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Tuesday, January 5, 2021
China to expand area sown with corn this year
China's Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said the country will boost its corn acreage this year, after years of decreasing acreage and in response to a shortfall in the commodity, Reuters reported.
Monday, December 28, 2020
Germany to provide funding for innovative stall concepts for sows, rearing pigs in Kempten
Germany's Federal Minister for Food and Agriculture, Julia Klöckner, has submitted a funding notification to the North Rhine-Westphalia Chamber of Agriculture for a certain Zissau project in the town of Kempten.
Monday, December 14, 2020
Tonisity conducts trial at 3,550-sow farm in northeastern Spain
Tonisity international has recently carried out a trial of its Tonisity Total Programme on a 3,550-sow farm in Zaragoza, northeastern Spain.
Tuesday, December 1, 2020
Positive results with Tonisity Px at Russian sow farm
A recent trial - involving the application of Tonisity's Px electrolyte solution - was conducted on a 1500-sow farm in Blagoveshchensk City, Amur Oblast, Russia, the company said last month.
Monday, November 16, 2020
Trial with Tonisity Px carried out at 1,150-sow commercial farm
Tonisity revealed that a study has been carried out on a commercial sow farm of 1,150 sows and involved the application of the company's Tonisity Px electrolyte product.
Tuesday, November 3, 2020
Soy farmers in Brazil plant 1 million hectares daily to catch up on sowing delays
Consultancy AgRural said Brazilian soy farmers planted about 1 million hectares of soybean daily last week to catch up on sowing delays for the new grain season, Reuters reported.
Thursday, October 1, 2020
Mycotoxins are hidden threats to sow productivity
Even though mycotoxins are pervasive throughout the world, producers often are not fully aware of the cost to their sow herds. A proactive approach can help make sows resilient against the effects of these contaminants and help restore lost ...
Wednesday, September 2, 2020
Prolific sow and suckling piglet nutrition
Over the last few decades, litter sizes and the number of weaned piglets per sow per year (PSY) have been improved considerably, especially driven by improved sow's prolificity via selection. With an increase of 0.2 piglets/year over th ...
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
Nedap: Four reasons to take control of sow feed intake
Automated feeding systems help pig producers to control feed intake during lactation, thus supporting sow and piglet performance with less time and cost, said Chiel van Lenthe, product manager of Nedap Livestock Management.
Sunday, June 28, 2020
Argentina's dry weather puts wheat sowing estimate at risk
Dry weather conditions affecting various wheat growing regions in Argentina were putting its estimate for the planting of 6.7 million hectares of the cereal at further risk, the Buenos Aires grains exchange stated, Reuters reported.
Thursday, June 4, 2020
Anpario launches Orego-Stim TD for top-dressing sow rations
Anpario has launched its new product, Orego-Stim TD, with multiple benefits that has been specifically designed for easy addition on farm and to allow for better sow management.
Thursday, May 7, 2020
Argentina eyes increase in wheat sown area
According to Bahia Blanca Grains Exchange, the wheat planted area of Argentina is predicted to climb 1.5% from the previous season to 6.7 million hectares thanks to favourable weather, Reuters reported.
Friday, April 17, 2020
US corn's sown area slides below five-year average
Lower than the five-year average of 4% but similar to 2019 levels, USDA showed 3% of the intended US corn acreage planted through Sunday, according to its first crop progress report for 2020-21 released Monday.
Friday, January 10, 2020
China's sow herd increased 2.2% in December compared to month prior
Yu Kangzhen, vice minister of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, said the country's sow herd is now up 7% since September, with swine stocks also increasing in November for the first time in 2019, reported Reuters.
Tuesday, November 26, 2019
China's breeding sow stock rose 0.6%, first increase since April 2018
The increase in October, according to official figures, marks a recovery in swine production since the African swine fever (ASF) disease spread across the country, reported Reuters.

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