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Saturday, September 12, 2020
Chiayi city diverts from Taiwan's national policy on ractopamine in US pork imports
Chiayi City in Taiwan has decided to amend its local ordinances to require zero ractopamine in pork imports from the US, going against the new national policy to open the country to US pork containing ractopamine effective Jan. 1, 2021, Tai ...
Sunday, September 6, 2020
IRA head urges Irish farmers to read full Bord Bia application document on PGI
The head of the Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) urged members to read the full Bord Bia (Irish Food Board) document on PGI (Protected Geographical Indication), which is an EU scheme to protect and promote high-quality traditional and regio ...
Sunday, August 23, 2020
Avivagen announces publication of scientific paper on OxBC in British journal
Canadian life sciences company Avivagen Inc. has announced that a seminar paper on the effects of fully oxidised β-carotene (OxBC) on the reproductive performance and immune response of sows, written by scientists from South China Agri ...
Tuesday, August 18, 2020
Irish Farmers' Association surprised at proposed application concerning grass-fed beef
The Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) is calling for a meeting with Ireland's Minister for Agriculture over what it claimed is a U-turn on the proposed Protected Geographical Indicator (PGI) status for Irish grass-fed beef.
Tuesday, August 18, 2020
Powys, Wales, receives most applications for local chicken farms
The Welsh principal area of Powys has secured its position as Wales' "poultry capital", new figures have shown, as it was revealed that close to five times as many applications for chicken farms have been submitted in Powys than a ...
Friday, August 14, 2020
China restores shrimp exports after coronavirus conflict
China has given the green light to one of Ecuador's three firms to resume exports after the latter agreed to improve its shipping protocols, Ivan Ontaneda said, Reuters reported.
Thursday, August 13, 2020
US agencies prohibited from issuing license to animal slaughterhouses
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed legislation (S6252/A8009) on August 10, 2020 extending the moratorium on live poultry markets and slaughterhouses in New York City, according to the Governor website.
Tuesday, August 11, 2020
28 US farm groups urge USDA to extend COVID-19 aid application
28 United States farm groups under the American Farm Bureau Federation called on the US Department of Agriculture to extend the COVID-19 aid payments application deadline, Reuters reported.
Tuesday, July 28, 2020
Researchers highlight advantages of preventing sea lice in new study
Researchers from the University of Melbourne, Norwegian Institute of Marine Research and Nofima have argued that methods to prevent sea louse infestations have some key advantages over other strategies, and identify the most promising preve ...
Sunday, July 19, 2020
Philippine official warns public on bringing in hogs, by-products
Philippines' North Cotabato Governor Nancy Catamco has cautioned the public against bringing in prohibited meat products in the face of ASF infection in the province, Philippine News Agency reported.
Thursday, July 16, 2020
Kemin gets US patent application to control ASFv in feed
Kemin Industries has acquired a US patent application for Sal CURB® Liquid Antimicrobial, a global pathogen control product manufactured by the company to control African Swine Fever virus (ASFv) in feed and feed ingredients
Tuesday, July 14, 2020
USDA reseeks public comments on cattle radio tags
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is taking comments until October 5 on a mandatory rule to require adult cattle and bison moving between states to have radio tags by January 1, 2023, The Observer reported.
Wednesday, July 8, 2020
Approval obtained for converting development licenses for SalMar's offshore aquaculture site
SalMar's subsidiary Ocean Farming AS has been granted its eight development licenses to be converted into ordinary fish production licenses, said Gustav Witzøe, CEO of the Norwegian fish farm company, in a press release.
Tuesday, July 7, 2020
Czech Republic's 2020 grain crop forecast drops 3.3% on-year
The grain harvest of Czech Republic will lower by 3.3% this year to 6.78 million tonnes, according to the Czech Statistics Bureau (CSU) on Friday in its first crop estimate this season, Successful Farming 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 ...

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