Ukraine’s war has significantly disturbed global agricultural markets by sharply driving up prices of key products and inputs such as fertilizer and animal feed, the European Union’s statistics office said on Friday. Eurostat data showed that the average price of goods and services currently consumed in agriculture increased by 9.5 percent in the first quarter…
Ukraine War’s Disruption Sends Agriculture Input Prices up Nearly 10 Percent in First Quarter: Eurostat
July 1, 2022
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Western Australia’s Safety Authority Launches Inquiry Following 12th Fatality in Agriculture Sector
Western Australia’s WorkSafe Commission Darren Kavanagh will be conducting an inquiry into the state’s agriculture sector following the industry’s 12th work-related death in just 12 months. In a statement, WA’s Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety said that a 24-year-old male died on June 21 between Varley Creek and Lake King in the Great…
WTO Urged to Do More to Tackle Trade Barriers for Food, Agriculture
June 22, 2022
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News Analysis Farmers are struggling with skyrocketing fuel and fertilizer costs and labour shortages while international trade restrictions have become another headwind since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Against this backdrop, a leading food expert says the World Trade Organization (WTO), while limited in its effectiveness, has a key role to play in ensuring free and…
China’s Theft of US Agriculture Tech Secrets is ‘Enormous’ National Security Threat: Analyst
June 21, 2022
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Tiny as it is, a kernel of seed is no different than a mini biological computer. In it is all the genetic code, intellectual property containing billions of dollars of potential worth that, falling into the hands of an adversary, could give them control over the food production of a country and beyond. One unmistakable…
Could China Wipe Out America’s Agriculture?
June 16, 2022
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The secrets to life, the genetic code of what we eat—the Chinese regime is stealing it. In this special report, we look at how the Chinese Communist Party has infiltrated American agriculture, what it means—here at home and around the world—and how to get to the root of it. Joining us to help shed light…
‘You’re Lifting the Secrets to Life’: Ross Kennedy on Dangers of China’s Agricultural Theft
In this special episode, we sat down with Ross Kennedy, founder of Fortis Analysis. He talks about the recent report by the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission titled “China’s Interests in U.S. Agriculture: Augmenting Food Security through Investment Abroad.” What does this mean, not just for U.S. agriculture, but also national security? Kennedy noted…
New Zealand Farmers Offer to Pay Flatulent Tax to Help Emissions Targets
June 9, 2022
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New Zealand’s agriculture leaders have released a plan for the sector to have its own pricing system on gas emissions from 2025 in a bid to avoid joining the nation’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). The agriculture sector is the country’s largest emitter of greenhouse gas emissions but is exempt from its ETS, drawing significant criticism….
New Zealand Emissions Reduction Funding for Agriculture Paid by Other Sectors
May 18, 2022
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As part of the New Zealand government’s emissions reduction plan announcement for the 2022 budget, $710 million (US$450 million) has been promised to support the agriculture industry’s efforts to lower emissions, despite not contributing a cent to the funding pool. The agricultural industry is both New Zealand’s biggest export earner and the biggest contributor to…
Food Expert Capri Cafaro on the Kaleidoscope of Culinary Traditions in the Midwest
The Midwest, also known as America’s Heartland, is home to a myriad of cultures. Immigration, over hundreds of years, has played a key role in developing its diverse food traditions, evident in its variety of delicious dishes—like classic Swedish meatballs, Polish perogies, German bratwurst, and hearty macaroni and cheese casseroles. Midwest food expert Capri Cafaro…
New Species of Dung Beetle to Roll Into Australia
May 3, 2022
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A new dung beetle has been introduced into Australia as part of the Dung Beetle Ecosystem Engineer (DBEE) project to control cattle dung for grazing areas in South Australia (SA). The Gymnopleurus sturmi dung beetle, native to Morrocco, lives in a habitat and climate similar to that of SA’s during its late winter to spring…
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