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Russia says Black Sea grain deal may be nearly over
The Ukraine grain Black Sea export deal was brokered by the United Nations and Turkey in July last year to help alleviate a global food crisis worsened by conflict disrupting exports from two of the world's leading grain suppliers.
India's cotton exports seen sliding, matching imports for first time in years -USDA
India's cotton exports are expected to slide sharply for 2022-23 and match imports into the top producer for the first time in about two decades on low domestic stocks among other factors, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) said.
AP Tribal Farmers Fetching Good Prices via Organic Cotton Cultivation
Tribal women farmers in the Eastern Ghats harvesting their own brand of organic cotton, Raddis. Grameena Vikasa Kendram, an NGO, promotes the Raddis (Radical Disruption) cotton brand, which is sold to international brands.
Iran: Russian poultry imports may worsen oversupply
Several Iranian poultry farmers and business unions voiced fears that by allowing poultry imports from Russia, the government risks inflicting much pain on local operations, Iranian news outlet Eghtesad Online reported.
Precision nutrition: Optimising performance, welfare and profit
This year, one of the most prominent poultry conferences returns, the European Symposium on Poultry Nutrition, at end of June in Rimini, Italy.
Italy – the first to ban lab meat and feed?
Italy’s government has approved a bill banning the use of laboratory-produced food and animal feed as it aims to safeguard the country’s agri-food heritage.
Brazil prosecutors seek $2.5 bln in damages from alleged orange juice cartel
Giants of the orange juice trade in Brazil have become defendants in a class-action lawsuit seeking $2.5 billion in damages over an alleged scheme to fix prices between 1999 and 2006, a prosecutor told Reuters.
After growing GM corn for decades, some US farmers open to Mexican restrictions
Farmers have for decades planted GM corn, which protects against insects and weedkillers, with seeds sold by companies like Bayer AG (BAYGn.DE), Corteva Inc (CTVA.N) and ChemChina's Syngenta.
Conference evolves to capture carbon farming opportunities
Carbon Farmers of Australia are well known for their highly informative and educational National Carbon Farming Conferences and expos, the last being the highly successful May 2022 event.
Study: the effect of pomegranate and onion on broilers
The authors of the study confirmed the enrichment of broilers’ diet with a mixture of pomegranate and onion aqueous or cyclodextrin extracts.