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A SCOTTISH farmers union has criticised the UK Government for kicking “the can down the road” on implementing an improved system of border…

Javier Monasterio, a rancher in Bolivia's lowland area of Santa Cruz, is feeling the economic hit of weeks-long protests and blockades since the dramatic arrest of the region's governor that has snarled domestic transport of grains and meat.

The WA cattle industry says tens of thousands of head of cattle are likely to have been lost in the state's worst flooding.

The Northern Territory government has failed to regulate a nascent cotton industry and is "turning a blind eye" to unpermitted land clearing, according to a federal senator who is calling for an urgent inquiry.

Meat and Livestock Australia say farmers were holding on to cattle to rebuild herds after successive natural disasters

The agriculture industry is expected to witness solid growth amid high demand and cooling fertilizer prices. Therefore, it could be wise for investors to add fundamentally strong agriculture stocks Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM), Nutrien (NTR), and The Mosaic Company (MOS) to their watchlist. Continue reading….

Thousands of farmers protested in Madrid on Wednesday over Spain's plan to reduce the amount of water taken from the Tagus river to irrigate agricultural land in the country's southeast.

A pilot program by the agriculture department in 2013 detected chemicals not found by the wholesalers’ system

Feeding Africa’s growing population is a big development challenge for governments, policy makers and agriculture experts. Adding to the challenge is the high level of food loss and waste that most small-scale farmers experience.

The department’s helpline is less than a year old. But advocates hope state lawmakers fully fund it as farmers and ranchers continue to face hard economic times and isolation.

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