- I know we've been talking about this for ages, but this morning news that UK food prices are set to increase due to a poor wheat harvest made the front page of the BBC website. The National Farmers' Union (NFU) told the BBC that wheat yields in England have dropped by almost 15% on the five-year average, with productivity down to 1980s levels. NFU President Peter Kendall told the BBC, "There are many farmers who are down 25 to 30% on the wheat crop. It's been soul destroying for the farmers growing the crops." Mr Kendall said the increase in the global price of wheat - by some 30% over the past 12 months - was also putting pressure on farmers who buy grain to feed their livestock. Read more...
- In response to the outbreak of Avian Influenza (AI) in Mexico, VIV will organise a congress during its Latin American event FIGAP/VIV Mexico 2012. The organisation bring together all available knowledge to this country in response to an earlier outbreak of H7N3 this summer. This AI variant poses a threat to intensive poultry farming in Mexico, particularly in the Jalisco province. The conference offers visitors the chance to come into contact with international experts, like the Dutch animal health expert Dr Guus Koch (from the Central Veterinary Institute Wageningen UR). The Avian Influenza Conference will take place on October 18, 2012 in Expo Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
- The Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) 4A in The Philippines has launched a training programme targeted at rice farmers in Laguna.
Around 200 rice farmers, agricultural technicians and
municipal agriculturists attended the first session on September 28, 2012. Read more...
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