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Tuesday, August 27, 2024
Republic of Ireland farmers face animal vaccine shortage amid rise in blackleg cases
The Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) in the Republic of Ireland has confirmed an animal vaccine shortage affecting many parts of Ireland, according to IFA Animal Health Committee chair TJ Maher, Agriland reported.
Tuesday, August 27, 2024
Peruvian shrimp farmers face falling prices and lack of government support
Peru's shrimp farming industry is facing a severe crisis due to a sharp decline in international shrimp prices and the absence of government intervention, according to the country's National Aquaculture Society (SNA), SeafoodSource reported ...
Tuesday, August 27, 2024
Cebu, Philippines assists swine farmers with livestock insurance amid ASF resurgence
The city government of Cebu, Philippines, has aided 79 swine farmers in securing livestock insurance amid the ongoing resurgence of African swine fever (ASF), an official confirmed, Philippine News Agency reported.
Tuesday, August 27, 2024
India's Avee Broilers to establish poultry farms in Uzbekistan
India's Avee Broilers genetic company is set to establish poultry farms in the Jizzakh and Samarkand regions of Uzbekistan, which will not only meet Uzbekistan's domestic demand for meat but also enable the country to export poultry, Kun.uz ...
Monday, August 26, 2024
Canadian government invests in Quebec-based salmon farming start-up Samonix
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED) has invested nearly CAD 100,000 (US$73,900) in Samonix, a land-based Atlantic salmon aquaculture start-up, SeafoodSource reported.
Monday, August 26, 2024
British Columbia, Canada salmon farmers want officials to consider Norwegian-reviewed data before open net-pen ban starts
British Columbia, Canada salmon farmers want officials to consider Norwegian-reviewed data before open net-pen ban starts
Monday, August 26, 2024
European Commission backs Netherlands' scheme to pay farmers for shutting down livestock sites
A scheme in the Netherlands to compensate farmers who voluntarily close livestock sites has been approved by the European Commission.
Friday, August 23, 2024
Pilgrim's Pride agrees to US$100 million settlement in antitrust case over chicken farmer pay
Pilgrim's Pride, one of the largest poultry processors in the US, has agreed to pay US$100 million to settle claims that it conspired with other companies to underpay chicken farmers, Ag Web reported.
Thursday, August 22, 2024
Norwegian salmon farmers face profit decline amid lower demand and health challenges
Norwegian salmon farmers have reported a decline in second-quarter profits, driven by reduced consumer demand amid rising living costs and health-related issues affecting production yields, Bloomberg reported.
Thursday, August 22, 2024
Plans to expand chicken farm in south-eastern France met with dissensions
Residents, farmers, and officials in south-eastern France are divided over plans to expand a chicken farm from 30,000 to 143,000 birds, after the project was approved by the prefecture.
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
Oregon, US agencies revise permit for large chicken farm amid legal challenges
The Department of Agriculture of Oregon, US (ODA) and the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) have revised a key permit for a proposed large-scale chicken farm near Scio city, following legal challenges and community opposition ...
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
Likely rise in number of cows kept indoors in UK as 'megafarms' increase, animal welfare activists warned
More cows in the United Kingdom could be kept indoors for the whole of their productive lives, animal welfare campaigners warned, after the BBC found a rise in 'megafarms'.
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
Japfa Comfeed starts building chicken farm in Dak Lak, Vietnam
Japfa Comfeed Vietnam has commenced the construction of a chicken farm in Vietnam's Dak Lak province that will produce quality livestock and supply refined agricultural products to the country's central region.
Monday, August 19, 2024
Farmer's reluctance to test animals suggests US bird flu outbreak in cows may be bigger than official numbers
The US bird-flu outbreak in dairy cattle is much larger than official figures suggest due to farmers' reluctance to test their animals and risk the economic consequences of a positive result, according to Reuters' interviews with dairy expe ...
Friday, August 16, 2024
Corn farmers in Pigcawayan, Philippines, to boost productivity with new machinery
Corn farmers in Pigcawayan, North Cotabato, Philippines, are set to enhance their productivity with the provision of a PHP 250,000 (US$4,300) corn sheller machine from the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), Philippine News Agency reported ...

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