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Monday, August 19, 2024
Farmer's reluctance to test animals suggests US bird flu outbreak in cows may be bigger than official numbers
The US bird-flu outbreak in dairy cattle is much larger than official figures suggest due to farmers' reluctance to test their animals and risk the economic consequences of a positive result, according to Reuters' interviews with dairy expe ...
Thursday, August 15, 2024
Indigenous group in Chile fails to obtain control of some marine space used for salmon farming
A bid by a small Chilean indigenous community to win administrative control of more than 24,000 hectares of marine space in Chile — that includes some salmon farm sites — has failed, Salmonexpert.cl reported.
Tuesday, August 13, 2024
India prepares for 21st livestock census amid economic and health challenges
India's Union government is set to conduct the 21st livestock census across the country from September to December 2024, Hindustan Times reported.
Monday, August 12, 2024
US researchers develop genetic tools to combat ASF threat
A team of researchers from the Department of Entomology at Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, US is leading efforts to develop a next-generation surveillance method to protect the US pork industry from the African swine ...
Thursday, August 8, 2024
Moy Park tops Northern Ireland, UK, business rankings amid profit challenges
Moy Park, a leading poultry producer, was identified as the largest business by turnover last year in Northern Ireland, UK, according to an analysis for Ulster Business magazine, BBC News reported.
Tuesday, August 6, 2024
Armyworm infestation causes US$645,000 damage to cornfields in Negros Occidental, Philippines
An armyworm infestation has caused significant damage to cornfields across 11 local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental, Philippines, with losses amounting to PHP 37.32 million (US$645,000) as of July 30, 2024, Philippine News Agen ...
Monday, August 5, 2024
US pork industry suffered US$1.2 billion damages yearly from PRRS during 2016-2020, analysis found
Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) caused an estimated US$1.2 billion per year in lost production in the US pork industry from 2016 to 2020, an 80% increase from a decade earlier, according to a new analysis by an Iowa Sta ...
Monday, August 5, 2024
Thailand to spend US$12.7 million on controlling spread of non-indigenous tilapia
Thailand's Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives plans to spend ฿450 million (US$12.7 million) of its annual budget on dealing with the spread in watercourses of Blackchin tilapia, a non-indigenous species of fish from Africa.
Friday, August 2, 2024
Enugu, Nigeria targets US$60 million in revenue from livestock production
The Governor of Enugu State, Nigeria, Peter Mbah, has announced plans to generate over NGN 100 billion (US$60 million) from livestock production and processing, Punch reported.
Friday, August 2, 2024
UK health agency raises risk assessment for avian influenza genotype in US dairy cattle
The United Kingdom's Health Security Agency (HSA) on July 26 updated its risk assessment for H5N1 avian influenza B3.13 genotype in US dairy cattle, from three to four on a six-tier scale, noting that it is making the notch up based on mode ...
Thursday, August 1, 2024
Mindanao, Philippines agricultural damage reaches US$6.4 million
Mindanao, Philippines, has reported agricultural damage amounting to at least PHP 378.4 million (US$8.6 million) following torrential rains that affected a large section of the island last week, according to local government reports, Philip ...
Wednesday, July 31, 2024
Drop in Argentina and New Zealand's milk production, according to USDA-FAS
The US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Foreign Ag Service (FAS) said two of the top five exporters had a drop in milk production.
Tuesday, July 30, 2024
China's pork imports from Russia surge in June amid EU anti-dumping probe
China imported 1,346 tonnes of pork products from Russia in June, a significant increase from May's figure, data from the General Administration of Customs (GAC), Global Times reported.
Monday, July 29, 2024
Mississippi State University, US, joins US$6 million project to boost soybean resilience amid climate change
Scientists from Mississippi State University, US, are collaborating on a US$6 million National Science Foundation research project aimed at ensuring sustainable soybean yields despite rising temperatures and increasing drought.
Friday, July 26, 2024
Lidl GB targets sourcing 100% British beef through US$1.9 million investment
Lidl GB plans to invest £1.5 billion (US$1.9 million) in the British beef industry over the next five years to achieve its goal of sourcing 100% British beef.

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