We are combating land grabbers with infrastructure- FCA provost

Provost of the Federal College of Agriculture Dr. Samson Adeola Odedina

The Provost of the Federal College of Agriculture Dr. Samson Adeola Odedina has said that his management has embarked on infrastructural provision to reclaim the Institute’s land from grabbers.

Proposals to set maximum EU farm payments at €100,000 but loopholes exist

* Future CAP plans aim to support younger farmers.

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A cap on the level of direct EU supports to farms across Europe will be set at a maximum of €100,000, with Member States able to set a national cap of between €60,000 and €100,000.

'Arghh the ignorance!' Vegan daughter slams her own mother after she voiced her support for dairy farmers and said their cows looked 'healthy and happy'

'Arghh the ignorance!' Vegan daughter slams her own mother after she voiced her support for dairy farmers and said their cows looked 'healthy and happy'

• A daughter has taken aim at her mother for supporting Australian dairy farmers
• Ms Kayte, 35, who became vegan three months ago, called her mother 'ignorant'
• Her mother Debbie Kalnins admires Australian dairy farmers for their hard work

A vegan woman has publicly slammed her own mother online for supporting for Australian dairy farmers.

Jon Danielsen Aarhus and the architecture of rural Norway

Jon Danielsen Aarhus and the architecture of rural Norway

Patrick Kingsland speaks to the Oslo-based rising architectural star Jon Danielsen Aarhus about his traditional-looking rural cabins and views on the rapidly developing Norwegian capital.

Uzbek deputy PM sacked in ditch row

Uzbek Deputy Prime Minister Zoyir Mirzayev 

Uzbek Deputy Prime Minister Zoyir Mirzayev has been dismissed over a scandal involving the public humiliation of a group of farmers.

World Food Day: How IITA is addressing food security in Africa, by IITA Boss

Sanginga

Research outputs by Africa Food Prize winner, the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), and its national partners are helping farmers to come out of poverty, creating jobs and demonstrating the possibility of having a prosperous African continent, says the Director general of IITA, Dr Nteranya Sanginga today.

Meet the finalists of the Zurich/Farming Independent Farmer of the Year competition

Farmer George Finlay pictured with finacee Hannah Sheerin (far left) and sister and chef Amanda Finlay with some of the East Friesland sheep on the family farm near the Glen of Imaal in Co Wicklow. Photo: Frank McGrath

Storm Powell profiles the shortlisted candidates in the Dairy, Tillage, Beef and Sheep categories for the Zurich Farm Insurance/ Farming Independent Farmer of the Year Awards 2018

Four More Cows Culled in Scotland to Test for BSE

Mad cow disease

Testing is underway to determine if four more cows might be infected with bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) on a Scottish farm. ( Multimedia Graphic Network, Inc. )

How 19 drystock farmers are contract rearing over 2,000 dairy heifers and making up to €1,400/ha

The contract rearer needs to be technically efficient, an excellent grassland manager and aware if the benefits of reaching target weights.

In November 2015, some 19 drystock farmers in Sligo and Leitrim came together to investigate the potential of contract rearing dairy heifers as a means of increasing stocking rate and increasing the profitability of their farms.

World hunger continues to rise due to climate extremes, UN warns

The reports calls for the promotion of sustainable, healthy diets 

The number of undernourished people in the world has increased to an estimated 821 million in 2017, or one in every nine people, warns a report released on Tuesday by five UN agencies. Climate variability and extremes, in addition to conflict and economic slowdowns in some parts of the world, are the key drivers. According to the report, world hunger is on the rise for the third year in a row, returning to levels from a decade ago.