Tag: falkland farmers

• Monday, January 11th 2016 - 12:51 UTC

  Argentina's financial agenda: talks with holdout funds and farmers' dollars

  

  A challenging financial week takes off for Argentina's new administration of president Mauricio Macri: on the one hand Argentine farmers have to keep their part of the deal by providing the central bank with 400 million dollars a week, and on the other the long-awaited debt talks are expected to resume in New York next Wednesday with United States hedge funds suing Argentina over defaulted sovereign bonds.

• Saturday, July 7th 2012 - 01:37 UTC

  Strong demand for Falklands beef: MPA burgers and the oil industry

  

  The Falkland Islands national beef herd could be doubled to meet current and potential markets, farmers heard at a Falklands Meat Company, FMC, meeting this week in Stanley.

• Monday, May 7th 2012 - 05:04 UTC

  Record season for the Falklands Meat company with over 540 tons processed

  

  Despite logistical issues in the early part of the season the Falkland Islands Meat Company, (FIMCo) completed a record breaking high season on April 27, with 47,200 sheep and lambs processed and over 540 tons of meat and offal produced, earning farmers more than £1million for their animals.

• Monday, November 14th 2011 - 21:21 UTC

  Falklands establishes agriculture and trade cooperation links with Uruguay

  

  If proof was ever needed that adversity leads to a greater determination to succeed, it has been amply provided in a recent trip by the Falkland Islands Senior Agricultural Advisor, “Mac” McArthur, on a trade mission and cultural visit to Uruguay.