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Friday, April 17, 2020
Low-cost loan scheme urged for Irish farmers amid COVID-19 disruption
The Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) has called on the government to introduce a specific low-interest loan COVID-19 Market Disruption Support Scheme for the farming sector as a matter of urgency.
Friday, April 17, 2020
Indian farmers give unusual diet to cattle
In Satara district in western India, farmers are putting their cattle on an unusual diet by feeding iceberg lettuce to buffalo, while others feed strawberries to cows.
Friday, April 17, 2020
Seafarms Group Ltd. achieves best practices milestone
Seafarms Group Ltd. has become the first prawn company in Australia to achieve four-star status under the Global Aquaculture Alliance's (GAA) Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification programme.
Tuesday, April 14, 2020
USDA to spend US$15.5 billion in farm aid
The US Department of Agriculture will spend up to US$15.5 billion to enhance the country's food supply chain that has been affected by COVID-19, three sources told Reuters.
Tuesday, April 14, 2020
Malaysia's poultry farming to slow down amid lower prices, supply
Poultry farming activities in Malaysia are seen to slow down because of lower costs and decreasing supply in the market, which will eventually support prices, says AmInvestment Bank Bhd.
Tuesday, April 14, 2020
Irish dairy farmers collaborate to overcome COVID-19 situation
The Irish Farmers Association (IFA) has been contacted by multiple concerned farmers who were worried over media stories of milk dumping in other countries affected by COVID-19, IFA Dairy Chairman Tom Phelan reported.
Tuesday, April 14, 2020
Al Zain Poultry Farms earns Ross 400 Club membership
Al Zain Poultry Farms, a Ross® 308 broiler customer from Oman, recently became a member of the Ross 400 Club.
Saturday, April 11, 2020
US dairy industry sounds alarm as supply exceeds demand; urges swift action
The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) and the US' National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) have urged concerned authorities to take swift, comprehensive action to support the US dairy industry through the COVID-19 crisis.
Thursday, April 9, 2020
US farmers to plant more corn, soybean acres for 2020
According to the USDA Prospective Plantings report, US farmers intend to plant more corn and soybean acres this year.
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
Antimicrobial resistance on farms: a review including biosecurity and the potential role of disinfectants in resistance selection
Resistance to therapeutic antimicrobial agents is recognized as a growing problem for both human and veterinary medicine, and the need to address the issue in both of these linked domains is a current priority in public policy. Efforts to l ...
Tuesday, April 7, 2020
Global shrimp production seen lower this year as farmers face sharp sales declines
Overshadowed by the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, global shrimp production, particularly during the first half of 2020, is expected to be lower than last year, according to GLOBEFISH, the fish-trade site of the UN's Food and Agricultur ...
Monday, April 6, 2020
The American Farm Bureau Federation calls on USDA to help US farmers
The Farm Bureau said US farmers need financial assistance from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) as COVID-19 impacts the country's food supply chain, reported Reuters.
Friday, April 3, 2020
Sanderson Farms to reduce chicken production in top chicken producing US state due to COVID-19
The major US poultry company has sent 415 slaughterhouse workers home from its Georgia facility as a precaution against the spread of COVID-19, reported Reuters.
Thursday, April 2, 2020
US dairy farmers to dump milk on oversupply
The Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) has requested farmers who sell their milk to DFA to consider voluntary dumping of product amid a changing market during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Thursday, April 2, 2020
Rules amendment sought to safeguard incomes of EU fish farmers during health crises
The European Parliament Committee on Fisheries (PECH) has called for the swift amendment of the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), to better support the fisheries and aquaculture sectors during "public health crises".

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