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Friday, October 11, 2024
Farms with mix of arable crops and livestock can better store carbon in soil, research found
Research by the Soil Association Exchange (SAE) shows that farms with a mixture of arable crops and livestock have about a third more carbon stored within their soil than those with only arable crops, thanks to the animals' manure.
Monday, October 7, 2024
Philippine dairy official seeks cattle imports for stock farms to drive domestic milk production
The Philippines' National Dairy Authority (NDA) Administrator, Marcus Antonius T. Andaya, recently pushed for the importation of cattle for stock farms to increase milk production.
Thursday, September 26, 2024
Local government unit in Asturias, Cebu, Philippines, takes poultry farms to task for high number of flies
The local government unit (LGU) of Asturias, Cebu, the Philippines, has issued a warning against two poultry farms in the town due to the presence of an unusual number of flies in their facility.
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Canada accepting applications for closed containment salmon farms in British Columbia
Canada's federal government has opened the door to applications for closed containment salmon farms in British Columbia, where open net-pen farming is being phased out by June 30, 2029.
Thursday, September 19, 2024
Restrictions imposed on chicken farms in Puri, Odisha, India, to fight bird flu
With the Puri district of Odisha, India, becoming a bird flu hotspot, chicken farming has been banned in Pipili, Satyabadi, Nimapada, and Delang.
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Philippine conglomerate San Miguel Corp expands poultry production with new mega farms
San Miguel Corp (SMC), a diversified Philippine conglomerate, is set to boost the country's poultry production through its food and beverage unit with the completion of additional mega farms, The Philippine Star reported.
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Houlton Farms Dairy in Portland, Oregon, US, to close milk production by end September
Houlton Farms Dairy, the only dairy producer north of Portland, Oregon, the United States, will halt milk production by the end of September.
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
Rise of intensive pig farms in UK raises alarm over environmental risks
The number of pigs housed in intensive farming units - facilities that house thousands of animals at once - in the United Kingdom has grown by 11% over the past six years , with 268 such farms now capable of holding 1.3 million pigs at any ...
Thursday, September 5, 2024
Bird flu hits three dairy farms in California, US
Cows at three California, US dairy farms have been placed under quarantine after testing positive for avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, according to the state's department of food and agriculture (CDFA), Quartz reported this week ...
Tuesday, September 3, 2024
"Prepare for the unexpected" Selko webinar episode offers holistic strategy for managing salmonella risk on poultry farms
Selko, the feed additives brand of Nutreco, is discussing the threats that salmonella poses across the feed-to-farm chain and sharing a holistic approach to mitigating this risk in the latest installment of its recorded webinar series.
Thursday, August 29, 2024
Indonesia allocates 1.5 million hectares for dairy farms to support free meal programme
Indonesia's Ministry of Agriculture is in the process of preparing 1.5 million hectares of land for dairy farming to support President-elect Prabowo Subianto's free meal programme, Jakarta Globe 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 ...
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'.
Wednesday, August 7, 2024
New EU livestock rearing emissions directive in force, covers more than 30,000 pig, poultry farms
An updated EU directive on industrial and livestock rearing emissions entered into force on August 4, revising the former Industrial Emissions Directive (IED).
Thursday, July 18, 2024
Study finds higher campylobacter prevalence in North Carolina, US, backyard chickens compared to commercial farms
A recent prevalence study published in JAC - Antimicrobial Resistance on the common foodborne bacterium Campylobacter in chickens in North Carolina, US, revealed it is almost twice as common in backyard flocks compared to commercial farms, ...

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