Sheep Industry News: Global
15 September 2014
Our Race Against Bacteria: Linking Livestock Production and Human MedicineGLOBAL - The last decade has seen veterinary authorities address the routine use of antimicrobial drugs and prescribe more judicious use. But how could this benefit human health, and what are...
12 September 2014
FAO Food Price Index Drops to Four-year LowGLOBAL - FAO's monthly food price index registered another drop in August, continuing a 5-month downward run and reaching its lowest level since September 2010....
10 September 2014
Lamb Down, Mutton up to Middle East in AugustMIDDLE EAST - Australian sheep meat exports to the Middle East were somewhat mixed during August, with lamb volumes dropping eight per cent on last year, to 4,927 tonnes, while mutton jumped...
How Can Companies Improve Animal Welfare?ANALYSIS - Major meat and food processing companies around the world are starting to take a lead in animal welfare issues....
Progress on Buyback Programme Nutreco SharesGLOBAL - Further to the share buyback programme announced on 24 July 2014, Nutreco announces that during the period from 1 September 2014 up to and including 5 September 2014, Nutreco purchased...
05 September 2014
What are Climate Change's Implications for Agriculture?ANALYSIS - The effects of climate change on crop and food production, which are already evident in several regions of the world, show that negative impacts are more common than positive ones....
West African Ebola Outbreak Sends Food Prices SkyrocketingWEST AFRICA - Disruptions in food trade and marketing in the three West African countries most affected by Ebola have made food increasingly expensive and hard to come by, while labor shortages...
03 September 2014
Antimicrobial Resistance: Our Race Against BacteriaANALYSIS - Over use of antimicrobial medicines has prompted scientists to ask the question; are we going to lose our life-saving drugs? Michael Priestley reports for TheSheepSite....
02 September 2014
Changing Diets Vital to Reducing Climate ChangeANALYSIS - If current trends continue food production alone will reach, if not exceed, the global targets for total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in 2050....
28 August 2014
Economist: India is Shining Star in BRICANALYSIS - India is now a bright spot in the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China) emerging markets, reports Sarah Mikesell, 5m senior editor, live from the Farm Progress Show held near Boone,...
25 August 2014
Nestlé Steps up Commitment to Animal WelfareANALYSIS - Global food processing giant Nestlé has launched a new set of guidelines for animal welfare for its producers....
21 August 2014
Call for Global Support for Animal Disease MonitoringGLOBAL - Animal disease monitoring systems need sustained support and have a critical role to play in preventing human disease threats....
20 August 2014
South America Steps in to Meet Russian NeedsANALYSIS - The trade war with between Russia and the EU, US, Canada, Australia and Norway that has flared up because of sanctions imposed over the crisis in Ukraine was stepped up this week....
19 August 2014
Russia Eyes New Food Importers to Sustain SuppliesANALYSIS - The Russian ban on meat and food products is starting to bite and could have a dramatic effect on the global food market, writes Chris Harris....
14 August 2014
UK Supermarket Joins New Zealand AgTech Company in Parasite ResearchUK/NEW ZEALAND - British supermarket Sainsbury’s is teaming up with New Zealand’s Techion Group to run a cutting edge technology project....
12 August 2014
OIE Discusses Disease Eradication for the AmericasGLOBAL - Disease eradication in the Americas and other issues were addressed by the Director of Animal Health in Panama. ...
08 August 2014
Food Security Summit on Agricultural Solutions in Asia PacificGLOBAL - Government representatives, UN agencies, NGOs, development banks and private sector companies are gathering in October at the second annual AIDF Food Security Summit to discuss the imminent...
FAO Food Price Hits a Six Month Low in JulyGLOBAL - Falling grain, oilseed and dairy prices push index to lowest level since January 2014....
22 July 2014
Guidelines For Wool Sheep WelfareGLOBAL - Animal welfare and caring for the environment are increasingly important elements in areas relating to Corporate Social Responsibility, writes the International Wool Textile Organisation....
14 July 2014
OECD and FAO See Lower Farm PricesGLOBAL - Cereals are still at the core of what people eat, but diets are becoming higher in protein, fats and sugar in many parts of the world as incomes rise and urbanisation increases, with...
What Could Climate Change Mean for Agriculture?GLOBAL – World agriculture must create short and long term adaptation strategies to cope with climate change accelerating the water cycle....
10 July 2014
Whole Animal Approach Propels New Thinking in Animal WelfareANALYSIS - Dr Francoise Wemelsfelder, animal behaviourist and welfare scientist, has developed scientific approaches for the study of animals as whole beings, bringing insights from philosophy...
01 July 2014
How Improving Welfare Can Improve ProfitsANALYSIS - Animal welfare has moved up the agenda for livestock production and companies are now embracing the concept and wanting to understand new solutions to improving conditions for animals...
22 June 2014
Part II: Three Truths about Public’s Perception of Genetic ModificationANALYSIS - The use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in the American food system is controversial, write Oistein Thorsen and Garret Higgins, both with trie....
20 June 2014
Three Truths about Public’s Perception of Genetic ModificationANALYSIS - The use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in the American food system is controversial. Public discourse of GMO has been characterized by polarization and inflated rhetoric,...
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