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Friday, July 31, 2020
National Sea Grant awards funds to US' Great Lakes aquaculture
The National Sea Grant office awarded multi-million dollar funds to boost the number of fish farms in the Great Lakes region of North America, US, Great Lakes Echo reported.
Friday, July 31, 2020
New investigation links JBS in 'cattle laundering'
A new investigation by Repórter Brasil, The Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) and the Guardian has found proof that JBS might be directly involved in 'cattle laundering', Dialogo Chino reported.
Thursday, July 30, 2020
Workers union sues USDA over increased line speeds at poultry plants
The United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) has sought to compel the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to stop a programme permitting faster line speeds at poultry plants as it could expose workers to danger, Reuters re ...
Thursday, July 30, 2020
US' Guam governor seeks to launch aquaculture sector
As previously announced in the February 2020 State of the Island Address, the Leon Guerrero-Tenorio administration is planning to kick-start Guam's aquaculture sector, Marianas Variety reported.
Wednesday, July 29, 2020
COFCO and Bunge grain plants in Argentina affected by COVID-19
Workers at the Argentinian grain operations of China's COFCO and United States-owned Bunge were found to have COVID-19, leading to a disruption of plant operations, Reuters reported.
Wednesday, July 29, 2020
BIOMIN announces positive EFSA opinion for FUMzyme for fermenting feed
BIOMIN has reached a key step in the EU registration of FUMzyme®, the only commercially available mycotoxin-deactivating enzyme and component of Mycofix®, for application in fermenting feed including silages.
Tuesday, July 28, 2020
Cattle disease vaccine from EU arrives in Taiwan county
EU's donation of 10,000 vaccine doses to combat lumpy skin disease in cattle arrived in Taiwan's outlying Kinmen County on Wednesday evening, July 22, Focus Taiwan reported.
Tuesday, July 28, 2020
US, Japan expand organic trade opportunities, livestock added to trade arrangement
The United States and Japan announced in mid-July the expansion of their organic equivalence arrangement to include livestock products.
Tuesday, July 28, 2020
Canada government, Manitoba announce programme to help agri-processors mitigate COVID-19 spread
The governments of Canada and Manitoba announced a new $3 million cost-shared Canadian Agricultural Partnership programme to support projects that will aid agricultural processors in mitigating the spread of COVID-19, Federal Agriculture an ...
Tuesday, July 28, 2020
New Zealand's Machi penalised for adding sulfites to ground beef
Food manufacturer and wholesalers Machi, operated by Diversity Foods Limited and based in Auckland, New Zealand, has been fined NZD$10,000 (US$6,700) by local authorities for adding sulfites to ground beef.
Monday, July 27, 2020
China's June soybean imports from Brazil hit record high
Data from China's General Administration of Customs showed China's June soybean imports from Brazil rose to a record high following higher demand for the oilseed due to China's steadily recovering swine herds, Reuters reported.
Monday, July 27, 2020
Smithfield Foods: Workers unable to practice social distancing in all areas
United States based Smithfield Foods, the biggest pork processor in the world said it cannot maintain social distancing for its workers in all areas of is plants, responding to accusations by US senators, Reuters reported.
Monday, July 27, 2020
Aquaculture Stewardship Council releases standards in Indonesian
The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has translated its Shrimp, Tilapia, and Tropical Marine Finfish Standards and related guidance documents into Indonesian to help more farmers in the country work towards more responsible practices, ...
Monday, July 27, 2020
US pork council urges Congress to save livelihood of hog farmers
US hog farmers continue to face an unprecedented emergency as a result of COVID-related challenges, with an estimated two million hogs still backed-up on farms according to an analysis by Dr. Steve Meyer, an economist with Kerns & Assoc ...
Monday, July 27, 2020
Milk from dairy farm in Maine, US, found to have highest level of contamination recorded
Harmful levels of a substance known as a "forever chemical" were discovered in milk obtained from a dairy farm in Central Maine, the United States, the Portland Press Herald reported.

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