Agriculture & Forestry

U.S. grains lower as economic gloom deepens

PARIS/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Chicago corn and soybean futures edged down on Tuesday as economic gloom deepened, retreating from a rally a day earlier prompted by short covering and dry weather concerns in South America.

Sponsorship of Indy Racing League by Brazil's Export Development Agency Seen as Positive Step to...

PRNEWSWIRE SAO PAULO, Brazil, Nov. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- A decision by Brazil's trade promotion agency, APEX-Brasil, to sponsor the top ethanol-powered auto racing category, the Indy Racing League (IRL), contributes to consolidate...

Uganda: Western Milk Producers Earn Sh500 Billion Annually

Posted to the web 18 November 2008 Ayiga Ondoga Kampala OVER sh500b is earned annually from milk in western Uganda, the Uganda Investment Authority's board chairman, Patrick Bitature, has revealed. Bitature said sh1b is earned...

GeneThera Releases Results From Initial Animal Tests Of E.Coli O157:h7 Vaccine Amid News Of...

GeneThera, Inc. (Pink Sheets: GTHR), released information about its E.Coli O157:H7 vaccine. The vaccine consists of Live Attenuated Bacterial Vaccine to Reduce or Inhibit Carriage and Shedding of Enterohemorrihagic Escherichia...

Ontario farm workers can unionize

STEVE RUSSELL/TORONTO STAR FILE PHOTO Former farm worker Xin Yuan Liu and union representative Stan Raper take a break during Court of Appeal challenge, May 20, 2008. Tracey Tyler Lesley Ciarula Taylor Staff Reporters Farm...

Govt Upgrades Its High-End Coffee Sector

Coffee, as legend has it, was first enjoyed by goats that ate beans off wild bushes in the lush mountains of central Ethiopia. A shepherd boy observed the animals cavorting and ate some beans out of curiosity. He experienced...

Fruit Fly Causes Loss of Millions in Exports

Namibia: Fruit Fly Causes Loss of Millions in Exports Posted to the web 18 November 2008 Nangula Shejavali AN invasive fruit fly - After discovering the fly, South Africa closed its borders to certain agricultural products,...

Firm Recalls Frozen Chicken Meals That May Contain Foreign Materials

to voice opinions, share images, get paid to report news and more! Related News From the blogs Nestlé Prepared Foods Company is recalling approximately 879,565 pounds of frozen chicken meals that may contain foreign materials....

Offload RRA Maize, Urges Nawakwi

FORUM for Democracy and Development (FDD) president, Edith Nawakwi has advised the Government to offload the maize held in strategic reserves by the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) to curb the increasing prices of mealie meal.

Produce More Food, ZNFU Urges Farmers

Zambia: Produce More Food, ZNFU Urges Farmers Posted to the web 18 November 2008 ZAMBIA National Farmers Union (ZNFU) president, Jervis Zimba has appealed to farmers in the country to support the national agenda by producing...