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Wednesday, June 24, 2020
Bayer Crop Science targets 100,000 farmers in the Philippines' by 2021 with high yield hybrid seeds
Rice and corn seed producer Bayer Crop Science (BCS), under German-based Bayer AG aims to convince more Filipino farmers to switch to its profitable hybrid seeds, the Manila Bulletin reported.
Wednesday, June 24, 2020
Brazil, Britain halt beef, pork shipments over coronavirus
According to China on Tuesday, a Brazilian beef exporter and a pork plant in Britain had voluntarily suspended exports due to growing cases of the new coronavirus, reported Reuters.
Monday, June 15, 2020
Resilient and rapidly growing: The layer sector's bright growth prospects
In a world where half the people earn less than US$10,000 and eat less than 6kg of eggs annually, this food line offers the highest quality protein at the lowest unit cost.
Friday, June 12, 2020
UK Prime Minister assures Britain will maintain strict animal welfare standards
United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson told British parliament that the country will protect its animal welfare standards when asked if the UK will import chlorinated chicken and hormone-treated beef, Reuters reported.
Wednesday, June 10, 2020
British Poultry Council worries US-UK trade deal could allow food not produced to standards
The British Poultry Council expressed concern this month that the latest US-UK trade deal could compromise British food standards.
Thursday, June 4, 2020
Bayer Animal Health brings more technologies to warm-water shrimp farming
To boost its solution offerings for shrimp and other warm-water aquaculture species, Bayer Animal Health has inked supply and distribution agreements with water treatment technology suppliers Cytozyme Laboratories Inc. and Chengdu Kehongda ...
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
China Broiler Weekly: Hybrid broiler prices halved in six weeks (week ended May 22, 2020)
Demands for live chickens were tepid, sending prices of native broilers plunging amid excess supplies. Chick markets remained weak as farmers were reluctant to build inventories.
Saturday, May 23, 2020
Pirbright scientists test vaccine that immunises pigs against African swine fever
Scientists from The Pirbright Institute in the UK are developing a vaccine for African swine fever (http://), which the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) has warned could kill a quarter of the world's pigs, partly due to the absenc ...
Tuesday, May 19, 2020
Bristol Seafood shuts Portland plant for two days
After five workers have tested positive for COVID-19, Bristol Seafood is shutting its Portland Fish Pier processing plant for two days, the company said Monday, reported Portland Press Herald.
Tuesday, May 19, 2020
ASF brings mass pig deaths in North Korean farms
African Swine Fever (ASF) has caused mass pig deaths at farms in North Korea's South Hwanghae Province and North Hamgyong Province, alerting the central government to take action, reported Daily NK.
Friday, May 1, 2020
COVID-19 hits another poultry farm in Canada's British Columbia
Fraser Valley Specialty Poultry in Chilliwack, a city in the province of British Columbia, Canada, confirms that a worker has tested positive for the coronavirus and is now in quarantine, reported NEWS 1130.
Thursday, April 30, 2020
Farmers' union urges government to save British dairy sector
The National Farmers' Union (NFU) is calling for urgent help to save the British dairy sector hit severely by the COVID-19 pandemic, with over 2,230 letters written to almost 400 members of parliament (MPs), reported Thttp://202.46.34.77:50 ...
Friday, March 13, 2020
British beef exports inch closer to US market
British beef could soon be shipping to the US after government officials agreed to UK standards for an export deal worth GBP66 million over the first five years.
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
Fake news problem brings up need for new legislation to protect agriculture
The era of fake news has not spared the agriculture industry from getting affected, and this is best illustrated in India, whose poultry industry has taken a backlash as a result of unfounded rumours spreading, which claims that the novel c ...
Tuesday, March 3, 2020
Britain to maintain high food safety standards in US trade deal demands
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the government will pursue a trade deal that would maintain its high food standards and animal welfare, reported Reuters.

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