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3,000 cattle stuck at sea for a month reach dry land in Libya
Montevideo Nov 25, 2025 Nearly 3,000 Uruguayan cattle that were stranded at sea for a month after their vessel was barred from Turkey have been unloaded in Libya, Uruguay's government said. The plight of the animals stuck onboard the Spiridon II livestock carrier caused an outcry among animal welfare groups. Turkish authorities refused the ship entry to the northwestern port of Bandirma last month, citing discrepancies in the animals' health certificates. Uruguay's agriculture ministry said Monday that they had be ... read more |
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NGO links major chocolate brands to Liberia deforestationMonrovia (AFP) Nov 25, 2025 Some of the world's best-known chocolate, from Mars to KitKat, is likely linked to deforestation in Liberia's rainforest despite many brands' claims of sustainability, according to research published by NGO Global Witness Tuesday. ... more 
Beloved sheepskin-sack cheese Bosnia wants to protectGacko, Bosnia And Herzegovina (AFP) Nov 26, 2025 High in the mountain meadows of southern Bosnia, farmer Branka Buha monitors her cows through a GPS signal on her husband's phone. ... more 
Haitian gangs getting rich off murky market for baby eelsUnited Nations, United States (AFP) Nov 18, 2025 Gangs in Haiti are profiting from a lucrative trade in baby eels caught in the crime-ridden country's rivers and estuaries and sold abroad for thousands of dollars. ... more 
Kelp cost modeling tool for Maine seaweed farms reveals major savings optionsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 25, 2025 A new economic analysis tool for kelp farming, created by Kelson Marine and the University of Maine, is helping operators assess site selection, weather effects, crop size, and operational factors a ... more |
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Norwegian milk company suspends use of anti-methane additiveOslo (AFP) Nov 12, 2025 Norway's main milk collector and distributor said Wednesday it was suspending the use of an anti-methane additive in cows' feed as a precaution after Danish farmers reported health problems among their herds. ... more 
Global wine output stabilises after weather-induced lossesParis (AFP) Nov 12, 2025 Global wine production is expected to rebound slightly in 2025 after falling last year to its lowest level since 1961 due to the impact of climate change, the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) said Wednesday. ... more 
Ireland's climate battle is being fought in its fieldsBandon, Ireland (AFP) Nov 11, 2025 On a windswept Irish farm, high-tech cow collars track animal health and solar panels glint on the milking parlour's roof, as a country famed for its lush green pastures tries to reduce its agricultural carbon footprint. ... more 
New dietary supplement nearly doubles iron absorption in clinical trialBerlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 11, 2025 Researchers at ETH Zurich and collaborators have developed an iron supplement based on oat protein nanofibrils coated with iron nanoparticles. Their study, published in Nature Food, reports this sup ... more 
Death Valley plant reveals blueprint for building heat-resilient cropsEast Lansing, MI (SPX) Nov 08, 2025 In California's Death Valley, where summer temperatures regularly soar above 120 degrees Fahrenheit, life seems almost impossible. Yet among the cracked earth and blinding sunlight, one native plant ... more |
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Brazil welcomes China lift of ban on poultry imports
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil (AFP) Nov 7, 2025 Brazil, the world's biggest exporter of chicken meat, on Friday welcomed China's move to lift a ban on imports of the product after an outbreak of bird flu earlier this year. China and the European Union suspended imports of chicken meat from Brazil in May after the outbreak. Brazil said in June it was free of bird flu and would resume exports. "Gradually, all major importers of chicken meat resumed purchases," the Brazilian Animal Protein Association (ABPA) wrote on its website on Friday. ... read more 
Texas Tech scientists develop novel acceleration technique for crop creationLubbock, Texas (SPX) Nov 6, 2025 A team of plant biotechnologists led by Gunvant Patil at Texas Tech University has developed a groundbreaking method that could dramatically speed up the development of regeneration process and gene ... more |
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Why an Amazon chef said no to a vegan dinner for Prince William event Rio De Janeiro, Brazil (AFP) Nov 4, 2025 Saulo Jennings, a chef from Brazil's Amazon region, is so passionate about the rainforest's flavors - like the massive pirarucu fish - that he refused to cater a vegan dinner at an environmental awards ceremony hosted by Britain's Prince William. ... more 
Vietnam flood death toll rises to 35: disaster agencyHanoi (AFP) Nov 2, 2025 Record heavy rains and flooding in central Vietnam this week have killed 35 people, disaster management officials said Sunday, with five more still missing in the deluge. ... more 
Growing rice in the UK 'not so crazy' as climate warmsEly, United Kingdom (AFP) Oct 31, 2025 Wearing large rubber boots, Nadine Mitschunas joyfully handled mature rice plants peeking through the water of her small plot growing in the fertile soil of eastern England. ... more 
Camels replace cows as Kenya battles droughtSamburu, Kenya (AFP) Oct 31, 2025 "God, God, God, protect them," chanted two herders, their eyes following a dozen camels rushing toward acacia trees, oblivious to the dry riverbed in northern Kenya where it hasn't rained since April. ... more 
Extracting fertilizer from air and waterMainz, Germany (SPX) Oct 31, 2025 Nitrogen-based fertilizers are essential for modern agriculture, and compounds like ammonia and urea are also widely used in industry. However, their conventional production and use pose major envir ... more |
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