1. One of agriculture’s preeminent annual conferences begins Thursday, Feb. 19. USDA has hosted the Agricultural Outlook Forum since 1923 providing farmers and ranchers, government, and agribusinesses with sound information for decision-making.
2. A survey conducted by the School of Agriculture and Resource Economics at the University of Western Australia, revealed that Western Australian farmers are supportive of foreign investment as a means to bring capital into the region.
3. Own-and-operate strategies dominate the agri fund market in Australia, but investment firms are now paying increased attention to buy-and-lease structures.
4. Mars and Danone launch €120m Livelihoods Fund for Family Farming.The impact fund is aimed at promoting sustainably-sourced food and smallholder farming communities in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
5. A forum of Australian and New Zealand ministers met in Auckland to discuss a number of proposed and recently implemented changes and additions to the countries’ food regulations. They voted against allowing hemp as a legal food in Australia and New Zealand.
6. Cocoa flavanols can play an important role in maintaining cognitive health in ageing consumers, a new study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition has claimed.
7. Europe’s central food science agency says European adults require on average 0.83 g protein/kg body weight each day from “high quality protein and to protein in mixed diets” in a just-issued opinion.
8. Fruit d’Or, a Quebec-based cranberry processor, has announced the commercial launch of Oral Cran, a specially formulated and packaged whole cranberry powder aimed at the oral health market.
9. A £30M food research centre is being developed by Queen’s University, Belfast, as an extension to its existing Institute for Global Security, which is pioneering work on food security systems.
10. Fruit and veg company Stirfresh has signed a contract worth £250,000 annually to supply 58 Aldi stores in Scotland.
11. Food and drink manufacturers’ exports could be threatened by the recent Greek election result, if the successful Syriza party destabilises the euro, warns a specialist foreign exchange provider.
12. Tesco’s sales are rising again as growth in UK grocery sales speeds up, but its market share is still falling, according to Kantar Worldpanel.
2. A survey conducted by the School of Agriculture and Resource Economics at the University of Western Australia, revealed that Western Australian farmers are supportive of foreign investment as a means to bring capital into the region.
3. Own-and-operate strategies dominate the agri fund market in Australia, but investment firms are now paying increased attention to buy-and-lease structures.
4. Mars and Danone launch €120m Livelihoods Fund for Family Farming.The impact fund is aimed at promoting sustainably-sourced food and smallholder farming communities in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
5. A forum of Australian and New Zealand ministers met in Auckland to discuss a number of proposed and recently implemented changes and additions to the countries’ food regulations. They voted against allowing hemp as a legal food in Australia and New Zealand.
6. Cocoa flavanols can play an important role in maintaining cognitive health in ageing consumers, a new study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition has claimed.
7. Europe’s central food science agency says European adults require on average 0.83 g protein/kg body weight each day from “high quality protein and to protein in mixed diets” in a just-issued opinion.
8. Fruit d’Or, a Quebec-based cranberry processor, has announced the commercial launch of Oral Cran, a specially formulated and packaged whole cranberry powder aimed at the oral health market.
9. A £30M food research centre is being developed by Queen’s University, Belfast, as an extension to its existing Institute for Global Security, which is pioneering work on food security systems.
10. Fruit and veg company Stirfresh has signed a contract worth £250,000 annually to supply 58 Aldi stores in Scotland.
11. Food and drink manufacturers’ exports could be threatened by the recent Greek election result, if the successful Syriza party destabilises the euro, warns a specialist foreign exchange provider.
12. Tesco’s sales are rising again as growth in UK grocery sales speeds up, but its market share is still falling, according to Kantar Worldpanel.
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