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Monday, March 1, 2021
China to boost its corn acreage by more than 667,000 hectares this year
China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said it will boost its corn acreage by more than 667,000 hectares and treat more polluted land in 2021, as it aims to bolster food security in the country, Reuters reported.
Monday, March 1, 2021
South Africa confirms African swine fever outbreak at Western Cape region
South Africa's Western Cape region confirmed its first African swine fever (ASF) cases at two small farms following reports of ASF outbreaks in other parts of the country, according to Ivan Meyer, the Western Cape's agriculture minister, Re ...
Monday, March 1, 2021
CP Group recognised as one of world's most ethical companies
Charoen Pokphand Group Company Limited has been recognised as one of the 2021 World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere, an organisation that measures and advances the standards of ethical business practices.
Monday, March 1, 2021
Zambeef director steps down
Zambeef Products Plc, a major meat producer in Zambia, has announced the resignation of company director David Osborne, effective February 28.
Monday, March 1, 2021
BIOMIN announces winners of Mycotoxin Aquaculture Challenge awards for university students
BIOMIN has recently announced the winners of the Mycotoxin Aquaculture Challenge which saw the participation of students from the MSc Sustainable Aquaculture programme at the University of Plymouth's School of Biological and Marine Sciences ...
Monday, March 1, 2021
Tyson plants receive North American Meat Institute's Environmental Recognition awards
Tyson Foods announced last month that 35 of its US plant locations - including those in poultry, beef and pork productions - have been recognised by The North American Meat Institute (NAMI) for their dedication to making a positive environm ...
Monday, March 1, 2021
FrieslandCampina strengthens executive board with additional positions
FrieslandCampina is implementing changes to its top management structure to accelerate its transformation and further increase the agility of the company.
Monday, March 1, 2021
Skretting, Chilean salmon company enter agreement concerning sustainability targets
Skretting Chile and Chilean salmon farming company Salmones Camanchaca have entered into an agreement that sets sustainability targets in relation to carbon emissions, sourcing of raw materials, renewable energy use and life-cycle assessmen ...
Monday, March 1, 2021
Study finds meat production to be potential source of bacterium causing urinary tract infections
The meat production chain is likely a major source of Staphylococcus saprophyticus that causes human urinary tract infections, according to epidemiologic and genomic evidence found by researchers at a Portuguese institute.
Monday, March 1, 2021
Campylobacter and Salmonella cases remain stable in EU
Campylobacteriosis, which has been the most reported gastrointestinal disease in European Union since 2005, affected more than 220,000 people in 2019, according to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
Monday, March 1, 2021
Truckload of Smithfield products heads to North Carolina, US, following tornado, winter storm
Smithfield Foods, Inc. is dispatching a truck carrying nearly 40,000 pounds of protein to the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina, the United States, to aid disaster-relief efforts in the wake of a devastating EF-3 tornado that ...
Monday, March 1, 2021
Smithfield makes protein donations to food bank serving Kentucky, US, in response to winter storm's impact
Smithfield Foods, Inc. is expediting a truckload of protein donations to God's Pantry Foodbank, a Feeding America, Lexington-based food bank serving central and eastern Kentucky, the United States, to support ongoing recovery efforts follow ...
Monday, March 1, 2021
HKScan first in the world to calculate water footprint of broiler production using AWARE method
HKScan has employed AWARE, a new calculation method that calculates water footprint, taking into account the impact of a product on regional water scarcity.
Saturday, February 27, 2021
ABN announces plan to build UK's largest feed mill
UK's ABN announced plans earlier this week for a new state-of-the-art feed mill in the East of England, as part of an investment programme set to transform the UK agricultural industry and meet the demands of feeding a growing UK population ...
Friday, February 26, 2021
H5N8 bird flu detected in Afghanistan
The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said Afghanistan has confirmed an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu on a poultry farm in Herat province, Reuters reported.

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