean, threatening greater crop loss. Pacific Ocean

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EU to limit crop-based biofuels

By Reuters September 17, 2012

The European Union will impose a limit on the use of crop-based biofuels over fears they are less climate friendly than initially thought and compete with food production, draft EU legislation seen by Reuters showed. The draft rules, which would need the approval of EU governments and lawmakers, represent a major shift in Europe’s much-criticized

Cereals, Crops, News

Scientists are watching Ug99 closely

By Alister Doyle September 17, 2012

Wheat experts are stepping up monitoring of a crop disease first found in Africa in 1999 to minimize the spread of a deadly fungus that is also a threat in Asia, experts said Aug. 31. A “Rust-Tracker,” using data supplied by farmers and scientists, could now monitor the fungus in 27 developing nations across 42

International news, Livestock, News

Villagers kill cattle thieves in Madagascar

September 17, 2012

antananarivo / reuters / Malagasy villagers killed at least 67 cattle thieves when they attacked a number of villages in early September, the gendarmarie of the Indian Ocean island said on Sept. 4. General Bruno Razafindrakoto said about 100 cattle rustlers simultaneously attacked three villages in the southern region of the world’s fourth-largest island, prompting

Hogs, Livestock, News

Activists turn investors in a bid to change farm practices

By P.J. Huffstutter September 17, 2012

The Humane Society said it plans to introduce shareholder proposals next year promoting alternatives to sow stalls 

The Humane Society of the United States has bought shares in four major financial services companies in a bid to use shareholder pressure to force two of the nation’s largest pork producers to stop housing pregnant sows in gestation stalls. The animal rights group said Aug. 31 that its investment — a relatively small $3,000

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UN urges change in U.S. biofuel policy to avoid food crisis

By Catherine Horn August 21, 2012

The United Nations’ food agency stepped up the pressure on the United States on Aug. 10 to change its biofuel policies because of the danger of a world food crisis, arguing the importance of growing crops for food over their use for fuel. Global alarm over the potential for a food crisis of the kind

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: ‘Relentless’ fund selling knocks down CME cattle futures

U.S. grains: Soy futures slide as traders worry China may miss US buying target

Pulse Weekly: Steady prices, high production for chickpeas

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U.S. corn harvest on record pace, soy lagging

Study says pesticide combinations put bumblebee colonies at risk

Africa can easily grow wheat to ease hunger, price shocks

USDA hears earful about corn estimates at annual meeting

El Niño less likely, but Aussie crops still affected

EU to limit crop-based biofuels

Scientists are watching Ug99 closely

Villagers kill cattle thieves in Madagascar

Activists turn investors in a bid to change farm practices

UN urges change in U.S. biofuel policy to avoid food crisis

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