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Tuesday, September 22, 2020
30 UK pig farms needed for EU-backed project focusing on cost-effectiveness of biosecurity
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) is seeking for 30 UK pig farms to join the EU-funded BIOPIGEE project that explores the cost-effectiveness of biosecurity.
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
AKVA Group in agreement to set up land-based salmon farms in Middle East
Aquaculture equipment provider AKVA Group ASA has signed a design and cooperation agreement with Vikings Label for the development of land-based salmon farms in the Middle East.
Thursday, September 17, 2020
Brazil soy farms set to expand by more than 6% in the 2020 / 2021 crop season
Soy farmers in Brazil's north and northeast, where the Amazon rainforest and Cerrado savanna are located, are projected to expand their soy farms by more than 6% in the 2020 / 2021 crop season, its fastest rate in four years, Reuters report ...
Tuesday, September 15, 2020
US farm aid payments only benefitted larger southern farms
A government watchdog agency said farmers in the US southeast that grow cotton or sorghum received larger federal government aid payments compared to corn, soybean and swine farmers in other parts of the country, Reuters reported.
Monday, September 7, 2020
E. Coli, Campylobacter able to live for months at dairy farms, according to study
A study found that E. coli and Campylobacter can survive at dairy farms for months and contaminate unpasteurised, bulk tank milk despite some hygiene measures.
Monday, August 31, 2020
Foster Farms to temporarily close California, US, poultry processing site over COVID-19 concerns
Foster Farms announced in late August that 239 of its staff at its Livingston Poultry Complex in Merced County, California, the United States, "have been cleared to return to work" after 392 positive cases of COVID-19 were previously confir ...
Thursday, August 27, 2020
Marfig launches beef brand sourced from sustainable cattle farms
Brazilian food processor Marfig, owner of United States-based National Beef, has launched a new carbon-neutral beef brand Viva that sources meat from sustainable farms, Reuters reported.
Wednesday, August 26, 2020
How Australian dairy farms maintain good fertility is focus of new video series
Dairy Australia has released a new video series of on-farm case studies, which focuses on the practices of seven New South Wales and Victoria farmers with medium to large herd sizes with varied calving patterns, Dairy News Australia reports ...
Tuesday, August 25, 2020
New developments in case against Mountaire Farms poultry worker union
US nonprofit organisation National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation has filed a new brief in an ongoing lawsuit involving workers and their union at Mountaire Farms.
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 ...
Tuesday, August 18, 2020
Singapore-based Marco Polo Marine's subsidiary secures contracts to build smart fish farms
Marco Polo Marine Ltd , a Singapore-based marine logistic company, has announced on August 17 that its subsidiary, Marco Polo Shipyard Pte Ltd, has secured shipbuilding contracts for the construction of two identical units of smart floating ...
Tuesday, August 11, 2020
The Nature Conservancy on the lookout for next-gen sustainable aqua farms
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) will work with Hatch Blue to identify the next generation of sustainable aquaculture farms, The Fish Site reported.
Sunday, August 9, 2020
US court blocks plans for Gulf of Mexico's floating fish farms
On August 2, the US 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans blocked recent federal rules that would have allowed offshore aquaculture operations for the first time in the Gulf of Mexico, NOLA reported.
Saturday, August 8, 2020
Minnesota's Christensen Farms gets most aid in Iowa hog disposal programme - report
Christensen Farms, one of the US' largest family-owned pork producers, reportedly received most of the support money that the state of Iowa has given to farmers who euthanized their hogs amid the crisis brought about by the novel coronaviru ...
Saturday, August 8, 2020
North Carolina pig farms suffer little to no impacts from Hurricane Isaias
Initial reports after Hurricane Isaias made landfall in North Carolina on Monday night, Aug. 3, said that no pig farms experienced any significant issues, according to the North Carolina Pork Council (NCPC).

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