A review into the labelling of food in Australia will address whether country of origin labelling should apply to beef. The guidelines for the review were released this morning, five days after the Federal Government removed a ban on imports of beef from countries which have had mad cow disease.

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In recent times, bush policeman detective-sergeant Mark Kerswell, Mareeba, has had his hands on a metal detector. On a property near Tully, 27 cattle have been found dead and Mr Kerswell had been using the good old method of trial and error to come to a conclusion as to why this consignment of cattle bound for live export were dead.

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At Armidale numbers were back to the levels of two weeks ago. Condition varied with all buyers catered for. Vealer steers sold at dearer rates up13¢ to 16¢/kg. Yearling steers were well sought after with all weights up 4¢ to 13¢/kg. Heavy steers and cows saw strong competition and also sold to a dearer trend.

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Giant Japanese company Sumitomo has purchased a half stake in grain exporter Emerald. The price paid hasn't been disclosed on grounds of confidentiality.

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A PEA-in-a-pod trio of Murray Grey steers from Pegala Pastoral Company, Oberon, has impressed onlookers and judge, Alastair Rayner, who has awarded them the title of champion pen of three steers on the hoof.

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A Central Australian pastoralist says rains in Alice Springs could attract more camels looking for greener pastures.

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Beef production in Australia, the second-biggest global exporter after Brazil, rose 0.5% in January from December to a seasonally adjusted 170,792 metric tons but fell 5.2% from January 2009, the government's Bureau of Statistics reported Thursday.

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Australian pig meat production will increase slightly over the next five years in response to better prices and more palatable feed grain costs. But that's just as well, with a forecast rise in imports over the same period.

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National lamb throughput across MLA’s reported physical markets lifted 13%, as more producers opted to offload lambs in the wake of strong lamb prices. Mutton supply eased 3% nationally.

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THE newest and most technologically advanced livestock vessel in the world, Wellard's MV Ocean Swagman, has successfully completed its maiden voyage to Indonesia, setting new welfare and safety benchmarks for livestock, vessel and crew. The vessel was carrying 5625 cattle to Jakarta, Indonesia, but has the capacity to carry up to 6500 cattle or 25,000 sheep, or a combination of both.

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The veterinary authority in Bangladesh sent Follow Up Report No. 23 dated 2 March to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).

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Sardine has long been a staple food for many Brazilian families and 100.000 tons were unloaded in Brazilian ports during 2009, mostly in the states of Rio do Janeiro, Santa Catarina and Sao Paulo. However there are growing risks of over-fishing and an awareness plan has been implemented. Sardine stocks in the late eighties and early nineties were at risk because of over-fishing but have since increased thanks to conservation measures implemented by the federal government and supported by the private sector.

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Brazilian meat production is estimated to grow by 38% to 30.5 million tonnes during the next 10 years to 2020 (a net growth of 8.4 million tonnes) as a result of increased productivity, according to research performed by the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture.

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Brazil has overtaken Canada to become the third largest world exporter of agricultural products, behind the United States and the European Union (EU); according to a report from the World Trade Organisation (WTO).

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Brazilian beef exports during the fiscal year to February eased 2% to 612,640 tonnes swt compared with the same period in 2008-09. Russia continues to be Brazils main destination, accounting for 34% of the total (SECEX). Exports to the EU, despite rising 124% to 33,724 tonnes swt year-on-year, currently account for a small percentage of total shipments compared with 2006-07’s record 181,742 tonnes swt, as the partial ban placed by the EU in February 2008 continues to restrict shipments to the region.

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Brazilian beef exports during the fiscal year to February eased 2% to 612,640 tonnes swt compared with the same period in 2008-09. Russia continues to be Brazil’s main destination, accounting for 34% of the total (SECEX).

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Brazil announced trade sanctions on a range of American goods Monday in retaliation for the United States' failure to eliminate billions in illegal cotton subsidies — a move that affects products from Ford automobiles to Heinz ketchup.

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Now back in session after the Olympics, the federal government has announced plans to put the thorny issue of Prairie barley marketing on its agenda. In its Throne speech Wednesday, delivered by Gov. Gen. Michaelle Jean, the Conservative government said it plans to "ensure the freedom of choice for which Western barley farmers overwhelmingly voted." The speech didn't specify whether the government plans to introduce new legislation to that effect or exempt Prairie barley growers from the Canadian Wheat Board's single marketing desk by some other means. Deregulating the Prairie barley market through legislation is currently an unlikely route, given the Conservatives' minority-government status and a lack of support for barley deregulation among the opposition parties.

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Tees-area hog producer Herman Simons has left his post as chairman of Alberta Pork.

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Quebec meat packer Olymel's plans for $15 million in expansions at its pork slaughter plant in the province's Beauce region are now on hold, according to Le journal de Quebec.

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Last August the federal government unveiled a three part plan to assist Canada's pork industry in recovering from a prolonged period of depressed prices brought on by high input costs, an over supply of hogs, the strong Canadian dollar, US Country of Origin Labelling and the global recession.

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After meeting with Guild executives, Sonapesca General Manager, Hector Bacigalupo said 50 per cent of industry facilities in the Bio Bio region were free of damage. This included processing plants, warehouses, unloading facilities and offices. While Mr Bacigalupo said it was too soon to determine what effect this incident will have on the industry's production, it should be noted that 50 per cent of production and catch quotas in the sector comes from the affected area, ie about 1 million tonnes of mackerel.

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China’s Agriculture Ministry said the country will accelerate development of its own genetically modified (GMO) crops, seeking to secure food security and international competitiveness.

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Yuhe International Inc., a leading supplier of day-old chickens raised for meat production, or broilers, in the People's Republic of China has announced that it has completed construction of a new breeder farm, bringing its total number of breeder farms to 28, with 15 in operation today.

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Indonesia - Dealing with bird flu - The government is claiming success in its efforts to tackle avian flu despite almost half of all the deaths recorded around the world occurring in Indonesia. Bayu Krisnamurthi, executive chairman of the National Committee for Avian Influenza Control and Pandemic Influenza Preparedness (Komnas FBPI), told the Jakarta Globe on Wednesday that although Indonesia was leading the world in the number of recorded fatalities from bird flu, “the total number of reported cases keeps decreasing.”

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The AIBP group is set to increase its presence on the retail shelves in Ireland. The Irish Farmers Journal has learned that the group has secured the contract to supply Tesco Ireland with certified Irish Angus beef for its Finest range.

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Welcome to the newly formed Dawn Meats Save Our Sucklers (SOS) Club. This initiative is designed to help improve returns for the Irish Beef Producer through increased productivity from the Suckler herd.

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Eight people have lost their lives in farm-related accidents so far this year, compared with 11 for 2009. Teagasc director Prof Gerry Boyle said, while accidents are caused by a multitude of factors, international studies indicate that human errors are involved in some 90% of the incidents. "This suggests that the first and most immediate approach to cut the shocking toll of tragedy pain and suffering associated with farm injuries is to dramatically heighten awareness of the causes and consequences of injury," he said.

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Farmers from the West and midlands outlined the extent of last December’s flooding to European Commission officials in Brussels yesterday. The delegation headed by Michael Silke, leader of the IFA’s Flood Project Team, also briefed Irish members of the European Parliament.

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A Public consultation about the future of forests and forestry policy in the European Union was launched yesterday.

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Irish and French farm leaders have agreed to work closely together to ensure that the European Union farm budget is maintained in its entirety and that the Common Agricultural Policy in the future continues to support agriculture and active European farmers. IFA president John Bryan and FNSEA leader Jean Michel Le Metayer held "a very positive and constructive meeting" on the future of the CAP at the International Agriculture Show in Paris. Mr Bryan said the IFA will be working closely with FNSEA to formulate a sustainable CAP post-2013 that protects the critical farm family structure both in Ireland and France. It is vital that the CAP budget and Ireland’s envelope are safeguarded in the upcoming negotiations.

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A Decision by Agriculture Minister Brendan Smith to allocate a quarter of the 1% increase in the national milk quota to new entrants to dairying has been welcomed by Macra na Feirme and criticised by the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association.

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What is the future for suckler beef production in Ireland? This wasthe theme for an open debate that was held in Kilkenny mart on Wednesday evening next, 3 March. The debate will take place as part of a day-long seminar organised by the Irish Farmers Journal and Teagasc, entitled 'Roadmap for Profitable Suckling'.

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The III Global Feed & Food Congress in Cancun will be the world feed industry's most significant event in 2010. Hosted by the Mexican Feed Manufacturers Association, CONAFAB, it is being organised by the International Feed Industry Federation (IFIF) with technical participation from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

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The GD Master Class Poultry Disease is intended for poultry veterinarians and other poultry specialists with a veterinary background. If you aim to expand your knowledge of poultry diseases, register now! Places are limited to 20 participants. The course is divided into theory and practice sections. The theory section provides you with information on: the key poultry diseases

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Today McDonald’s New Zealand became the first McDonald’s market in the world to offer customers Weight Watchers Approved Meals.

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The Agriculture Minister Michelle Gildernew has confirmed that the 2010 application period for the Countryside Management Scheme (CMS) will be from March 10 to March 31 2010.

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A local company has won a major award from Ireland's top food writers. The Irish Food Writers' Guild Awards announced in Dublin on Monday honoured Maurice Kettyle of Kettyle Irish Foods for his free range chickens.

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Buchanan, Innishmore Island, Lisbellaw; Lindsey Read, Ashfield, Aghinure, Maguiresbridge; Stephen Maguire, Clongo, Maguiresbridge and Stephen Cluff, Effernan Road, Trillick. Food security for Northern Ireland consumers is something which beef farmers should be supporting, according to the Northern Ireland Chairman of the National Beef Association, Mr. Oisin Murnion.

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With oil prices continuing to fluctuate upwards, suitable alternatives such as willow chip for heating homes and businesses could be a viable alternative. The growing and utilisation of willow chip as a renewable energy source has now turned full cycle for David and Trevor Thompson who farm at Blaney and Letterbreen. They invested in short rotation willow cropping as a farm diversification project in 2007 and now three years later are reaping their first harvest. A specialist contractor, Farrelly Brothers from Co. Meath were commissioned to cut the first commercial willow harvest. Around 16 acres of their own willow crops were harvested last week with a number of other farmers also availing of the service.

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All livestock farmers will benefit from the next open meeting of Fermanagh Grassland Club which takes place next Tuesday evening, March 9 in the Killyhevlin Hotel, Enniskillen.

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The former director general of the National Farmers' Union, Richard Macdonald CBE, has joined Moy Park as a non-executive director. Mr Macdonald took up the position at the beginning of February 2010 and will join the Moy Park Board working closely with the Executive team and CEO, Nigel Dunlop. He will become the first non-executive to join the board of directors since Mr Dunlop joined Moy Park in 2008.

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Agricultural workers are in line to get a 1.8% increase in their pay from April 5 this year, the Agricultural Wages Board for Northern Ireland (AWB) has announced.

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Delegates attending this week's Ulster Arable Society Conference, held at AFBI Hillsborough, were told that burning poultry litter constitutes the waste of a home grown resource that could be put to better use as a value-for-money fertiliser by growers of spring sown cereal, potato and vegetable crops.

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Russia imported $96.9 million worth of beef in February, 8.4% more than in February 2009 and more than double the amount imported in January this year, when $43.6 million worth of beef was imported, the federal customs service reported Wednesday.

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U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the U.S. and Russia had reached an agreement to reopen the Russian market to U.S. pork and pork products. Keith Miller, U.S. Meat Export Federation (U.S.M.E.F.) president-elect was in attendance at the 2010 Commodity Classic in Anaheim, Calif., when Mr. Vilsack made the announcement.

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Russia imported in February $107.9 million worth of pork, 11.3% more than in February 2009, and 66.6% more than in January this year, the federal customs service reported Wednesday.

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A USDA spokesman tells the Dow Jones Newswires that Russia will resume imports of U.S. pork within “a matter of days.”

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Local Russian beef production is expected to continue to fall (with a consequent rise in imports) as a result of the continued low levels of government support to the industry – this is despite local government efforts in recent years to increase credit subsidies to meat producers.

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The surge of interest among Scotland’s farmers in the opportunity monitor farms present in terms of business efficiency, was evident today (March 4th) at the first meeting of the Central Scotland dairy monitor farm. More than 100 farmers and industry representatives, from as far afield as Dumfries-shire, attended the initial meeting hosted by the Milne family of Carcary Farms, near Brechin in Angus. Sandy Milne, in partnership with father, Ian, milks 340 pedigree black and red Holsteins at East Pitforthie, where the dairy complex was developed from a green-field site, with the first milking in August 2004. This investment enabled the amalgamation of the Milne’s previously two separate herds, each of 110 cows, on farms seven miles apart.

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National Farmers' Union (NFU) Scotland has welcomed confirmation from the Scottish Government that its £3 million Severe Weather Grant Scheme, as announced at the Union’s AGM in St Andrews last week, will now be extended to provide support to those who have seen farm buildings collapse in the most recent snow storms.

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The long, hard winter in Scotland is really biting into animal feed stocks, with hay and straw now in short supply. "It is very, very difficult to get hold of good quality straw," according to fodder merchant Willie Graham, of Auchengray, Dumfries. Fodder dealers have to go far south into England to be able to purchase hay and straw and prices of more than £100 per tonne after haulage costs to south-west Scotland were added.

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VNU Exhibitions and NEO do not only expect significant growth of product presentations at the 10th edition of VIV Asia 2011. Next to the 500 returning exhibitors the organisers also foresee many new exhibitors who will participate under one of the 3 new labels.

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Christine Jackson and Catherine Armstrong, the region’s largest free range egg producers, have announced today that they are to open a farm shop and café in the North Northumberland village of Belford. Located less than a minute by car from the A1, this new venture will feature a farm shop, delicatessen, butchery counter, children’s animal trail and play area, and 50 seat restaurant. Planning permission has been obtained for the site and the shop is scheduled to open in August this year. The farm shop looks set to be another success for these sisters who distribute their Sunny Hill and Oxenrig Free Range Eggs from the Forth to the Tees.

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A group of leading UK suckler beef producers, backed by supermarket giant ASDA, is coming together to develop a sustainable strategy for the future of the beef industry.

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The supermarket chain Asda has joined with the union Unite to introduce a new business model of supply chain management, ensuring fairer treatment of its 29 meat and poultry suppliers.

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Unite the Union and ASDA supermarket chain, will today (4 March) launch a ground-breaking joint initiative to end discrimination and unfair treatment across the supermarket's 29 meat and poultry suppliers, employing 6000 workers. Unite and ASDA have worked together, including meeting with all 29 of the suppliers to the supermarket, which range from major multi-nationals to local suppliers. The aim has been to move to a new business model of supply chain management which is efficient, effective and crucially which ensures workers are treated fairly and equally.

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Harrison & Hetherington Limited, held their annual spring poultry and waterfowl sale on Saturday 27th February 2010 when they presented a huge catalogue entry of 1,400 poultry and waterfowl together with 250 lots of hatching eggs, and 250 lots of equipment.

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Amid an ongoing global effort to raise funds for earthquake-stricken Haiti, new allegations surfaced today that millions of dollars raised by the 1985 Live Aid concerts for the victims of the Ethiopian famine were actually spent on weapons. The charges offer a timely reminder that collecting money is the easy part of any relief effort; making sure it gets to the right people is often far more complex.

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Calderdale beef and sheep farmer Brian Lund added to an ever-growing list of honours at Skipton Auction Mart when exhibiting the champion beef animal at March's prime shows. (Mon, March 1) Brian, of Walshaw Farm, Walshaw, Hebden Bridge, secured the title with a two-year-old home-bred Parthenais-x-Limousin heifer, by his former stock bull Willow Creek Minstrel, acquired from Grimsby-based breeder Peter Wesley and responsible for some high-class Walshaw progeny.

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The UELS Scheme, taxation on overpaid subsidies and changes in taxation rules relating to holiday lets were some of the key concerns expressed by over 70 North East farmers and landowners who attended the recent ‘Finding the Silver Lining on Countryside Matters’ Seminar at Hexham Auction Mart. The event hosted by Hexham based accountants Patricia J. Arnold & Co. Ltd in conjunction with Hexham & Northern Rural and Gibson & Co Solicitors was the first in a series of seminars celebrating twenty five years in business for Patricia J Arnold & Co. They marked their anniversary by giving free advice to farmers and landowners on how to save significant amounts of money through a better understanding of current legislation.

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Food inflation is at its lowest for at least three years as the pressure on food prices has eased, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) said. Overall shop price inflation saw a 1.7% change in February on year ago and food inflation slowed to 1.3% for the same period. This compared to 2.9% in January, according to figures from the latest BRC-Nielsen Shop Price Index.

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Far greater understanding of underlying genetics, growing use of DNA markers and increasingly sophisticated food laboratory technology are allowing UK plant breeders to make major progress in the complex challenge of bread and biscuit wheat development. This was the up-beat message of RAGT Seeds’ senior UK wheat breeder, Ed Flatman at this year’s HGCA/nabim Milling Wheat Conference (Thursday February 25).

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The December 2009 sample census results have just been published and they show the breeding herd stands at 438,000 - a four per cent rise on the previous December The breeding herd consisted of marginally fewer sows in pig, a reduction of 0.4 per cent to 365,000 head, although the number of gilts in pig increased by nearly 13 per cent to 52,000 head in December 2009 compared with year earlier statistics.

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Retail pork sales are still flying high according to the latest quarterly category report from BPEX, showing the strongest performance of all the red meats. For the 52 weeks ending on January 24, fresh pork sales were up 5.6% in volume and 6.6% in value. Bacon and sausages were also performing strongly with the former showing a 2.8% increase in expenditure while sausages were 6.6% up.

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Shocking revelations of animal cruelty at a Hutton Cranswick farm have so disgusted community leaders they have banned the farmers from ever trading at Driffield's weekly market.

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Further demonstrating its support for British livestock farmers, supermarket chain Asda is set to become the first major retailer to offer new season lamb this spring, stocking product on its butcher’s counters in stores across the UK from March 13 this year.

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The £273 million EU Dairy Fund is intended to help farmers who have been severely affected by changes in demand and prices over the last year, while keeping administrative costs to a minimum and supporting a competitive dairy sector.

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IGC raises 2009 global wheat crop to 675mmt, up 1mmt from last month. Stocks were projected at 197mmt. IGC raises 2010 global wheat crop to 659mmt, up 6mmt from last month. Russian 2010 grain crop estimated at 95mmt, down 2mmt from this season – exports estimated at 22mmt. Ukraine’s 2009/10 grain exports (July-Feb) reach 17mmt, with 7.8mmt of wheat being exported. ABARE estimates Australian 2010 wheat crop at 21.9mmt, slightly higher from this season’s revised 21.7mmt.

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Out-wintering pads (OWPs) offer a sustainable alternative to out-wintering livestock on grassland and a reduced cost alternative to conventional housing according to a three year project part-funded by DairyCo and EBLEX under the LINK Research Programme. The project has shown that these pads are well suited for use by young stock, dry cows, beef sucklers and growing beef cattle. A factsheet with notes on pad design, construction and management is now available from DairyCo and EBLEX.

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Cause for optimism across many of the agricultural sectors is based on a medium to long-term belief that UK and world demand will grow, putting pressure on supply. These prospects are starting to shape future opportunities and give direction to farm businesses. Many farmers have already formed an opinion to ensure that long-term prospects come to fruition. The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation's recent lending growth shows how many rural businesses capitalised on low interest rates and a weak pound in 2009 as a basis for developing plans.

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The £273 million EU Dairy Fund is intended to help farmers who have been severely affected by changes in demand and prices over the last year, while keeping administrative costs to a minimum and supporting a competitive dairy sector.

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Not because my stomach has been growling for a foot-long frankfurter drizzled with ketchup and mustard and topped with a spoonful of pickle relish. And not because I'm ballpark bound, now that spring training has begun in Southwest Florida.

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Angus beef is no longer just a breed of cattle - it’s a trademark and consumers want it, according to Dubbo-based Angus beef manager Tim Lord.

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AgFeed Industries options saw high put activity today. A total of 1,636 put and 119 call contracts were traded raising a high Put/Call volume alert. Today's traded Put/Call ratio is 13.75. There were 13.75 puts traded for each call contract.

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Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientist Scott Yates is studying how oxytetracycline (OTC), an antibiotic that is administered to animals, breaks down in cattle manure.

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Cattle feeding margins improved another $9 per head last week, maintaining profit levels of more than $100 per head. And that represents an increase of about $350 per head from the same week a year ago, according to estimated developed by Sterling Marketing Inc., Vale Oregon.

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Born 100 years too late, Roddy Dean Pippin rode his horse down the main drag, doing his best John Wayne.He still fit the part of the cowboy in this spit of Texas near the Red River, with its church-steepled skyline and landscape of mesquite trees and tumbleweeds. The town of 2,500 is the kind of place where time moves at a stutter step and parts of the Old West never faded away.

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Traci Hadden received at least seven years in prison Tuesday for stealing cattle, but legal battles remain for the Shoshone woman involved in the attempted murder of her former father-in-law last year.

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President Obama has promised to create 2 million new jobs by doubling exports from $1 trillion to $2 trillion during the next five years. His Commerce Secretary, Gary Locke, has announced a new "National Export Initiative" intended to keep the president's promise. Included are tougher enforcement, more trade financing and relaxed export controls.

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After using conventional farming techniques for years, Jim Koan of Almar Orchards in Flushing wanted to try growing his apples and animals in a more natural way.

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The wind is blowing in a new direction in the agriculture world and a recent conference held in Drayton Valley, called Farming into the Future, helped some individuals tap into new concepts.

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Goat milk farmers will be asked next week if they approve dissolving their organization so the industry can have one association with a single, strong voice. Jennifer Haley, executive director of the Ontario Goat Breeders Association, says if the vote at the Ontario Goat Milk Producers’ Association annual meeting March 13 in Guelph is approved the organization would be dissolved and its membership list merged with that of the breeders’ association.

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“United States meat and poultry exports have been a major success story over the last two decades, demonstrating that great potential exists for the United States meat and poultry industry in the international trade arena,” says AMI President and CEO J. Patrick Boyle in a guest editorial in The Hill, a leading Congressional newspaper. “With meat consumption rising along with economic development and population in many nations around the world, we have billions of hungry, potential customers. But if the United States is not there to fill their plates, other major exporting nations will.”

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ConAgra Foods Inc. announced Wednesday that it will shut down the Garner, N.C. Slim Jim factory that was rocked last June by a fatal natural gas explosion that killed four people and destroyed a major portion of the plant.

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New federal rules that define what makes milk and meat organic have natural food advocates optimistic that the government is committed to ensuring the label means something.

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While corn, soybean, and wheat growers gather on the west coast, pork producers have gathered in Kansas City for Pork Forum. Slowly emerging from a economic downturn, the pork industry is assessing the damage and looking to rebuild. National Pork Board Executive Director Chris Novak said Pork Forum will be the beginning of that rebuilding process, “It is aimed at how we help the industry rebuild, restructure, and continue the recovery.” Two years of financial losses have forced many producers to reorganize their operations while others have left the industry altogether.

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As pork producer Premium Standard Farms eyes a rapidly approaching deadline that could reshape its regional operations, a local environmental group is questioning the need for an extension.

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A few years ago cattlemen were most concerned about price, but now the focus is shifting to what goes into the herd and what producers are getting out of the herd.

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned 16 food and beverage makers against making product claims that don't adhere strictly to federal labeling rules.

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Pointing out that exports generate 8,000 US jobs for every $1 billion of agricultural goods exported, an ad hoc coalition of US food, feed and agricultural entities urged Congress to promptly pass several pending free trade agreements, the website of the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) writes.

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Recently the parent company for Ringling Brothers circus, Feld Entertainment, filed a lawsuit against the Humane Society of the United States (HUSUS) and its components, charging the non-profit with, among other things, bribery, tax evasion and racketeering. No, HSUS is not the Humane Society most people associate with the nationwide animal shelters such as operated by the SPCA, but rather a highly active and wealthy animal rights lobbyist that is apparently intent on turning us all into vegans.

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US farm spending could see significant cuts this year, after a year of record US federal spending to save banks, car companies, mortgage-holders and consumers. Continuing trillion-dollar US deficits are putting tremendous pressure on President Barrack Obama to find savings in his 2010 Budget request.

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ILDEX Viet Nam 2010 says it is ready to offer technology and business solutions for Viet Nam’s livestock, dairy, meat-processing, and aquaculture industries. It will take place on March 25-27, 2010 at the New Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam.

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