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June lean hog futures slide - CME

Market Trends Markets and economics

8 May 2025

2 minute read

Explainer: How is food safety ensured in the US?

Product quality and safety Food safety

8 May 2025

5 minute read

And what cuts has Trump made?

Temple Grandin receives prestigious 2025 AVMA Humane Award

Pig Welfare Pig welfare

8 May 2025

4 minute read

Grandin is a pioneering animal welfare advocate

June lean hog futures fall - CME

Market Trends Markets and economics

7 May 2025

2 minute read

Cattle futures higher on surging cash market

US senator investigates claims of child labor at Tyson Foods plant

Processing Facilities and people Health and safety (processing)

7 May 2025

2 minute read

A previous investigation found more than 100 children employed by Packers Sanitation Services

March 2021

Case before US Supreme Court could have major ramifications for farm labor rights

People Health and safety Facilities and people

24 March 2021

7 minute read

US Supreme Court justices appear ready to further curb the power of organized labor in the United States by rolling back a decades-old California regulation that lets union organizers enter agricultural properties without an employer's consent.

Canada encourages farmers to adopt climate-smart practices

Husbandry Policy and regulation Government and regulatory

24 March 2021

7 minute read

Canada's farmers on on the front lines of worsening climate impacts - so adopting best practices and climate-smart policies is the best way to become resilient.

Thousands evacuated in Australia's worst floods in nearly half a century

People Health and safety

23 March 2021

7 minute read

Australian authorities issued fresh flood warnings and evacuation orders on 23 March as torrential rains again pummelled several parts of the country, sweeping away homes, roads and livestock in the worst downpour in more than half a century.

NFU UK cautiously welcomes progress on future regulation of gene editing

Policy and regulation Government and regulatory Genetics and traits

23 March 2021

7 minute read

The NFU believes new precision breeding techniques, such as gene editing, could protect crops and animals from pests and disease, help deliver net zero and allow farmers to produce more home-grown food.

Investors urge EU to prioritise climate in agriculture reform

Policy and regulation Government and regulatory Market Trends

23 March 2021

7 minute read

A $2 trillion group of investors have urged the European Commission to be more ambitious in its planned overhaul of the bloc's huge farming subsidy programme to fight climate change and protect biodiversity.

US NFU voices support for Farm Workforce Modernization Act

People Health and safety Policy and regulation

22 March 2021

7 minute read

NFU President Rob Larew says that the Farm Workforce Modernization Act will create a more functional and compassionate farm labor system.

RCVS Knowledge to lead major antibiotic stewardship initiative for farms

Pig Welfare Pig welfare Industry and legislation

22 March 2021

9 minute read

A major initiative aimed at equipping vets across the UK with the latest antibiotic stewardship principles for treating specific farm animal species is being rolled out by a leading veterinary educational charity, in collaboration with a number of prominent farming organizations.

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