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Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Cargill beef plant slows down slaughter line due to COVID-19
Cargill's High River, Alberta, beef plant is the latest in a growing list of plants to either slow its slaughter line down or shut it down entirely due to COVID-19 risks.
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Olymel to reopen pork processing plant
After closing for more than two weeks to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Olymel will resume operations at its hog slaughter and cutting plant at Yamachiche, Quebec, Canada, on April 14.
Monday, April 13, 2020
Smithfield Foods to close Sioux Falls, South Dakota plant indefinitely amid pandemic
Smithfield Foods Inc. announced Sunday, April 12, that its facility in Sioux Falls city in South Dakota, USA, will remain closed until further notice.
Thursday, April 9, 2020
US farmers to plant more corn, soybean acres for 2020
According to the USDA Prospective Plantings report, US farmers intend to plant more corn and soybean acres this year.
Thursday, April 9, 2020
Tyson suspends Iowa pork plant operations
Tyson Foods Inc. has suspended operations at its Columbus Junction, Iowa, pork plant this week due to more than two dozen cases of COVID-19 involving team members at the facility.
Thursday, April 9, 2020
Glencore Agriculture offers US$325 million for stake in Argentine soy crushing plant Renova
The commodities trader is looking to purchase the remaining minority stake in the soy crusher held currently by Vicentin, a bankrupt family-owned company, sources told Reuters.
Thursday, April 9, 2020
US federal appeals court affirmed ruling protecting the US government in cattle quarantine lawsuit
Southern Texas farm owners failed to win an appeal over their failed lawsuit charging the US federal government over the death of their cattle in a federal imposed cattle quarantine in 2014 to eliminate fever ticks, reported Reuters.
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
Antimicrobial resistance on farms: a review including biosecurity and the potential role of disinfectants in resistance selection
Resistance to therapeutic antimicrobial agents is recognized as a growing problem for both human and veterinary medicine, and the need to address the issue in both of these linked domains is a current priority in public policy. Efforts to l ...
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
Evaluation of the relationship between the biosecurity status, production parameters, herd characteristics and antimicrobial usage in farrow-to-finish pig production in four EU countries
High antimicrobial usage and the threat of antimicrobial resistance highlighted the need for reduced antimicrobial usage in pig production. Prevention of disease however, is necessary to obtain a reduced need for antimicrobial treatment. Th ...
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
US meatpackers affected by ethanol plants closing
The COVID-19 pandemic has lowered demand for fuel in the United States, resulting in ethanol plants closing and leaving meatpackers without enough carbon dioxide to refrigerate chilled beef, pork and poultry, reported Reuters.
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
Cargill closes its US meat plant in Pennsylvania due to COVID-19
Cargill's Pennsylvania meat plant is closed until further notice, further affecting the US food supply for retail that has seen increased demand because of the pandemic, reported Reuters.
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
Marel introduces its new Compact Graders and announces extended warranty for its bench and marine scales
The new generation Compact Graders include advanced grading and batching technology, while the increased warranty period for marine scales is the longest in the market.
Tuesday, April 7, 2020
Antibiotic reduction: The increased importance of high-level biosecurity
Biosecurity is the foundation for all disease prevention programs (Dewulf, et al., 2018), and all the more important in antibiotic reduction scenarios. It includes the combination of all measures taken to reduce the risk of introduction and ...
Tuesday, April 7, 2020
US meat companies shut down plants in Iowa and Pennsylvania due to COVID-19
Three pork and beef production facilities in Iowa and Pennsylvania have been closed due to COVID-19, affecting the US food supply chain, reported Reuters.
Tuesday, April 7, 2020
BRF poultry plant in Dourados, Brazil approved for export to China
Brazil-based BRF SA said China's customs authority has approved its poultry plant in Dourados to resume exports to China, reported Reuters.

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