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Wednesday, July 15, 2020
Philippines university forced to shut down swine farm over ASF threat
The University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) has to temporarily shut down its swine experimental farm and terminate an ongoing research project following an outbreak of African swine fever in Laguna province, the Philippines.
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
US scientists create parasite detection system for poultry farms
A team of entomologists, computer scientists and biologists led by University of California, Riverside (UCR) entomologist Amy Murillo has developed a new insect detection system to help poultry farmers, New Food reported.
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
Aquaculture Stewardship Council certifies Mowi Canada West's salmon farms
Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has certified Mowi Canada West's Sheep Pass and Cougar Bay salmon farms as sustainable, SeafoodSource reported.
Tuesday, July 14, 2020
Vital Farms challenges incumbent food model in IPO registration statement
Austin, Texas-based Vital Farms, Inc. ("Vital Farms"), which offers a range of ethically produced pasture-raised foods in the United States, announced July 9 that it has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S. Sec ...
Monday, July 13, 2020
Major Australian poultry farm installs largest Tesla battery
South Australia'sRiverlands Free Range (RFR) poultry complex has switched on a Tesla lithium-ion battery system, thereby cutting greenhouse gas emissions and electricity demand,FarmOnline reported.
Monday, July 13, 2020
US drops wheat, corn crop forecasts as farmers cut acreage
The US dropped its domestic corn and wheat harvest estimates on Thursday due to a cut in landforecasts, Reuters reported.
Thursday, July 9, 2020
German abattoir's closure disrupts pig farming industry
The closure of one of Germany's largest slaughterhouses is disrupting pig farming in the country following an outbreak of the new coronavirus, an industry association said on Friday, Reuters reported.
Thursday, July 9, 2020
Rising Chinese pork prices as pig farms reduce supply
China's pork prices increased last week as pig farms cut down the supply of hogs, Xinhua reported on July 7.
Wednesday, July 8, 2020
BASF invests in next-generation livestock farming with Cloudfarms
BASF acquired Cloudfarms, a software company for livestock farm management, traceability and precision farming with focus on pig production.
Tuesday, July 7, 2020
US creates new bill to aid COVID-affected hog farmers
US senators have created a new bill to aid hog and poultry producers who are forced to kill or donate animals that cannot be processed into the food supply due to COVID-related plant capacity reductions, Farm Journal reported.
Friday, July 3, 2020
US farmers cut one billion bushels from 2020 corn crop estimate
US farmers effectively slashed the 2020 corn crop forecast and planted less than one billion bushels from what they had planned in early spring, USDA data showed on Tuesday, Successful Farming reported.
Thursday, July 2, 2020
Global farm aids reach US$700 billion annually
The 54 leading countries of the world spend about US$700 billion a year on farm subsidies, equal to 12% of gross farm revenues, according to the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development), Successful Farming reported.
Thursday, July 2, 2020
Better Origin launches AI-poweredinsect farm converting waste to feed
Cambridge-based Better Origin has launched the X1, a fully automated AI powered insect mini-farm that converts waste into high quality animal feed, Business Cloud UK reported.
Thursday, July 2, 2020
Kenyan poultry farmers manufacture own feed to stay in business
Poultry farmers in Kenya have collaborated to produce their own feed to reduce production costs amid a difficult economic climate caused by COVID-19, Kenya News Agency reported.
Wednesday, July 1, 2020
Nigeria's poultry farmers raise alarm on industry collapse
Nigeria's poultry farmers in Ogun state raised the alarm of an imminent collapse of the poultry sector, after a sudden rise in the price of corn and other essential ingredients used in poultry feed production, Blueprint Newspapers reported.

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