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UK Agricultural Tractor Registrations - January 2021

Month : 586 Units +17.0% change (compared with January 2020) UK agricultural tractor registrations remained well above their level a year before in January. The monthly total of 586 machines was 17% higher than in January 2020. This was the fourth time in the last five months that we have seen year-on-year rises of this rate or faster. That meant that the number of machines registered was close ...

Feb. 5, 2021

By Agricultural Engineers Association (AEA)

Recent Attempts to Strip COOL Law Misleading Consumers

National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson issued the following statement today regarding recent attempts to reverse the United States’ Country-of-Origin Labeling (COOL) law: “U.S. packer-producer organizations and their foreign counterparts have been working overtime to undercut or reverse COOL law through multiple channels aggressively in recent weeks. “The ...

Nov. 6, 2013

By National Farmers Union (NFU)

From the Executive Director: New Fund Will Aid Farmers, Community as Crises Converge

For the last two months, SFA has been convening a team of 40+ farmers, food advocates, funders, nonprofits, and agency folks, loosely called the Local Producer Resiliency Working Group. Its goal is to identify programs, policies and strategies (local, state, national) to help farmers be successful and resilient in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Some view this as the seeds of a more robust ...

Jun. 10, 2020

By Sustainable Farming Association of Minnesota

China and FAO sign historic US$30m deal

The People’s Republic of China has agreed to make available to FAO a US$30 million trust fund to support developing countries in improving their agricultural productivity to achieve the Millennium Development Goals. The agreement signed this week in Beijing also marks China’s entry into FAO’s donor community. Under the agreement, China will provide experts to developing countries for technical ...

Mar. 25, 2009

By Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Focus on Gender: women are more than agricultural victims

The editor of a recent UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) report has concluded that smallholder farmers must be involved in biotechnology and innovation research to reduce poverty. In doing this, one challenge will be to include female farmers without resorting to tired, traditional gender assumptions that women are the victims in the context of agriculture. It is well reported that ...

Nov. 27, 2013

By SciDev.Net

NFU Represented on USDA Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Advisory Committee

U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Krysta Harden announced Thursday the appointment of 20 members to serve on the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Beginning Farmers and Ranchers. National Farmers Union Director of Education Maria Miller and New England Farmers Union member Michelle Conner were selected to sit on the committee. The committee will provide guidance to the secretary on expanding ...

Nov. 22, 2013

By National Farmers Union (NFU)

U.S. agricultural machinery exports decline 28.1 percent in first-quarter 2014

Total U.S. agricultural machinery exports for first quarter 2014 totaled $2.185 billion compared to $3.04 billion in the first quarter of 2013 – a decline of 28.1 percent, according to the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), citing U.S. Department of Commerce data. The AEM off-road equipment manufacturing trade group produces global trends reports using Commerce Dept. information ...

Jun. 11, 2014

By Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM)

SPAA Membership renewal time

It’s that time of the year we we ask for your support! SPAA continues to be at the forefront of PA in Australia through a strong calendar of events, technical projects and quarterly publication of PAN – Precision Ag News. Having a strong membership base is key in securing future funding from both commercial and government partners, and this in turn, allows us to continue the ...

Jun. 14, 2016

By SPAA Society of Precision Agriculture Australia

Paul Tracy elected to certified crop adviser board

Dr. Paul W. Tracy of Columbia, MO, has been elected to the position of Vice-Chair on the International Certified Crop Adviser (ICCA) Board. He will begin his term in January 2011, and he will become chair in January of 2012. Tracy succeeds Russell Duncan of South Carolina, who will become Chair of the ICCA Board in January 2011. Tracy received a B.S. degree in agriculture from Montana State ...

Nov. 10, 2010

By Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)

NFU Participates in Farmer Veteran Coalition Conference

The second annual "Empowering Women Veterans: Success in Agriculture Business and Well-Being" conference Nov. 14-17, will put National Farmers Union leaders front and center for a discussion on inspiring women to take leadership roles. NFU Vice President Claudia Svarstad and Director of Education Maria Miller will lead a session on women in ag leadership at the Farmer Veteran Coalition (FVC) ...

Nov. 15, 2013

By National Farmers Union (NFU)

Biobased products from the water treatment and agricultural reuse – Workshop

On October 30 the project ENABLING has been presented at the regional meeting of the participants in the SUWANU: Sustainable Water Treatment and Agricultural Reuse Options in Europe in the Hotel Imperial, Plovdiv. Participants were representatives of different agricultural institutions from the South Central region and from Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry, as well as from the Directory ...

Nov. 1, 2019

By The National Biomass Association (BGBIOM)

Rural payments agency needs radical improvement

The Rural Payments Agency must change to deliver better value for money and a better experience for its customers, Agriculture Minister Jim Paice said in response to an independent review of the organisation and its operations. The Rural Payments Agency must change to deliver better value for money and a better experience for its customers, Agriculture Minister Jim Paice said in response to an ...

Jul. 20, 2010

By Defra (the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Kraft foods, U.N. world food programme and KaBOOM! join forces to celebrate play and fight world hunger

Kraft Foods today launched a worldwide initiative to celebrate play and fight world hunger. Through an app on Kraft Foods' corporate Facebook site (www.facebook.com/kraftfoods), the company is encouraging consumers to upload photos of people at play. And for each photo provided, Kraft Foods will donate five meals (up to 500,000) to the United Nations World Food Programme's Fill the Cup campaign, ...

Sep. 13, 2010

By CSRwire - Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire

Roberts Praises Second Round of Relief Funds for Ag Producers

U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today praised an announcement from President Donald Trump that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will distribute a second round of assistance to agricultural producers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) has already distributed one round of ...

Sep. 17, 2020

By U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry

Tractors: focus on the Apulian market

Sales figures show a decline in 2018 compared to the previous year, characterized by an anomalous peak in registrations due to technical/statistical reasons. If compared with 2014, 2015 and 2016, sales are growing in the region, indicating a certain recovery in the demand. The sales of used machines were very significant, with negative repercussions on the efficiency and safety of the machine ...

Mar. 5, 2019

By FederUnacoma Italian Agricultural Machinery Manufacturers Federation

Compass group broadens its `eat local` program to support family farms

Compass Group North America announces the expansion of its "Eat Local" programs across the United States. As part of their commitment to sustainable agriculture and wellness, Compass Group will be broadening its efforts this summer to source fresh fruits and vegetables from mid-size farmers and educate consumers about the merits of eating local. For Compass Group, "local" is defined as food grown ...

Jun. 16, 2010

By CSRwire - Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire

Bellota at Agrishow show in Brazil

The Bellota team is visiting the Agrishow trade show in Riberão Preto - Sao Paulo, a city that is considered to be the Brazilian capital of Agribusiness. Bellota, form its manufacturing facility in Brazil, provides coulters to the main planters and drill machine manufacturers in Brazil and sugar cane harvester components. Agrishow is an open air trade show and it is considered to be the ...

Apr. 29, 2015

By Bellota Agrisolutions

Strengthening EU-China cooperation in the field of agriculture

The European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Dacian Cioloș is in Beijing, China, 22-24 July 2013, to strengthen EU-China cooperation in the areas of agriculture and rural development. "Agriculture is of strategic importance for both the EU and China in our efforts to address challenges such as ensuring food security, fighting climate change, and achieving a balanced ...

Jul. 22, 2013

By European Commission

Japanese Professional Agro-Industrial Delegation to Visit Israel this Week

A delegation comprised of 25 executives and researchers from a variety of Japanese agricultural enterprises, arrived to Israel Sunday for a week-long visit. The visit's aim is to study the Israeli agricultural model and encourage cooperation between Israeli and Japanese agricultural sectors. During their stay the delegation will get acquainted with Israeli methods of greenhouses, desert ...

Nov. 27, 2014

By Kenes Exhibitions

Science societies commend senate action on farm bill

It sets the next five years of farm policy, including important research programs related to the production of food, feed, fuel, and fiber. Thursday afternoon, the U.S. Senate passed the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2012, a move applauded by the American Society of Agronomy (ASA), Crop Science Society of America (CSSA), and Soil Science Society of America (SSSA). Leaders of the ...

Jun. 21, 2012

By Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)

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