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Monday, December 18, 2023
Arkansas, US denies financial assistance request for local poultry farmers
Wes Ward, the Agriculture Secretary for Arkansas, United States, has declined a request from State Senator Bryan King for financial assistance to farmers impacted by the abrupt closure of Cooks Venture, a poultry company, Arkansas Advocate ...
Monday, December 18, 2023
Nestlé partnership sees additional payment offered to Fonterra farmers for current season
One year on from announcing a partnership designed to help reduce on-farm emissions, Fonterra and Nestlé have announced their next step to support farmers in New Zealand with their sustainability actions.
Friday, December 15, 2023
Marks and Spencer launch initiative to help UK farmers achieve net zero carbon goal
United Kingdom-based Marks and Spencer (M&S) has unveiled its ambitious "Farm of the Future" programme, a seven-year initiative aimed at assisting UK livestock farmers in rapidly decarbonising production processes to hit the n ...
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Knowledge-Based Solutions In Poultry Farming To Optimise Bird Performance
Combining the application of solutions and knowledge, poultry producers can stay ahead of challenges.
Monday, December 11, 2023
Adjustments to Ireland's beef breeding index expected to driver farmers' profitability
Changes to Ireland's beef breeding index will enhance profitability for farmers, according to the country's Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue.
Monday, December 11, 2023
Draft protocol to encourage Canada's cattle farmers to cut enteric methane emissions
Environment and Climate Change Canada published a draft fourth protocol under Canada's Greenhouse Gas Offset Credit System on December 11.
Saturday, December 9, 2023
Smithfield Foods terminates contracts with 26 swine farms, citing oversupply
In response to the ongoing challenges posed by industry oversupply, Smithfield Foods, the world's largest pork processor, has terminated its contracts with 26 swine farms in Utah, United States, Yahoo! Finance reported.
Saturday, December 9, 2023
BRF SA aims to boost direct grain purchases from farmers to 40% by next year
Brazilian food processor BRF, a major player in the pork and poultry industry and a significant buyer of corn and soybeans, has outlined plans to elevate its direct purchases of grain from farmers, Yahoo! Finance reported.
Thursday, December 7, 2023
Mass culling of salmon at SalMar farm to mitigate jellyfish invasion
SalMar, a major Norwegian salmon farming company, has culled approximately 1.2 million salmon at its Ørnfjordbotn, Senja, Norway-based salmon farm, due to an influx of Apolemia uvaria, a species of string jellyfish known for its venomo ...
Thursday, December 7, 2023
Arosa and Jamaica Pig Farmers' Association launch campaign to boost pork industry
Arosa Limited, in partnership with the Jamaica Pig Farmers' Association (JPFA), has initiated the "Pork Jamaica" campaign to strengthen support for the local pork industry, Jamaica Observer reported.
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
Bird flu outbreak hits poultry farm in Belgium, near French border
Belgium has reported the first outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, in the current season, KELO-TV reported.
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
USDA invests over US$18 million in dairy farm projects to combat methane emissions
The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Regional Conservation Partnership Program is channelling more than US$18 million into initiatives aimed at reducing methane emissions on dairy farms, Brownfield Ag News reported.
Friday, December 1, 2023
UK turkey farmers anticipate robust Christmas after 2022 bird flu crisis
Turkey farmers in the United Kingdom are expecting to meet Christmas demand this year, following a challenging bird flu outbreak in 2022 that killed half of the free-range flock, Channel News Asia reported.
Thursday, November 30, 2023
France reports highly pathogenic bird flu outbreak in turkey farm
France has identified an outbreak of highly pathogenic bird flu virus on a turkey farm northwest of the country, according to the country’s agriculture ministry, Reuters reported.
Thursday, November 30, 2023
Workshop in Punjab, Pakistan, prepares cattle farmers to deal with fog fever
The livestock department of the province of Punjab, Pakistan, conducted a training workshop on November 28 to prepare livestock breeders to deal with fog fever in cattle.

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