Agriculture

• Wednesday, August 7th 2019 - 09:58 UTC

  Brazil's record on pesticides and weed killers could create problems for the Mercosur/EU trade agreement

  

  Brazil's agriculture minister on Tuesday defended a record number of pesticide and weedkiller approvals this year, saying the government was not “putting poison on anyone's plate.”

• Wednesday, August 7th 2019 - 09:33 UTC

  Trump vows to protect US farmers against China and promises further aid

  

  US President Donald Trump on Tuesday vowed to protect US farmers against China by signaling to provide further aid if needed, a day after Chinese firms stopped agricultural purchases and Beijing threatened more tariffs on US farm products.

• Wednesday, August 7th 2019 - 09:00 UTC

  UK police using drones to watch livestock at night to prevent illegal sheep butchery

  

  Operation Stock is Northamptonshire Police's response to such incidents. Using the drone’s thermal image technology and flying no higher than 400ft, its operators can monitor large rural areas.

• Monday, August 5th 2019 - 09:55 UTC

  Falklands farm delegation will visit Uruguay as part of an agriculture exchange

  

  In a joint initiative between the Falkland Islands government and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, an agricultural exchange visit to Uruguay is being arranged for September 2019.

• Monday, August 5th 2019 - 09:21 UTC

  Falklands' genetically improved wool clip reflects a significant increase in value

  

  The value of the Falkland Islands wool clip has increased by around 11% over the past six years, or £1 million at today’s wool prices announced MLA Teslyn Barkman at the most recent meeting of Legislative Assembly.

• Saturday, August 3rd 2019 - 20:47 UTC

  Amazon deforestation: Bolsonaro ready to sack official who exposed him

  

  The head of Brazil's National Institute for Space Research said on Friday he was going to be sacked following a row with President Jair Bolsonaro over deforestation in the Amazon rainforest.

• Saturday, August 3rd 2019 - 19:57 UTC

  Record price for rare Assam tea: 2 kg of Maijan Orthodox Golden sold for US$ 2.035

  

  A rare Assam tea has sold for a world record price at auction in India, highlighting a boom for speciality teas while the industry as a whole is in crisis. A 2kg lot of Maijan Orthodox Golden tea sold for 141,002 rupees (US$2,035) last Wednesday.

• Saturday, August 3rd 2019 - 12:42 UTC

  Illegal coca plantations in Colombia down slightly in 2018, but still the world's biggest producer

  

  Illegal coca plantations in Colombia reduced slightly in 2018 but the country remains the world's biggest producer of the primary ingredient in cocaine production, the United Nations said on Friday.

• Monday, July 29th 2019 - 09:36 UTC

  Two Iranian vessels are refueled by Petrobras and leave loaded with corn

  

  Two Iranian ships stranded off the coast of Brazil for weeks set sail on Saturday, officials said, after a court ordered state oil giant Petrobras to fuel up the vessels. The bulk carriers had been stuck at Paranagua port in the southern state of Parana since early last month after Petrobras refused to provide fuel for fear of breaching US sanctions on Iran.

• Saturday, July 27th 2019 - 09:55 UTC

  Argentina expecting record harvest of wheat in a supply short market

  

  Argentine wheat farmers are preparing for a record harvest, even as global rivals see crop yield prospects cut amid floods in the United States, searing heat in Europe and drought in Australia.