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Wednesday, June 17, 2020
Syngenta to launch new digital agricultural tools in Brazil
Based in Basel, Switzerland, Syngenta has chosen Brazil as the initial market for a new digital agriculture services platform for local grain growers to keep up with advancing technology, a company executive said to Reuters.
Wednesday, June 17, 2020
General Mills begins regenerative dairy pilot
General Mills has launched a three-year regenerative dairy pilot in western Michigan, a key sourcing region for its fluid milk supply, MarketScreener reported.
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Emissions from biggest dairy firms equal those of UK
Based on a new report, the 13 biggest dairy firms in the world have the same combined greenhouse gas emissions as the whole of UK, the sixth largest economy in the world, The Guardian reported.
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Nor-Feed: Improving ileitis and swine dysentery management in fattening pigs
Nor-Feed is a French company dedicated to plant extract for animal nutrition since 2003. Nor-Feed has developed various standardized and natural products to improve animal welfare and to reduce antibiotics with a strong scientific approach.
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Aviagen's collaboration supports security of supply for breeding chicks to Bangladesh
On May 29, Aviagen and sister company Hubbard shipped a combined order of Ross, Indian River and Hubbard day-old chicks to Bangladesh, despite flight route restrictions imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
African swine fever re-emerges in Philippine town
Still struggling from the economic impact of the COVID-19 crisis, Bansalan town of Davao del Sur, Philippines is facing another threat as ASF resurfaces in hog farms in the area, Philippine Daily Inquirer reported.
Monday, June 15, 2020
Tesco sees higher percentage of Campylobacter contamination in chickens in first quarter
9% of Tesco's chickens screened in the first quarter of 2020 were found to have the highest level of Campylobacter contamination, according to the supermarket chain.
Monday, June 15, 2020
The importance of microbiota and gut integrity before challenges
A balanced microbiota is vital for the intestine to have good function, in addition to gut integrity. The microbiota is formed by non-pathogenic microorganisms, which are of key importance for the metabolism and the absorption of nutrients ...
Monday, June 15, 2020
Vegetable proteins a safe and high quality solution for young animals
Not only in human food, but also in animal feed the interest in vegetable ingredients is increasing. Whereas nutritionists typically acknowledge animal protein as being a highly digestible and a quality feed ingredient, this is questionable ...
Saturday, June 13, 2020
African swine fever destroys 300,000 Nigerian pigs
Nigeria has confirmed an outbreak of African swine fever in the largest pig farm co-operative in the south-west of the country, killing around 300,000 pigs, said farmer Ayo Omirin, BBC reported.
Friday, June 12, 2020
US beef prices surge as food inflation soar highest in over eight years
The US food inflation rate hit 4% in May, with beef price recording its largest one-month increase ever, said the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Wednesday, Agriculture reported.
Friday, June 12, 2020
US' Iowa left with over half-million backlogged hogs
The COVID-19 crisis that shuttered or reduced the capacity of numerous plants in Iowa have left about 600,000 hogs backlogged right now, Feedstuffs reported.
Friday, June 12, 2020
Argentina's takeover of Vicentin may hasten Glencore's bid
Glencore's planned bid to purchase the remaining stake in its Argentine soy crushing joint venture Renova will likely be scuttled by the government's plan for a state takeover of Vicentin, two sources reported to Reuters.
Friday, June 12, 2020
Boehringer Ingelheim announces LastMile initiative for animal healthcare in Africa
Boehringer Ingelheim's LastMile initiative is an integrated, solutions-driven programme seeking to address crucial animal health challenges by making animal medical resources available in hard-to-reach areas, the company announced.
Thursday, June 11, 2020
BRF SA closes largest meat plant for COVID-19 testing
Since last Friday, food processor BRF SA has closed its largest plant in Brazil as it tested 8,600 of its workforce for the new coronavirus, the company stated on Wednesday, Reuters reported.

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