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The AHDB's pork team webinar on 20 April will tell farmers how to get the most from on-farm vaccination programs.

In a blogpost from the US National Farmers Union, Hannah Packman explains why farming communities are growing wary of farmland moving into non-farming ownership.

A bipartisan group of senators reintroduced the Modernizing Agricultural Transportation Act to address ongoing concerns over hours of service and electronic monitoring rules.

Research from the UK NFU shows that business confidence among British farmers remains low due to regulatory changes and pandemic shocks.

Australia's federal and state government along with Rural Aid are providing assistance to individuals and businesses impacted by recent floods.

A group of Mexican women migrants has filed a complaint accusing the US government of violating a trade agreement by failing to enforce gender discrimination laws in temporary labor programs.

Australian authorities issued fresh flood evacuation orders for parts of the east coast on Wednesday even as Sydney woke up to blue skies for the first time in five days.

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.…

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

Launched in March 2021, The YoungStock is aimed at any budding young farmer, or child interested in farming and the countryside.

Migrant farm workers in Britain are being trapped and mistreated by employers in conditions ripe for modern slavery, campaigners say, urging the government to review a scheme designed to avoid agricultural labor shortages post-Brexit.…

Meatpacker JBS USA said on 15 March that more than 20% of its employees have received a COVID-19 vaccine, while rival Tyson Foods Inc said more than 10% of its workers have received a shot.

The number of women in the EU's farming sector has been slowly increasing, with Baltic countries showing the highest proportion of farms that are managed by a woman.

The USDA announced a nationwide extension of several waivers to 30 September 2021 that allow children to receive meals this summer when schools are out of session.

The American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) held its 52nd Annual Meeting in what turned out to be the best virtual meeting the AASV has ever had.

Empowering women and girls is crucial to ensure sustainable food security in the aftermath of COVID-19, say UN food agency heads on International Women’s Day.

Australia's National Farmers Federation (NFF) says that the release of the National Agriculture Workforce Strategy comes as farmers seek immediate and longer-term answers to crippling worker shortages.

The US House of Representatives introduced the Farm Workforce Modernisation Act on 3 March, hoping to address labour shortages in the US agriculture sector.

The Government of Canada has earmarked $7.8 million to help meat companies implement changes to safeguard the health and safety of workers due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.