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The National Farmers Union says it is "encouraged" by the newly-announced American Jobs Plan, saying that it provides much-needed investment in rural infrastructure.

The RSPCA has released a detailed report and interactive map that highlights the current state of animal welfare regulation at Australia's abattoirs.

Australia's National Farmers Federation says that the European Union's geographical indicator regime is a Trojan horse for Australian farmers and processors.

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.

McDonald's Corp rolled out its new Crispy Chicken Sandwich in February. Wendy's Co is selling Crispy Chicken Nuggets. And chains like Shake Shack Inc are known for having some of the fast-food industry's crispiest french fries.…

Harper Adams University hopes to launch the UK's first School of Sustainable Food and Farming.

Leading events to open the year of animal protein production business in 2022 in Asia.

Submit your abstract before 30 April for the in-person Poultry Tech Summit, taking place from 31 October to 2 November at the Georgia Tech Hotel & Conference Center in Atlanta.

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

New research shows that chicken continues to be the most consumed meat in Australia despite lingering misconceptions about how chickens are raised.

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

The Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare (BBFAW), a globally recognised investor framework for assessing companies' performance on farm animal welfare, has released its annual report for 2020.

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

The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) Council has approved proposals from the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) to allow temporary veterinary registrants to undertake Official Veterinarian (OV) work at slaughterhouses.…

As part of National Agriculture Day, the USDA announced an $11.5 million research investment to shore up the profitability of America's small and medium-sized farms and improve the quality of life in US farming communities. …

The US District Court in Chicago has granted preliminary approval for settlement agreements in a price fixing class action lawsuit against multiple poultry processing companies.

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.

Backyard poultry producers may find themselves able to offset increased prices for eggs as Oklahoma and the nation deal with COVID-19 concerns.

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.…