Foreign News
Somalia: Drought, conflict and high food prices risk pushing 4.4 million people into hunger, The Federal Government of Somalia and UN warn
New data from Somalia shows that 4.4 million people could face hunger by April 2025, driven by worsening drought conditions,...
Japan contributes $11.9 million to scale up FAO’s emergency and resilience activities
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has received $11.9 million in contributions from the Government of...
Preventing lameness as cows go from cubicles to paddocks
During calving, cows are often under pressure going from calving down to milking, and from cubicles to paddocks. The frequency...
Smithfield Foods seeks public offering on US stock exchange
Smithfield Foods, the largest pork producer in the U.S., has recently filed a proposal to return to the public market....
Iowa Marks First Bird Flu Case of 2025 in Clinton County
The Iowa Capital Dispatch is a hard-hitting, independent news organization dedicated to connecting Iowans to their state government and its...
Government May Not End Hunger by 2025- Nigerian Women Farmers
The President, Small Scale Women Farmers Organisation of Nigeria (SWOFON), Mrs Mary Afan, says Nigeria may not end hunger by...
US Accuses Russia Of Holding the World’s Food Supply ‘Hostage’
Russia is using food as a weapon, partly by blocking Ukrainian ports, a US official said. Ukraine exported more than...
Hot Weather Threatens Cereal Production in France
An unusually dry period at the beginning of the year has led to water restrictions in 15 departments across France,...
Highly Lethal Bird Flu found in Ky. and Va. Flocks, Raising Fear of Wider Outbreak in Poultry Farms
Poultry operations in Kentucky and Virginia were confirmed to have birds infected with a highly lethal form of avian flu, federal...
US Poultry Giant Tyson using Land ‘Twice the Size of New Jersey’ for Animal Feed, Study says
Tyson Foods utilizes between nine and 10m acres of farmland – an area almost twice the size of New Jersey...