The visit coincides with the introduction to Congress of draft legislation that would continue farm support programs for the next five years. Agriculture Minister to meet US officials Tuesday, 26 June 2007 The Minister for Agriculture, Peter McGauran, will visit the United States this week to press Australia s views on the impending 2007 US Farm Bill. In particular, he'll be stressing the importance of successful completion of the Doha Round of Negotiations. These need a commitment from...

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) -- Already frustrated by growing bureaucratic delays for hiring foreign workers, the nation's custom grain cutters were hard hit this wheat harvest season by a short-lived Texas rul

Registered as a charity in the United Kingdom (charity reg. Cumbersome state planning and a shortage of harvesting equipment means wheat is being gathered in before it is ready, just to meet deadlines. Farmers in Uzbekistan are angry that due to pressure to meet state targets, as well as a shortage of farm machinery, officials are forcing them to gather the wheat crop before it has fully ripened. On June 1, the wheat harvesting season began in Uzbekistan with local authorities dispatching combine harvesters to gather in the crop. With over 120,000 farms in the country, agriculture plays an important role in the Uzbek economy and contributes about one third of gross domestic product. Farmers