The latest news from the agricultural sector
2022-05-23
Avian Influenza: How It’s Spreading And What To Know About This Outbreak
When it comes to avian influenza, more commonly known as bird flu, all birds are not created equal. Read more
2022-05-23
USDA Announces Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement with Alabama
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with Alabama under the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative... Read more
2022-05-23
USDA Confirms Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in New Jersey
The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a non-commercial... Read more
2022-05-23
Tesco To Pay Out More To Pig Farmers As Industry Warns Of ‘Critical’ Situation
Tesco is to hand pig farmers £6.6m in additional support, taking the total to £10m, after warnings that a slew of producers could go out of business. Read more
2022-05-23
USMEF Statement on Study Confirming Effectiveness of Export Market Development Programs
On May 18, the U.S. Agricultural Export Development Council (USAEDC) released an
economic impact study confirming the effectiveness of export market development programs in expanding demand for U.S.... Read more
2022-05-23
Statement from Agriculture Secretary Vilsack on President Biden's Actions to Address Infant Formula Shortage
Read Statement from Agriculture Secretary Vilsack on President Biden`s Actions to Address Infant Formula Shortage in addition to hundreds of recent farming and agriculture news articles. View up to... Read more
2022-05-23
Cattle on Feed Report Shows Biggest May First Inventory Since 1996- Drought Pushing Cattle Into Feedlots
Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 12.0 million head on May 1, 2022. The inventory was 2% above May 1,... Read more
2022-05-23
Whole Genome Sequencing Shows 2019 and 2021 Strep Zoo Outbreaks Caused by Different Strains
The Swine Health Information Center reports outbreaks of Strep zoo in Ohio and Tennessee in 2019 and in Indiana in 2021 were caused by different strains. High mortality events resulting from... Read more
2022-05-23
Commercially Available African Swine Fever Vaccine on the Horizon
The Executive Director of the Swine Health Information Center says, for the first time, we can see the prospects on the horizon for a commercially available African Swine Fever vaccine. African Swine... Read more
2022-05-23
Pork Producers Around the World Expected to Benefit from Lawsonia Intracellularis Vaccine Research
Pork producers around the world are expected to be the main beneficiaries of research aimed at developing new subunit vaccines to protect pigs from Lawsonia intracellularis. Researchers with the... Read more
2022-05-23
Health Canada responds to baby formula shortage, PEI's alternative crops for cash program, and more
Read Health Canada responds to baby formula shortage, PEI`s alternative crops for cash program, and more in addition to hundreds of recent farming and agriculture news articles. View up to date crop... Read more
2022-05-23
Avian influenza detected on Abbotsford poultry farm
Birds at a commercial poultry farm in Abbotsford have tested positive for avian influenza, according to the B.C. Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Read more