Agriculture

• Saturday, March 21st 2009 - 11:28 UTC

  Argentine farmers back on the roads for a week

  

  Argentine farmers are back in the roads, this time for a whole seven-day strike beginning Saturday, the tenth such measure since the conflict erupted a year ago when the administration of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner increased export levies on grains and oilseeds.

• Friday, March 20th 2009 - 10:14 UTC

  Mrs. Kirchner corners farmers who take to the roads again

  

  In a further escalation of the conflict with farmers over taxes, Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner announced on Thursday that revenue from the levy on soy exports would be shared between the federal, provincial and city governments.

• Friday, March 13th 2009 - 12:50 UTC

  Protesting Argentine farmers prepare for another clash in Congress

  

  Argentine farmers are back on active protest after the latest frustrating meetings with government officials for the moderation or elimination of export taxes on grains and oilseeds and requests of aid for drought stricken areas.

• Thursday, March 12th 2009 - 07:59 UTC

  Falklands working for organic certification with Australian support

  

  Forty per cent of the 1.1 million hectares of agricultural land in the Falkland Islands is working toward organic certification with Australian certification company ACO, according to Biological Farmers of Australia.

• Tuesday, March 10th 2009 - 06:47 UTC

  Rainfall mitigates Brazilian soy and corn crop forecasts

  

  Soybean and corn output in Brazil this year will drop less than previously forecasted following abundant rains last month which eased crop damage caused by a drought, according to the Ministry of Agriculture.

• Wednesday, March 4th 2009 - 16:40 UTC

  Argentine government and farmers reach first agreements

  

  Argentina’s government agreed Tuesday to several demands for dairy, beef and wheat production following a four hours meeting with farm leaders with the unexpected two hours participation of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner in the discussions.