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Wednesday, May 13, 2020
Merck Animal Health launches spray-on antimicrobial solution Armatrex
Merck Animal Health has launched an EPA-registered bacteriostatic spray-on antimicrobial solution for use on structures and physical components in a variety of livestock production, equine and companion animal biosecurity situations.
Wednesday, May 13, 2020
US state urges USDA to secure aquaculture farmers' aid
The Congressional delegation of Maine is urging the USDA to guarantee aquaculture farmers are qualified for direct relief from the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), reported Mount Desert Islander.
Wednesday, May 13, 2020
US corn farmers face sharp losses as prices crash
This year, US corn farmers are facing heavy losses as prices crash to the lowest in over a decade after they had bought seeds and fertilisers, and began sowing the second-biggest crop since the Great Depression, reported Reuters.
Thursday, May 7, 2020
Perdue Farms to test whole plant for COVID-19
Beginning Wednesday, Perdue Farms will be testing everyone at its facility for COVID-19, according to Dr Steven Stack in Governor Beshear's daily briefing, reported 14 News.
Wednesday, May 6, 2020
McKinsey consultancy report outlines ways farms can reduce greenhouse gas emissions
These include breeding cattle that produce lower methane and utilising new technologies such as zero-emission farm machinery, reported Reuters.
Tuesday, May 5, 2020
Iran's poultry farmers bury thousands of chicks alive
Chicken farmers in Iran have buried thousands of baby chicks alive, as shown in grisly videos posted online in mid-April, reported France 24 Observers.
Tuesday, May 5, 2020
Dairy Farmers of America can buy dairy plants on condition
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) will only allow Dairy Farmers of America Inc. (DFA) to buy milk processing plants from bankrupt Deans Foods if DFA divests from some of its other assets engaged in the dairy sector, reported NBC15.
Monday, May 4, 2020
GE salmon farmer AquaBounty closes Panama facilities
AquaBounty, a US company that developed the world's first genetically engineered (GE) salmon, closed its production and research facilities in Panama last April 16, the US Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) repor ...
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
Canada's Ontario dairy farmers to increase milk donations to food banks
The Dairy Farmers of Ontario will increase their milk donations to food banks across the province amid the COVID-19 pandemic, contributing up to an additional 200,000 litres, reported Global News.
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 ...
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Domestic poultry farmingrestrictions lifted in the Netherlands
Carola Schouten, Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality said restrictions imposed on commercial Dutch farmers to keep birds indoors due to avian influenza risks have been lifted, reported Reuters.
Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Association between antimicrobial usage, biosecurity measures as well as farm performance in German farrow-to-finish farms
Antimicrobial usage in food producing animals is of major concern. A clear link between the extent of use and the development of antimicrobial resistance has already been demonstrated. To evaluate strategies that may reduce the antimicrobia ...
Friday, April 24, 2020
The EU proposes measures to support farmers affected by COVID-19
Proposed aid includes a two to six months storage for surplus dairy and meat products, which includes milk powder, butter, cheese and ruminant meat such as beef, sheep and goat, reported Reuters.
Friday, April 24, 2020
Germany signs solar panel project deal in Vietnam's aquaculture farms
The German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) and the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) have signed a deal with other partners to install solar photovoltaic panels in Vietnam's aquaculture farms, reported SeafoodSo ...

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