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Tuesday, January 2, 2024
Recommendations by researchers focus on disease risks posed by mixed pig/poultry farms in UK
Recommendations have been published by researchers from UK and Australian universities for the reduction of the disease risks posed to public health by intensive pig and poultry farms that are situated in close proximity to each other.
Thursday, December 21, 2023
Pancreatic disease spreading in northern Norway fish farms
The Norwegian Food Safety Authority has announced another case of pancreatic disease (PD) at a fish farm in the northern part of the country, Fish Farmer reported.
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.
Thursday, November 30, 2023
EU's updated Industrial Emissions Directive to cover farms with certain numbers of livestock units
Negotiators of the European Parliament and the European Council have reached a provisional agreement on the revision of the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) and the Waste Landfill Directive and the new regulation on the industrial emiss ...
Thursday, November 16, 2023
US FDA to remove common veterinary drug from pork farms amid human cancer concerns
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) aims to withdraw a widely used veterinary drug employed by US pork farms from the market, prompted by apprehensions that the drug, carbadox, may present a cancer risk to humans consuming ...
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
Indigenous leaders urge Canada to commit to shift from open-net salmon farms
Indigenous leaders from British Columbia, Canada, have called on the Canadian federal government to stand by plans to transition away from open-net salmon farms, but an industry spokesperson has suggested the leaders were wading into politi ...
Friday, November 10, 2023
New farming techniques in Vietnam slash greenhouse gas emissions in shrimp farms
New agricultural methods in Vietnam have successfully reduced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by nearly 17% in extensive shrimp farms and almost 11% in intensive farms, according to research conducted on monitoring GHG emissions from shrimp ...
Thursday, November 9, 2023
Salmon farms in Iceland face welfare crisis amid sea lice outbreak
Images of severely diseased and dying salmon at an Icelandic fish farm have surfaced, revealing what a veterinary expert describes as an "animal welfare disaster" of unprecedented magnitude, The Guardian reported.
Thursday, November 9, 2023
Egg farms in Fraser Valley, British Columbia, Canada, hit by avian flu this fall
Seven egg farms in Fraser Valley, British Columbia, Canada, have been hit by an outbreak of avian flu.
Wednesday, November 8, 2023
Scotland's salmon farms decrease antibiotic usage by over 50% in one year
A recent report from the United Kingdom government has revealed that salmon farming companies in Scotland have significantly reduced their antibiotic usage by more than 50% within a year, Global Seafood Alliance reported.
Thursday, November 2, 2023
Malindo's processed chicken products exported to Singapore following audits at farms and slaughterhouses
PT Malindo Feedmill Tbk has exported a fresh batch of processed chicken products to Singapore, Neraca reported last month.
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Chinese aquaculture farms redefine operations with modern technologies
China's southern region, which is most suitable for shrimp farming, is the most economically developed region in the country.
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
Cal-Maine concludes acquisition of Fassio Egg Farms assets
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc., the largest producer and distributor of fresh shell eggs in the United States, said this month it had closed a previously announced acquisition of all Fassio Egg Farms' assets, related to its commercial shell egg prod ...
Monday, October 9, 2023
British Columbia, Canada aquaculture firms want government to deal with salmon farms fairly
Aquaculture technology companies and suppliers in British Columbia, Canada, including one that builds land-based rearing systems, are urging Canada's new Fisheries minister, Diane Lebouthillier, to take a "balanced" and science-ba ...
Wednesday, October 4, 2023
UK's AHDB to launch three new Strategic Dairy Farms
The United Kingdom's Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is launching three new Strategic Dairy Farms and encourage farmers to get involved with the programme and follow their journeys.

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