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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.
Wednesday, July 1, 2020
OECD: Government policies provide more than US$500 billion to farmers every year
The latest edition of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's (OECD) annual Agricultural Policy Monitoring and Evaluation report has showed that the support policies implemented by the 54 countries studied -- all OECD a ...
Wednesday, July 1, 2020
Vietnam aims to become global farm produce processing hub
Vietnam's Prime Minister's directive has set several tasks and solutions for Vietnam to become one of the world's top 10 farm produce processing hubs, Vietnam plus reported.
Tuesday, June 30, 2020
UAE's Dubai fish farm aims to fully meet salmon local demand
A fish farm in Jebel Ali, Dubai is eyeing to produce at least 10,000 tonnes of organic, locally farmed Atlantic salmon to meet the full demand of the second most eaten fish in the UAE, after hammour, reported 24emirates.
Tuesday, June 30, 2020
Smithfield Foods partners with Granular Insights to support sustainability in grain farming
Smithfield Foods, Inc. announced on June 29 that it has partnered with Granular, a leading farm management software platform, to help growers in its grain supply chain boost farm sustainability and efficiency while improving crop yields.
Tuesday, June 30, 2020
Backlog on US hog farms might reach two million heads
According to three economists, as much as two million hogs are backed up on US farms because of coronavirus slowdowns and shutdowns at meatpacking plants, Successful Farming reported.
Monday, June 29, 2020
Iranian poultry farmers report feed shortage
The Iran Chicken Farmers Union said about 7,000 farmers have been affected by the low supplies and increased costs of poultry feed, the Financial Tribune Iran reported.
Monday, June 29, 2020
Myanmar Ministry of Commerce to support banks providing loans to Myanmar corn farmers
U Min Khang, chairman of the Myanmar Corn Industrial Association said an agreement was made with the Ministry of Commerce for the latter to help provide government loans or connections to banks in order to expand corn plantations, the Myanm ...
Saturday, June 27, 2020
Beef support scheme must be given to all Irish farmers
According to the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers' Association (ICMSA), the EUR50-million beef support scheme for beef finishers should be given to all farmers that finish cattle including dairy farmers, regardless of herd size, AgriLand repor ...

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