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Monday, January 10, 2022
Spain minister criticises 'unsustainable' mega-farms
Debate over the environmental impact of Spain's huge factory farming sector is heating up in the country.
Thursday, January 6, 2022
US soy checkoff's new strategic plan brings value to soybean farmers
US farmer-leaders of the United Soybean Board (USB) announced a new strategic plan that prioritises sustainable soy solutions for global and domestic customers while ensuring value and profitability for US soybean farmers.
Wednesday, January 5, 2022
A hurdle for India's import of soymeal to meet poultry farmers' demand
In the last decade, India's broiler sector was growing at the rate of 8-10% every year.
Tuesday, January 4, 2022
Number of pigs on German farms drops to lowest in more than two decades
The number of pigs on German farms has fallen to the lowest in 25 years and more farmers are giving up keeping them due to weak demand and low pork prices, Germany's national statistics office said last month.
Tuesday, January 4, 2022
Pandemic-affected poultry farmers in Mississippi, US, to get USDA relief funds
Mississippi, US poultry farmers, who suffered losses when restaurants shuttered during the COVID-19 pandemic, will receive US$23 million from the US Department of Agriculture.
Tuesday, January 4, 2022
Sri Lanka's New Anthoney's Farms awarded greenhouse gas verification
New Anthoney's Farms (Private) Ltd, one of the leading names in Sri Lanka's poultry sector, was awarded the prestigious Greenhouse Gas Verification Statement from Netherlands-based Control Union Certifications.
Monday, January 3, 2022
Price inflation of Irish farm inputs offset by prices of farm outputs, Teagasc report states
A new report by economists from Ireland's Teagasc estimates that average family farm income (FFI) in Ireland has increased by 20% in 2021.
Wednesday, December 29, 2021
Environmental groups question sustainability rating given to Cooke salmon farms in Nova Scotia, Canada
Cooke Aquaculture's salmon farms in Nova Scotia, Canada, have received an upgraded sustainability rating in an international assessment, but three environmental groups are wary of the findings.
Wednesday, December 29, 2021
Tokio Marine & Nichido to launch insurance for land-based fish farming in Japan
Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co. plans to sell an insurance policy for operators of land-based fish farming in Japan, starting in January next year.
Wednesday, December 29, 2021
Wayne Farms donates US$1.1 million new poultry science building at University of Georgia, US
Georgia, US-based Wayne Farms has announced a US$1.1 million donation to help build a new Poultry Science Building at the University of Georgia.
Monday, December 20, 2021
Fonterra's Flexible Shareholding structure gets green light from farmers
Fonterra shareholders have this month given the cooperative's new capital structure proposal the green light with 85.16% of the total farmer votes in support of the proposal.
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
Russia's agriculture minister attends opening of poultry farm in Leningrad Region
The grand opening of a Severnaya poultry farm in Russia's Leningrad Region was attended by Russian Minister of Agriculture Dmitry Patrushev and the Governor of the Leningrad Region Alexander Drozdenko.
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
Family farms in Ireland see 20% increase in income in 2021
Family farm income (FFI) in Ireland increased by 20% in 2021, according to Teagasc economists in their recently published Teagasc Outlook 2022 report.
Tuesday, December 14, 2021
Belgium's Flemish government to set aside funds for pork marketing, support for pig farmers
The Flemish government of the Flemish Region of Belgium has decided to allocate additional funds to Flanders' Agricultural Marketing Board (VLAM) and Belpork for pork marketing and support for pig farmers.
Monday, December 13, 2021
Sustainable farming starts in the suckling phase
Piglets face multiple stressors simultaneously around weaning. On top of this, newly weaned piglets have an immature immune system. All these stressors have a huge impact on the health and performance of the piglets. To help them cope with ...

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