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Tuesday, August 18, 2020
Powys, Wales, receives most applications for local chicken farms
The Welsh principal area of Powys has secured its position as Wales' "poultry capital", new figures have shown, as it was revealed that close to five times as many applications for chicken farms have been submitted in Powys than a ...
Tuesday, August 18, 2020
Fiji's food security programme to support local aquaculture farmers
Aquaculture farmers in Fiji can now benefit from a government grant to start and or expand their farms, Fiji Sun reported following a visit by the country's minister of fisheries to local farms to ensure aquaculture producers were making go ...
Tuesday, August 18, 2020
Singapore-based Marco Polo Marine's subsidiary secures contracts to build smart fish farms
Marco Polo Marine Ltd , a Singapore-based marine logistic company, has announced on August 17 that its subsidiary, Marco Polo Shipyard Pte Ltd, has secured shipbuilding contracts for the construction of two identical units of smart floating ...
Monday, August 17, 2020
Philippine shrimp farm profits from biofloc culture
By recycling excess nutrients that would otherwise have been released to the environment, a shrimp farm harvested almost 13 tonnes of shrimp worth P3.3 million (US$67,694) after just over four months of culture.
Saturday, August 15, 2020
US hog farmers seek amendments to livestock risk protection programme
Hog farmers across the US have urged the Department of Agriculture's Federal Crop Insurance Corp. (FCIC) to institute changes in the Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) insurance programme that would mitigate the impact of unexpected declines i ...
Friday, August 14, 2020
Indian state's karimeen farming fails to meet demand
India's Kerala produces around 2,000 tonnes of karimeen annually through farming against a 10,000-tonne demand, according to estimates by the Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture, New Indian Express reported.
Thursday, August 13, 2020
USDA: US farmers to harvest second largest soybean crop
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) said US farmers are set to reap their second biggest soybean harvest as a result of good summer weather, Reuters reported.
Thursday, August 13, 2020
Researchers identify pheromone that may prevent locust swarms from devouring crops
Researchers have discovered a pheromone released by locusts that causes the insects to swarm, which could lead to new measures to prevent them from devouring crops in the future, Reuters reported.
Thursday, August 13, 2020
Managing heat stress via farm management and dietary approaches
Trouw Nutrition, a Nutreco company, is highlighting the damages producers take from heat stress and sharing data supporting how feed additives may limit financial losses by protecting animal health, oxidative balance and production during p ...
Wednesday, August 12, 2020
10 million acres of Iowa corn farmland devastated by storm
Mike Naig, Iowa Agriculture Secretary said the Derecho storm on July 10 had impacted about 10 million acres of Iowa corn farmland and millions of bushels of grain storage, Reuters reported.
Tuesday, August 11, 2020
28 US farm groups urge USDA to extend COVID-19 aid application
28 United States farm groups under the American Farm Bureau Federation called on the US Department of Agriculture to extend the COVID-19 aid payments application deadline, Reuters reported.
Tuesday, August 11, 2020
Second egg farm near Melbourne, Australia, hit by bird flu outbreak
A second egg farm near Melbourne, Australia, has tested positive for avian influenza -- also known as bird flu -- ABC News reported last week.
Tuesday, August 11, 2020
Dutch poultry farmers still ignore animal welfare rules
Poultry farmers in the Netherlands are still not following animal welfare rules, with one in four being issued with a fine or formal warning in 2019, according to the country's food safety authority, DutchNews reported.
Tuesday, August 11, 2020
Cambodia supplies fish breeds to local farmers to drive aquaculture development
Cambodia's Agriculture Ministry seeks to stimulate local aquaculture developments by providing fish as well as frog breeds to farmers in the Nitean commune, Borseth district of Kampong Speu province, Khmer Times reported.
Tuesday, August 11, 2020
The Nature Conservancy on the lookout for next-gen sustainable aqua farms
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) will work with Hatch Blue to identify the next generation of sustainable aquaculture farms, The Fish Site reported.

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