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Wednesday, November 18, 2020
70,000 more chickens to culled in Germany after bird flu detected on another farm
A spokesman for local German government authority Landkreis Rostock said type H5N8 bird flu was detected at a farm near Rostock in the eastern state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, with up to 70,000 poultry to be culled, Reuters reported.
Tuesday, November 17, 2020
25,000 chickens to be culled in Denmark after bird flu discovered on farm
Denmark authorities have ordered 25,000 chickens to be culled after H5N8 bird flu was detected on a farm, stopping poultry and egg exports outside the European Union for a minimum of three months, Reuters reported.
Monday, November 16, 2020
India earmarks US$8.71 billion in fertiliser subsidies
Nirmala Sitharaman, India's Finance Minister said the government has allocated an additional US$8.71 billion in subsidies for fertiliser for the current fiscal year that started in April, Reuters reported.
Monday, November 16, 2020
Trial with Tonisity Px carried out at 1,150-sow commercial farm
Tonisity revealed that a study has been carried out on a commercial sow farm of 1,150 sows and involved the application of the company's Tonisity Px electrolyte product.
Monday, November 16, 2020
Canada to end open-net salmon farming in British Columbia, possibly adopts area-based approach to aquaculture
Canada's plan to terminate open-net salmon farms on the British Columbia coast could lead to different rules for different areas of the province.
Friday, November 13, 2020
American Aquafarms to start salmon farm in Maine, US
American Aquafarms has proposed a salmon farm in Gouldsboro, Maine, the United States, that would draw US$300 million or more in investment and create hundreds of jobs in the area.
Thursday, November 12, 2020
Dairy farmers in Scotland encouraged to use soy alternatives for feed following new trial
Scotland's Rural College (SRUC) trialled alternative proteins on three Scottish dairy farms, and found that that there was not much change in milk output or milk composition after soy was removed from the dairy cows' diet, Press and Journal ...
Wednesday, November 11, 2020
Ecuador is the future of shrimp farming
Ecuador endured similar, though less serious challenges. Like India, it was coming off a banner year: 2019 output skyrocketed 24%, from 540,000 to 670,000 tonnes. That enabled a 27% export surge, from 510,000 to 648,000 tonnes. where COVID- ...
Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Perdue Farms shares progress on animal care goals, new Initiatives during virtual summit
Perdue Farms recently hosted its fifth annual Animal Care Summit that was held virtually this year due to the pandemic.
Friday, November 6, 2020
Salmon along Canada's British Columbia coast more likely to encounter pathogens near salmon farms
A new study has found wild salmon along the British Columbia, Canadian coastline to have an almost triple possibility to encounter harmful pathogens near active salmon farms.
Friday, November 6, 2020
New specialty soybean contracts available to US mid-Atlantic farmers
US mid-Atlantic farmers can lock in new premiums by selecting high oleic soybeans for the 2021 growing season, the United Soybean Board said on November 5.
Thursday, November 5, 2020
Brazil's BRF renews poultry farming quality certification
Brazil-based major global meatpacker BRF and its Lucas do Rio Verde farmers have managed to renew their WQS poultry farming quality certification, confirming the company does not use growth-promoter antibiotics for poultry farming, the Braz ...
Tuesday, November 3, 2020
UK reports H5N8 bird flu at Cheshire chicken farm
Britain has detected H5N8 bird flu at a Frodsham, Cheshire, England chicken farm, with all 13,000 birds at the farm to be culled, Reuters reported.
Tuesday, November 3, 2020
Soy farmers in Brazil plant 1 million hectares daily to catch up on sowing delays
Consultancy AgRural said Brazilian soy farmers planted about 1 million hectares of soybean daily last week to catch up on sowing delays for the new grain season, Reuters reported.
Tuesday, November 3, 2020
GAA defends Cooke Aquaculture's bid to farm steelhead trout
The Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) defends Cooke Aquaculture in its bid to switch from farming Atlantic salmon to steelhead trout in Puget Sound, Washington, the United States, GAA said in late-October.

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