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Thursday, August 22, 2024
Norwegian salmon farmers face profit decline amid lower demand and health challenges
Norwegian salmon farmers have reported a decline in second-quarter profits, driven by reduced consumer demand amid rising living costs and health-related issues affecting production yields, Bloomberg reported.
Friday, August 16, 2024
Corn farmers in Pigcawayan, Philippines, to boost productivity with new machinery
Corn farmers in Pigcawayan, North Cotabato, Philippines, are set to enhance their productivity with the provision of a PHP 250,000 (US$4,300) corn sheller machine from the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), Philippine News Agency reported ...
Friday, August 16, 2024
Merck Animal Health launches SenseHub Dairy Youngstock to provide farmers with actionable insights
Merck Animal Health on August 9 announced the availability of SenseHub™ Dairy Youngstock for preweaned calves in individual hutches and group housing, the industry's first monitoring technology for dairy calves from birth through the ...
Thursday, August 15, 2024
US university study looks at social-psychological aspects behind swine farmers' decisions to impose biosecurity
A study published in "Nature: Scientific Reports" by researchers from the Social-Ecological Gaming and Simulation Lab at the University of Vermont examines the socio-psychological aspects of farmers' decisions about whether or not ...
Thursday, August 8, 2024
Ontario, Canada, increases provincial loan for cattle farmers
Ontario, Canada, is more than doubling a provincial loan programme to help cattle farmers increase domestic and export sales.
Monday, August 5, 2024
Andhra Pradesh, India shrimp farmers blamed losses on poor seed quality from supplying hatcheries
At a recent meeting, shrimp farmers in Andhra Pradesh, India, alleged that they faced severe losses in the last three years due to poor quality of seeds from Vyshnavi Hatcheries in Gudur and Munnangi Hatcheries in Nellore.
Monday, August 5, 2024
British Columbia, Canada salmon farmers upset over delayed release of draft of government framework
Salmon farmers in British Columbia, Canada, said they are disappointed and concerned that the release of a draft Transition Framework from the Canadian government's Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) has been delayed.
Wednesday, July 31, 2024
Philippine Department of Agriculture completes support to swine farmers in Camiguin Island
The Philippines' Department of Agriculture in Northern Mindanao (DA-10) has completed its assistance to livestock farmers in Camiguin Island province consisting of a swine production project worth ₱10.7 million (US$183,387).
Tuesday, July 30, 2024
Vietnam's initiatives with shrimp farmers fall short of meeting conservation objectives, study finds
A new study based on interviews with 120 small-scale shrimp farmers in Vietnam suggests that government-led approaches in the country's Cà Mau province are failing to meet their conservation objectives.
Monday, July 29, 2024
Philippines' farmers urge President Marcos to emphasise local agriculture amid import concerns
Farmers' groups have called on Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr to declare a policy focusing on local production in his upcoming State of the Nation Address (SONA), amid an influx of imported agricultural products, The Philippine St ...
Monday, July 29, 2024
Inadequate for Irish beef farmers to depend on Basic Farm Payment to support production, industry official highlights
It is now clear that farmers in Ireland can no longer rely on the Basic Farm Payment to support beef production, according to the chair of Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association (ICSA) Beef, John Cleary.
Monday, July 29, 2024
Report highlights impact made by US pig farmers to country's economy
The United States' National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) released a new economic contribution report detailing the significant impact US pig farmers have on the country' agricultural and overall economy.
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
Invasive fish affects aquaculture farmers in Samut Sakhon, Thailand
The province is currently facing an invasion by Black Chin Tilapia, an alien fish species that could disrupt the ecosystem and pose problems for aquaculture farmers and fishermen, a fisheries official has warned, The Nation reported.
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
Swine farmers in Scotland, UK, demand stricter border checks amid ASF concerns
Swine farmers in Scotland, UK, are calling for stronger assurances that border checks on meat imports from the European Union (EU) are being properly conducted as African swine fever (ASF) cases reach a 10-year high, STV News reported.
Thursday, July 18, 2024
Wales, UK co-operative expands organic dairy production, offers incentives to farmers
A leading organic dairy co-operative in Wales, UK, Calon Wen Organic Milk Co-operative, is taking steps to boost its output by encouraging farmers to switch to organic milk production through financial incentives, BusinessNewsWales reported ...

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