ONTARIO - Ontario Pork’s Board has approved an interim budget for 2009 that will see savings for producers. For the time being producers will pay a reduced service levy fee from C$1.75 to C$1.65 per hog. This new fee became effective 5 January, 2009. This will be a temporar

US - The National Marine Fisheries Service has been slammed by a recent report for failures to accurately access the damage thsat fisheries cause to marine mammals. Because marine mammals, s...

Rice prices are likely to rise sharply for the second straight year in 2009 as the global economic slowdown hits farmers and consumers alike, the International Rice Research Institute warned Friday. The worldwide credit crunch will make it hard for farmers to secure cash to purchase ess

MOSCOW, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Friday called for an urgent solution for resuming Russian gas transit through Ukraine during a telephone conversation with...