Moscow | Reuters — Russian regional officials are pressuring farmers to report more grain crop than they actually harvest this year, the head of farmers’ lobby the Grain Union said […] Read more
Russian farm lobby says crop reports artificially high
Experts call for less waste and less meat
Kale or steak? Change in diet key to UN plan to end hunger by 2030
Rome — In trendy, hipster London or New York, it’s all about juicing, vegan diets and snacking on kale crisps. Thousands of miles away, in Nairobi or Bogota, the middle […] Read more
El Nino to strengthen in winter, gradually weaken in spring
New York | Reuters — A U.S. government weather forecaster on Thursday said El Nino conditions would gradually weaken through the Northern Hemisphere spring after peaking in late fall or […] Read more
French court upholds Monsanto poisoning ruling
Lyon/Paris|Reuters — A French court upheld on Thursday a 2012 ruling in which Monsanto was found liable in the chemical poisoning of a French farmer, who says he suffered neurological problems after […] Read more
McDonald’s en route to ‘cage-free’ eggs in Canada, U.S.
Reuters/Staff –– McDonald’s Corp. said all eggs it uses in its 16,000 restaurants in Canada and the U.S. will, within the next 10 years, come from chickens not confined to […] Read more
PotashCorp reported preparing to make hostile K+S bid
Reuters — PotashCorp is prepared to launch a hostile takeover offer for German potash mining rival K+S under certain conditions, German newspaper Handelsblatt reported Tuesday. Handelsblatt cited financial sources as […] Read more
PotashCorp reported hiring third bank in battle for K+S
Reuters — Canada’s PotashCorp has hired a third investment bank as adviser in its effort to take over German fertilizer maker K+S , a German newspaper reported Sunday. Bank of […] Read more
Bayer issues fungicide warning for wine grape growers
Zurich | Reuters — Germany’s Bayer has advised wine grape growers not to use its Moon Privilege fungicide until its Bayer CropScience arm has investigated whether there’s a connection between […] Read more
Syngenta to sell vegetable seeds operations
Zurich | Reuters — Swiss agrichemicals group Syngenta plans to sell its vegetable seeds business and buy back more than US$2 billion worth of stock in a campaign to boost […] Read more
Australian sheep unofficially world’s woolliest
Sydney | Reuters — Around 40 kilograms (88 lbs.) of wool has been sheared from a sheep found near Australia’s capital, the RSPCA said Thursday, making him unofficially the world’s […] Read more