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Tuesday, June 2, 2020
China's strip intercropping technology can boost Pakistan's crop
China's corn-soybean strip intercropping technology is suitable for Pakistan to help its corn and soybean yield to lessen the country's soybean imports and improve the nation's food security, Prof Yang Wenyu said, Technology Times reported.
Tuesday, June 2, 2020
South Africa proposes social distancing for pigs
The South African government suggests to pig owners that they should implement a form of social distancing for their herds, and should also look to the human coronavirus response as basis on other measures, Business Insider reported.
Monday, June 1, 2020
Canadian, US pork industries intertwined, suffer with US processing plant shutdowns
Canadian pork farmers have often been closely linked to the pork industry in the US, and considering this, the shutdown of US pork processing plants has pummeled the Canadian pork industry amid the COVID-19 pandemic, St Albert Today reporte ...
Monday, June 1, 2020
South Africa conducts African swine fever tests to prevent spread of the disease
Extensive African swine fever (ASF) tests and investigations are being conducted by South Africa's agriculture ministry to prevent the spread of the disease after a third outbreak was discovered in East Cape province, Reuters reported.
Monday, June 1, 2020
Sanderson Farms: China will stop buying US chicken in June
Lampkin Butts, Sanderson Farms' president said China is unlikely to purchase chicken from the United States in June because it is recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, Reuters reported.
Sunday, May 31, 2020
Patented alkyl esters of medium chain fatty acids are enhancing broiler gut health and performance
Strong gut health plays a vital role in reducing disease incidence and achieving optimal broiler performance and farm results. While antibiotic growth promoters (AGPs) have been widely used in flocks, more and more bans on the use of AGP ...
Saturday, May 30, 2020
Workers' union protests for Farmer John plant shutdown
The workers' union at Farmer John where at least 153 employees have caught COVID-19 called on Thursday for the plant's immediate closure, due to ineffective measures to contain the outbreak, reported Reuters.
Saturday, May 30, 2020
Northern Australian aquaculture set to grow fivefold
Northern Australian aquaculture is set to exceed AUD1.34 billion in value and produce fivefold its current volume of seafood products within the next decade, according to a new report, Mirage News reported.
Saturday, May 30, 2020
EU feed industry on track for deforestation-free soy, says IDH report
A report by the Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH) says that an estimated 38% of soybean meal consumption in Europe is compliant with the FEFAC Soy Sourcing Guidelines (SSG) and 19% is certified deforestation-free as of 2018, when the surve ...
Friday, May 29, 2020
Wens Foodstuffs Group aims to triple swine output by 2024
The biggest swine producer in China will boost its output by three times in the next four years through the construction of new swine farms, Reuters reported.
Friday, May 29, 2020
Food safety against milk mycotoxins: The guarantee through a natural and efficient solution
On the past two decades, diseases caused by food have been emerging as a major and growing public health and economic issue in many countries. Due to recent world crisis with some animal products, food safety is one of the most important an ...
Friday, May 29, 2020
US beef, chicken inventories in cold storage facilities soar in April
US beef and chicken inventories in cold storage facilities swelled in April, according to agricultural data provider Gro Intelligence, Freight Waves reported.
Friday, May 29, 2020
China's egg prices dive to historic lows
As inventories increase in the midst of sluggish demand, the poultry and egg prices in China have come under pressure in recent weeks, pushing egg prices to plunge to historic lows, Reuters reported.
Friday, May 29, 2020
Synlait Milk cuts dairy price estimate as COVID-19 clouds market
Synlait Milk lowered its milk price estimate for the current season on Thursday, due to lower dairy prices along with a global slump in commodity prices amid the COVID-19 crisis, Reuters reported.
Thursday, May 28, 2020
CageEye creates new hydroacoustic technology
Oslo-based CageEye has created hydroacoustic technology that makes precise observation and data collection of fish behaviour in cages possible, reported The Fish Site.

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