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Friday, May 15, 2020
Cattle specialists on determining optimum cow size
How to determine the most efficient cow size? The question is really difficult to answer, says Bob Weaber, beef specialist with K-State Research and Extension.
Friday, May 15, 2020
Australia's seafood sector hit by COVID-19 restrictions
Staggering from disrupted supply chains and coronavirus-related lockdowns, the seafood industry of Australia is predicted to drop in value by at least AUD400 million this year, reported Al Jazeera.
Friday, May 15, 2020
US wheat hits near two-month low on ample global stocks
Weighed down by abundant global supplies as the COVID-19-induced lockdown led to poor grain demand, US wheat futures plunged to an almost two-month low on Thursday, reported Reuters.
Friday, May 15, 2020
China allocates more grain import quotas to boost purchases
In a bid to step up US farm purchases and comply with global trade rules, China is allotting more low-tariff import quotas for corn this year and may expand its use of wheat quotas, three sources reported to Reuters.
Friday, May 15, 2020
US state creates pig disposal method
Pork industry officials in the US state of Minnesota are using a method formed during ASF preparedness training to substantially reduce pigs, reported Brownfield Ag News.
Thursday, May 14, 2020
Investing in livestock is made easy by South African startup
A South African agri-tech startup has made it possible for non-farmers to invest digitally in livestock.
Thursday, May 14, 2020
GenetiRate fish egg sorting technology tested by major aquaculture companies
The automated egg-sorting technology from the US-based company to determine fish with better growth rates without requiring more feed, reported Fish Information & Services.
Thursday, May 14, 2020
Sanovo in strategic alliance with Ovotrack
The Sanovo Technology Group has made what it says is a strategic investment in Ovotrack Holding BV, global supplier of traceability and inventory management solutions for egg grading centres, processing plants and hatcheries.
Thursday, May 14, 2020
Danforth Family Farms starts new pork business
Danforth Family Farms in Nashville, Georgia is launching a new business selling locally-grown fresh pork products in area stores and flea markets, reported WALB News 10.
Thursday, May 14, 2020
Brazil wheat stocks to plunge to record low
According to Reuters, Brazil's final 2020 wheat stocks are predicted at 170,000 tonnes, the lowest in history, an official at government food supply and statistics agency Conab said on Tuesday.
Thursday, May 14, 2020
US state beef producers see business boom amid pandemic
The Oklahoma Cattlemen's Association has called on beef producers to start selling meat directly to consumers to help with the losses from the COVID-19 pandemic, eventually boosting their business, reported KOCO 5.
Wednesday, May 13, 2020
Meat packers most vulnerable in beef supply chain during pandemic
The beef production system and the transportation industry are interdependent critical infrastructures, according to an interdisciplinary team of Kansas State University researchers, who developed a computer simulation that revealed beef su ...
Wednesday, May 13, 2020
US analysts: Low pork belly inventories doesn't equal bacon shortage
American analysts believe there will be more bacon supply even as the country's pork belly inventories record two straight months of record low numbers, reported Reuters.
Wednesday, May 13, 2020
China stops importing beef from four Australian companies
The import suspension comes as a dispute over the COVID-19 pandemic among both countries has resulted in issues concerning key agricultural commodities, reported Reuters.
Wednesday, May 13, 2020
New study examines re-emergence of bluetongue virus in Europe
A new study led by researchers from the University of Glasgow in the UK sheds light on why the bluetongue virus (BTV), a pathogen that infects sheep and cattle, has re-emerged in Europe after an absence of five years.

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