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Experts link Agriculture to rising levels of Climate Change impacts

2013-12-21 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Africa Science News: Climate change experts have directly linked agricultural sector to the global warming, causing the devastating effects of climate change to both flora and Fauna. The experts under the auspice of adaptation to climate change and Insurance (ACCI) say that the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is ever increasing due to cutting down of trees and burning of fossil fuel to facilitate farming activities. Speaking to Africa Science News in Busia County during a climate change adaptation...

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US Agriculture Considering Opposition to Partnership Deal

2013-12-19 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

US - A coalition of agricultural organisations led by the National Pork Producers Council is likely to oppose a final Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement if it includes Japan but that country doesn't agree to comprehensive trade liberalisation, including elimination of tariffs on virtually all US agricultural products.

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Rolling Stone Magazine Describes Horrors Of Animal Agriculture

2013-12-18 21:35:34| Beef

If you want to read a horror story, check out Rolling Stones recent article, In The Belly Of The Beast, by Paul Solotaroff. BEEF Daily read more

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Agriculture Secretary Announces Electric System Improvements in 25 States

2013-12-17 21:55:00| Transmission & Distribution World

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced more than $1.8 billion in funding for electric utility infrastructure projects in 25 states and one territory to improve service for more than 37,000 rural customers. read more

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Antibiotic Use in Agriculture Made News This Week

2013-12-13 23:28:00| National Hog Farmer

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued final guidance this week on two proposals aimed at limiting the use of antibiotics in food animals in an attempt to address growing concerns about antimicrobial resistance in humans. As www.meatingplace.com reported, the move came amid a growing debate about whether the use of antibiotics on the farm is creating resistance to medicine. FDA says it does, and that the use of antibiotics in animal production needs to be limited to only therapeutic uses and not for growth promotion. The meat industry continues to point to the inconclusive link between animal antibiotic use and antimicrobial resistance, emphasizing that producers are already judicious when it comes to antibiotic use. National Hog Farmer Blog read more

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