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Monday, October 5, 2020
ForFarmers: Subsidy for cyber security cooperative in Dutch agricultural sector
The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate has selected a cyber security cooperative in the agricultural sector -- of which ForFarmers is the founder -- for the Cyber resilience 2020 subsidy, ForFarmers announced last month.
Monday, October 5, 2020
Pig farmers in Suffolk, UK, put on alert following new swine dysentery case
A fresh outbreak of swine dysentery at a pig farm in Suffolk, the United Kingdom, has led to a call to local farmers to comply with increased levels of biosecurity.
Monday, October 5, 2020
Shiok Meats investor unsettled by founder's dubious claims about shrimp farms
A misleading claim made early this year by the founder of Singapore-based Shiok Meats -- which develops lab-cultured shrimp cells as a substitute for natural shrimp meat -- has provoked a strong response from Aqua-Spark, the lead investor i ...
Wednesday, September 30, 2020
Enesi Pharma reports positive results of needle-free PRRS vaccine
UK-based Enesi Pharma has reported positive top-line results from a new study evaluating the immune responses generated by its ImplaVax®-enabled unit solid-dose formulation of a live attenuated porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome ...
Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Brazilian soy farmers group splits from Brazil Agribusiness Association over Amazon deforestation issue
Aprosoja, Brazil's biggest soy farmers lobby group has left the Brazil Agribusiness Association (Abag) because of the latter's support for an initiative requesting the Brazilian government to stop increased Amazon rainforest deforestation, ...
Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Classical swine fever reemerges among Japan's farmed pigs
Japan has reported its first case of classical swine fever among farmed pigs in about half a year.
Tuesday, September 29, 2020
No risk to wild stocks despite presence of Atlantic salmon farms off British Columbia, Canada
Atlantic salmon farms in the Discovery Islands off British Columbia, Canada, are of no significant threat to the health of wild stocks migrating through the area, a study has found.
Monday, September 28, 2020
Germany mulls subsidised storage of unsold pork or financial support for farms
Julia Kloeckner, Germany's Agriculture Minister said the government is considering aid in the form of subsidised storage of unsold pork or financial support for farms after the discovery of African swine fever (ASF) among wild boar in the c ...
Monday, September 28, 2020
South Korean pig farms now allowed to restock following ASF outbreaks
South Korea's Ministry of Agriculture has permitted pig farms to resume operations following outbreaks of African swine fever in the country.
Monday, September 28, 2020
Chevron, Californian dairy farmers form first renewable natural gas joint venture
San Ramon, California-based Chevron U.S.A., California Bioenergy (CalBio), and Californian dairy farmers announced last week their joint venture, CalBioGas LLC, on the first renewable natural gas (RNG) production from dairy farms in Kern Co ...
Sunday, September 27, 2020
More businesses join farmer cooperative-convened coalition for US broadband connection
The American Connection Project Broadband Coalition, which was convened by farmer-owned cooperative Land O'Lakes Inc. back in July, has grown its membership to over 100 from an initial 49.
Saturday, September 26, 2020
Taiwan puts up $343-million fund to help pig farmers compete with US pork imports
Taiwan's Council of Agriculture (COA) has announced the establishment of a NT$10-billion (US$342.96-million) fund to help the pig farming industry in the face of US pork products' entry into the local market in 2021.
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Dutch study finds Salmonella at broiler farms can be passed to humans via meat consumption
In a recent study, two agencies in the Netherlands have looked at the prevalence of selected pathogens in chickens for meat production.
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
30 UK pig farms needed for EU-backed project focusing on cost-effectiveness of biosecurity
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) is seeking for 30 UK pig farms to join the EU-funded BIOPIGEE project that explores the cost-effectiveness of biosecurity.
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
AKVA Group in agreement to set up land-based salmon farms in Middle East
Aquaculture equipment provider AKVA Group ASA has signed a design and cooperation agreement with Vikings Label for the development of land-based salmon farms in the Middle East.

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