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Monday, November 20, 2023
EU investment in fish farming did not get "tangible results," auditors say
The European Union's investment in fish farming, worth more than €1 billion (US$1.1 billion) in EU funds over seven years, has failed to deliver "tangible results" in the aquaculture sector, according to the European Court o ...
Thursday, November 2, 2023
Sri Lanka's first ASC-certified shrimp farm aims for carbon-neutral status
Sri Lanka's Erukkalampidy shrimp farm, operated by Taprobane Frozen Foods, has achieved certification from the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC), becoming the nation's first farm to earn this recognition, as it aims to sell climate-neut ...
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Sustainable animal feed producer FarmInsect secures EUR 8 million funding
Munich, Germany-based sustainable animal feed producer FarmInsect has closed an oversubscribed series A funding round, amassing EUR 8 million in investments, Silicon Canals reported.
Wednesday, October 4, 2023
EU aquaculture industry sees 1.1 million tonnes of aquatic organisms farmed in 2021
In the year 2021, the European Union witnessed a thriving aquaculture industry with an estimated production of 1.1 million tonnes of aquatic organisms, amounting to a total value of EUR 4.2 billion (US$44.4 billion), Eurostat reported.
Wednesday, August 30, 2023
First US carbon-neutral, ethical egg farm opens in Indiana
Netherlands-based egg producer Kipster and family-run Indiana state company MPS Egg Farms have launched the US's first carbon-neutral, cage-free egg farm in Indiana, Inside Indiana Business reported.
Monday, July 31, 2023
EU Commission backs U$124 million support scheme for pig farmers in Poland
The EU Commission has on July 27 approved a support scheme worth €113 million (US$124 million) for Polish pig farmers.
Monday, May 29, 2023
Potential overhaul of EU's Industrial Emissions Directive seeks to get major livestock farms covered
The European Parliament's environment committee has adopted its position on EU rules to slash industrial emissions, including from the largest farms, which is in direct contrast to that of their agricultural counterparts, who may now table ...
Friday, May 5, 2023
Farming official calls for alliance of Irish, European poultry farmers to keep EU welfare proposals in check
An alliance between Irish and European poultry farmers is critical to counter EU welfare proposals, which have the potential to "close down" the entire poultry industry, according to the National Poultry Committee chair of the Iri ...
Monday, April 17, 2023
EU sees 37% drop in farm numbers in 2020 compared to 2005
There were 9.1 million farms in the European Union in 2020, representing an estimated 5.3 million fewer farms than in 2005 and an equivalent of a decline of about 37%, according to Eurostat.
Friday, April 14, 2023
European farmers concerned over unrestrained import of Ukraine's poultry products
European poultry producers are concerned over the influx of Ukrainian poultry products into the region, after the EU lifted import quotas to aid the war-torn country, Poultry World reported.
Monday, February 20, 2023
Nearly three times as many pig farms in EU to be affected by bloc's plan to cut emissions
The European Union's plans to slash industrial emissions could hit over three times as many pig farms and almost four times as many poultry farms as previously suggested due to the use of outdated 2016 data sets, according to a leaked Europ ...
Saturday, December 24, 2022
Livestock farmers in France criticise recent EU-Chile trade agreement
Livestock farmers in France have criticised the recent EU-Chile trade deal, which lowers most tariffs between the two trading blocs, because it exempts Chile from adhering to the same rules that bind EU member states, Euractiv reported.
Monday, December 5, 2022
New scheme rewards farmers in Brazil for joining carbon neutral beef programme
Details have been revealed during a recent webinar about a pilot scheme in place which sees Brazilian beef farmers rewarded with an 8% price bonus for joining a programme that claims to produce carbon neutral Brazilian beef.
Tuesday, October 4, 2022
Merck: Study indicates bovine coronavirus highly prevalent on European dairy farms
Merck Animal Health, a division of Merck & Co., announced last month preliminary results from the first field study evaluating the prevalence of bovine coronavirus (BCoV) in European dairy production.
Thursday, September 22, 2022
Farmers in Australia concerned beef exports could be blocked by EU new law
Australia's National Farmers' Federation responded angrily to the possibility that tough new land-clearing protections adopted by the European parliament on Wednesday might prevent Australian beef exports, The Sydney Morning Herald reported ...

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