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Wednesday, July 22, 2020
Bayer announces carbon capture programme for farmers in the US and Brazil
The Bayer Carbon Initiative, Bayer AG's carbon capture programme will pay farmers in the United States and Brazil for capturing carbon in cropland soils, Reuters reported.
Wednesday, July 22, 2020
Thai swine farmers to sell cheaper pork to consumers
The Thai National Swine Farmers Association organised the "Pork against Covid" fair to sell fresh pork at THB 130 (~US$4.11) per kg, lower than current prices at local markets, The Nation Thailand reported.
Tuesday, July 21, 2020
Ethiopian poultry farmers destroy thousands of chicks due to low demand
Poultry farmers in Ethiopia have been forced to destroy hundreds of thousands of chicks because of COVID-19 related low demand in Ethiopia's hospitality sector, Reuters reported.
Tuesday, July 21, 2020
ForFarmers appoints new business support specialist
ForFarmers has appointed Mark Brightmore as its business support specialist who will offer expert on-farm support to broiler producers.
Sunday, July 19, 2020
Philippine agriculture department gives cattle to Ilocos farmers
The Philippines' Department of Agriculture (DA) has given at least 60 heads of high-breed cattle to beneficiaries from five farmers' associations in Ilocos Region provinces under its loan breeder scheme, Manila Times reported
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
Canada hog farmers' donation provides over 200,000 ground pork meals to needy families
A grassroots fundraising initiative by Canadian hog farmers and their industry partners in Ontario has contributed C$85,000 to a food-bank programme amid the COVID-19 pandemic crisis.
Monday, July 13, 2020
US drops wheat, corn crop forecasts as farmers cut acreage
The US dropped its domestic corn and wheat harvest estimates on Thursday due to a cut in landforecasts, Reuters reported.
Tuesday, July 7, 2020
US creates new bill to aid COVID-affected hog farmers
US senators have created a new bill to aid hog and poultry producers who are forced to kill or donate animals that cannot be processed into the food supply due to COVID-related plant capacity reductions, Farm Journal reported.
Friday, July 3, 2020
US farmers cut one billion bushels from 2020 corn crop estimate
US farmers effectively slashed the 2020 corn crop forecast and planted less than one billion bushels from what they had planned in early spring, USDA data showed on Tuesday, Successful Farming reported.
Thursday, July 2, 2020
Kenyan poultry farmers manufacture own feed to stay in business
Poultry farmers in Kenya have collaborated to produce their own feed to reduce production costs amid a difficult economic climate caused by COVID-19, Kenya News Agency reported.
Wednesday, July 1, 2020
Nigeria's poultry farmers raise alarm on industry collapse
Nigeria's poultry farmers in Ogun state raised the alarm of an imminent collapse of the poultry sector, after a sudden rise in the price of corn and other essential ingredients used in poultry feed production, Blueprint Newspapers reported.
Wednesday, July 1, 2020
OECD: Government policies provide more than US$500 billion to farmers every year
The latest edition of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's (OECD) annual Agricultural Policy Monitoring and Evaluation report has showed that the support policies implemented by the 54 countries studied -- all OECD a ...
Monday, June 29, 2020
Iranian poultry farmers report feed shortage
The Iran Chicken Farmers Union said about 7,000 farmers have been affected by the low supplies and increased costs of poultry feed, the Financial Tribune Iran reported.
Monday, June 29, 2020
Myanmar Ministry of Commerce to support banks providing loans to Myanmar corn farmers
U Min Khang, chairman of the Myanmar Corn Industrial Association said an agreement was made with the Ministry of Commerce for the latter to help provide government loans or connections to banks in order to expand corn plantations, the Myanm ...
Saturday, June 27, 2020
Beef support scheme must be given to all Irish farmers
According to the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers' Association (ICMSA), the EUR50-million beef support scheme for beef finishers should be given to all farmers that finish cattle including dairy farmers, regardless of herd size, AgriLand repor ...

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