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Monday, September 7, 2020
E. Coli, Campylobacter able to live for months at dairy farms, according to study
A study found that E. coli and Campylobacter can survive at dairy farms for months and contaminate unpasteurised, bulk tank milk despite some hygiene measures.
Monday, September 7, 2020
TIBOT Technologies: Improving working conditions for poultry farmers while increasing profitability and bird welfare
In a climate of shifting demedication regulations and increasingly higher quality standards, floor-eggs are now considered contaminated and downgraded as a result. To limit floor-eggs, poultry farmers walk through the flock two to three tim ...
Monday, September 7, 2020
Improper disposal of livestock waste disastrous to farm and environment, says Kohshin
Due to erratic weather conditions caused by global warming and continuous innovations in advanced technology equipment, many farmers are shifting from traditional cages to fully automatic systems or battery cages. However, such a move bring ...
Sunday, September 6, 2020
IRA head urges Irish farmers to read full Bord Bia application document on PGI
The head of the Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) urged members to read the full Bord Bia (Irish Food Board) document on PGI (Protected Geographical Indication), which is an EU scheme to protect and promote high-quality traditional and regio ...
Friday, September 4, 2020
Signify, ScaleAQ collaborate on lighting systems for sustainable fish farming
Signify (previously known as Philips Lighting) and ScaleAQ have formed a global strategic partnership for sustainable aquaculture solutions. Together the two companies will improve fish welfare and yield for fish farmers by providing an opt ...
Monday, August 31, 2020
Philippines agriculture department provides 880 chickens to local backyard farmers
The Caraga unit of the Philippines' Department of Agriculture (DA) has supplied 880 heads of upgraded native chickens in Barangay Muritula, San Luis, Agusan del Sur, said DA-13 regional information officer Emmylou T. Presilda in late August ...
Monday, August 31, 2020
Foster Farms to temporarily close California, US, poultry processing site over COVID-19 concerns
Foster Farms announced in late August that 239 of its staff at its Livingston Poultry Complex in Merced County, California, the United States, "have been cleared to return to work" after 392 positive cases of COVID-19 were previously confir ...
Monday, August 31, 2020
Fast selling of birds by Vietnamese farmers affected by avian influenza could increase likelihood of transmission, study says
The practice of small-scale poultry farmers in Vietnam to rapidly sell their birds following outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) could increase the likelihood of widespread disease transmission, according to an internation ...
Saturday, August 29, 2020
South African poultry farmers get advanced training in newly built chicken house
Emerging poultry farmers in South Africa are now able to get hands-on training with the latest chicken farming technologies at an advanced new chicken house built at the KwaZulu-Natal Poultry Institute (KZNPI) in KwaZulu-Natal province, Sou ...
Friday, August 28, 2020
Nigerian poultry farmers plagued by corn shortage, high prices
The shortage of corn, which is used to produce feeds, has become a grave concern for Nigerian farmers, who have appealed to the federal government to come to their rescue.
Friday, August 28, 2020
Cargill in joint effort to support Nebraska, US farmers' regenerative agriculture practices
Cargill, The Nature Conservancy, McDonald's and Target are coming together to launch a new five-year, US$8.5 million project aimed at working with farmers in Nebraska, the United States, to advance proven soil health practices to help mitig ...
Thursday, August 27, 2020
Australia rolls out blockchain and traceability framework for Australian dairy farmers
David Littleproud, Australia's Minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management announced the first stage of a blockchain and traceability framework project for Australian dairy farmers.
Thursday, August 27, 2020
Marfig launches beef brand sourced from sustainable cattle farms
Brazilian food processor Marfig, owner of United States-based National Beef, has launched a new carbon-neutral beef brand Viva that sources meat from sustainable farms, Reuters reported.
Wednesday, August 26, 2020
How Australian dairy farms maintain good fertility is focus of new video series
Dairy Australia has released a new video series of on-farm case studies, which focuses on the practices of seven New South Wales and Victoria farmers with medium to large herd sizes with varied calving patterns, Dairy News Australia reports ...
Tuesday, August 25, 2020
Tesco shuns beef from UK farm accused of animal cruelty
Wetherspoon, Tesco and Lidl will not get their beef from a mega farm in the English town of Daventry, the United Kingdom, following allegations and evidence of animal cruelty, the Daily Mail reported.

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