BLUETONGUE: Farmers Wanted for Bluetongue Study

FMD NEWS: UK: Call for Major FMD Shake-up
GLOBAL - Keep up-to-date with Foot-and-Mouth Disease outbreaks across the world.

Vicious Cycle of High Prices and Global Food Shortage
GLOBE - Soaring food prices could reverse the significant growth in agricultural production recorded by some of the poorest countries in Europe and Central Asia over the past 10 years, said FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf today at the opening of the...

Arla Attracting Organic Production
GENERAL - From July 1, Arla Foods is to increase the payment to its organic co-operative members in both Denmark and Sweden to attract more organic producers.

BSE NEWS: Province Compensates for Mad Cow Crisis
BSE News Summary Page - Catch up on all the latest news on BSE from the US, Canada, Japan and across the globe. This page provides an overview and links to all the latest BSE news and information and the impact it is having on the global livestock business....

An Insatiable Global Hunger for Grain
GLOBAL - Wheat is by far the most traded grain as it is so adaptable to many uses, but production for the world market has so far been the privilege of a handful of countries.

Binders in Demand
WORLDWIDE - The rising cost of energy and raw materials is stimulating producers to consider different alternative ingredients for their animal feed formulations. The trend is also boosting interest in pellet binders, special bio-chemical ingredients...

Food for Thought: Does Meat Cause Hunger?
GLOBE - Not bio-fuel, but animals raised for meat are the main reason for the growing shortage of food in the world claims Pune Maharahtra. One-third of the annual global food production is used for feeding animals specially bred and fattened to be killed...

FTA: The Price of Sacrifice
SOUTH KOREA - The South Korean government's decision to import US beef is causing unrest on public health grounds. Soon cows that are less than 30 months old will be imported into the country from, what many believe to be, a risky US market.

African Farmers Missing Global 'Livestock Revolution'
AFRICA - African farmers are missing out on a global boom in demand for meat products because of out-of-date international regulations.

Meat Industry Responds to Cancer Claims
GLOBE - A report by the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) that suggests eating red meat can heighten the risk of cancer has been criticised by meat industry researchers.

WTO Wades into Hormone Treated Meat Dispute
GLOBE - Both the US and Canada have been condemned by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) for imposing sanctions on European exports as a retaliatory act to previous EU restrictions on 'risky' hormone treated meat.

Arla Foods Target Eco-Friendly Milk
GLOBE - Arla Foods aims to cut 25 per cent of its emission of green house gases (GHG) within production, transport, and packaging by 2020. The target is ambitious, but the company must play its part in limiting climate change, states CEO Peder Tuborgh....

Campaign Launched Against Long Distance Animal Transport
GLOBAL - A global campaign backed by leading animal charities across the world has been launched, calling for an end to the long distance transport of live animals for slaughter.

Culturing a Cheese Revolution at Chr. Hansen
GLOBE - Chr. Hansen has recently expanded its cheese culture palette with four new cultures aimed at producing soft cheese with just the right taste, texture and appearance.

Live Meat Cooking the World
GLOBE - A new report released by the environmentalist organisation, GreenPeace, outlines the potential harm that livestock production has on the environment.

JBS S.A. Takes a Bite Out of Cremonini
GLOBE - JBS S.A., the worlds largest beef producer, has reached an agreement with Cremonini S.p.A. whereby JBS S.A. will enter with a 50% stake in the share capital of Inalca S.p.A., one of the main European beef players.

Livestock Production Threatened by HIV/AIDS
GLOBE – Not only is AIDS taking a dramatic toll on human lives but livestock production, a main income earner for rural households, is also being threatened in the most affected countries, FAO warned today.