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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, ...
Thursday, July 18, 2024
US$5 billion to future-proof UK dairy farms against climate change in next decade, research states
UK dairy farmers will need to invest around £3.9 billion (US$5 billion) in the next decade to future-proof their farms against climate change, according to new research.
Monday, July 15, 2024
China converts LNG byproducts into fish farms in sustainable energy initiative
China is pioneering an innovative approach to sustainable energy use by transforming the icy byproducts of liquefied natural gas (LNG) stations into thriving fish farms, China News Service reported.
Monday, July 8, 2024
Study reveals ineffectiveness of measures to curb Salmonella Dublin in Danish cattle farms
A recent study published in the Journal of Dairy Science by researchers from the Complexity Science Hub (CSH), the University of Copenhagen, and SEGES indicates that despite stringent movement restrictions among Danish cattle farms, Salmone ...
Friday, July 5, 2024
Philippines sets funds for dairy livestock farms in Luzon and Mindanao
The Philippines' National Dairy Authority (NDA) is allocating nearly half a billion dollars for the development of four dairy livestock breeding farms in Luzon and Mindanao, which are scheduled for completion by 2025.
Wednesday, July 3, 2024
Penang, Malaysia poultry farms must transition to closed cage system by year-end
Poultry farm operators in Penang, Malaysia, particularly in the Seberang Perai Selatan (SPS) district, with over 20,000 birds have until December 31, 2024, to transition to the closed cage system, Bernama reported.
Tuesday, July 2, 2024
More than 10,000 pig farms in Germany as of May 3
There were about 15,700 pig farms in Germany as of May 3, 2024.
Thursday, June 27, 2024
Salmon deaths in Icelandic fish farms surge to nearly 2 million in early 2024
According to the Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority (MAST), about 1.3 million farmed salmon died in sea cages in the first five months of 2023, and that number has risen to just under two million this year, roughly equivalent to 100 ti ...
Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Few US farms seek federal assistance for bird flu outbreak
A small number of US farms, only 18 in total, are currently accepting federal funds to address the H5N1 avian flu outbreak among dairy herds that began three months ago, according to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food & Envir ...
Monday, June 24, 2024
Canada to ban open-net pen salmon farms in British Columbia by 2029
The Canadian federal government announced a ban on open-net pen salmon farms off the coast of British Columbia (BC), with closures delayed until 2029, Global Seafood Alliance reported.
Thursday, June 20, 2024
Norway's Nova Sea, FishGlobe in partnership to set up closed-containment salmon farms
Norway-based Nova Sea has signed a partnership agreement with FishGlobe, also based in the country, to create one of the latter company's closed-containment salmon farms.
Wednesday, June 5, 2024
Raw milk output of EU farms at 160.0 million tonnes in 2022
EU farms produced an estimated 160.0 million tonnes of raw milk in 2022, Eurostat said in an article marking World Milk Day, which is celebrated every year on June 1.
Friday, May 31, 2024
USDA extends support to US dairy farms not yet affected by bird flu
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced last week more support for dairy farms, which now includes those that haven't been affected by H5N1 avian flu outbreaks in cattle.
Monday, May 20, 2024
Latvia sees 31.7% decline in number of farms over two decades, average farm size doubles
Over the past 20 years, the number of farms in Latvia has decreased by 31.7%, while the average size of farms has increased by 2.3 times, according to data from the Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia (CSP), Baltic News Network reported.

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