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18 September 2020
Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut tests susceptibility of cattle to COVID-19The origin and transmission routes of SARS-CoV-2 have not yet been fully elucidated scientifically. To better understand the potential role of farm animals in the corona pandemic, the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (FLI) on the island of Riems conducts...
15 September 2020
Animal AgTech Innovation Summit: Collaboration to Create Innovative Welfare Technologies with McDonald’sBanks Baker, Manager of Animal Welfare and Agriculture with McDonald’s Supply Chain and Sustainability team, spoke Monday as part of a fireside chat about collaboration across the broiler supply chain regarding innovative animal welfare technologies...
11 September 2020
Weekly protein digest: Australia rebuilds beef herd and Ukraine faces uphill battleRead the latest global cattle industry updates from Jim Wyckoff. ...
04 September 2020
Weekly protein digest: fluid milk production shows wide regional variationRead the latest global dairy industry and beef export updates from Jim Wyckoff....
03 September 2020
World food prices rise for a third month in a rowThe FAO reports that the World Food Price Index rose for a third month in a row in August, as prices coarse grains, vegetable oils and sugar strengthened....
28 August 2020
Animal AgTech Innovation Summit Preview: What’s Next for Protein Markets with Nutreco ExecutiveLaurent Genet, Chief Strategy Officer with Nutreco, will be speaking as part of a panel discussion about Accelerating Innovation in Aquaculture at the Animal AgTech Innovation Summit event to be held September 14, 2020. ...
19 August 2020
COVID-19 lockdowns have led to a dramatic reduction in food waste – aiding the fight against climate changeCoronavirus lockdowns have made consumers more frugal with food, with many consuming leftovers and embracing home cooking. If the trend continues, experts believe it will provide a major boost in tackling climate change....
14 August 2020
FAO: Global food markets brace for uncertainty in '20/'21 due to COVID-19Food markets will face many more months of uncertainty due to COVID-19, but the agri-food sector is likely to show more resilience to the pandemic crisis than other sectors, according to a new report released today by the Food and Agriculture Organization...
13 August 2020
Farmers: check in on your neighborsAdhering to stay-at-home orders, navigating distancing recommendations, and trying to keep the farm up and running is putting a lot of pressure on our neighbors in ag country. They may feel stressed, overwhelmed and alone....
When it comes to calcium salt fat supplements, size mattersResearch by Volac Wilmar Feed Ingredients at the National University of Singapore indicates that granule size has a major impact on the degree of rumen-protection of fat supplements....
07 August 2020
Weekly global protein digest: China demand remains key driverFollowing are the latest developments on the world protein front....
06 August 2020
World food prices extend rebound during JulyThe world food price index has been updated, showing that prices rose for the month of July....
Beef Production: Insights on Carbon, Methane and Feeding the FutureToday’s climate change conversation often references gains in carbon emissions without discussing the source and function of the emission, writes Javier Martín-Tereso, Manager Ruminant Research Centre at Trouw Nutrition, a Nutreco company....
27 July 2020
Feeding the Future with Beef Cattle – a Sustainable Approach to Responsible Food ProductionWhat does the science say? What is the data telling us? These questions driving conversations around human health and the novel coronavirus are also informing how stakeholders in the feed-to-food chain think about livestock production and sustainability,...
24 July 2020
Pirbright scientists shed new light on FMD virus evolutionNew research from The Pirbright Institute has shown that different populations of foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) swap sections of genetic material at a far higher rate than originally thought. ...
20 July 2020
Neogen's NeoKlor receives OMRI certification for water disinfectionNeogen's AquaPrime NeoKlor has been reviewed by OMRI and meets USDA National Organic Program standards. ...
17 July 2020
FAO and OECD warn that food commodities are still at risk of “market shock” due to coronavirusThe UN’s food agency and the OECD report that a “market shock” of tumbling agricultural prices could be part of a global recession triggered by a coronavirus epidemic....
15 July 2020
New studies link rise in global methane emissions to oil, gas and agricultureTwo new studies show that US oil and gas drilling, along with global agricultural production, are driving up worldwide emissions of methane....
New e-learning course: epidemiology for non-epidemiologists The news is being flooded with perhaps unfamiliar epidemiological terms and concepts in coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic....
13 July 2020
Biosecurity basics for facilitiesWhat we used to think of as burdensome, extra steps in the daily conduct of business have now become the primary concerns with being able to work at all amid a global pandemic....
10 July 2020
Tips on handling cattle in hot weatherAs a summer heat wave descends on the Midwest, Nebraska Extension is urging producers to help reduce stress on cattle during hot weather....
09 July 2020
Meat, eggs and poultry play key role in improved nutritionNew research from UC Davis highlights the pivotal role of animal protein for family nutrition in developing countries. ...
02 July 2020
June world food price index sees its first increase in 2020The UN Food Agency reports that world food prices rose in June, marking their first increase of 2020 and rebounding after steep falls triggered by the coronavirus crisis....
30 June 2020
Agriculture sector must renew the fight against climate change Syngenta Groups stresses that the agriculture sector's resilience has been tested by the coronavirus crisis, making the fight against more climate change more vital than ever. ...
25 June 2020
Compassion in World Farming announces the winners for the Good Farm Animal Welfare AwardsThe prestigious annual Good Farm Animal Welfare Awards ceremony hosted by Compassion in World Farming should have taken place on 16 June at the Tower of London, but, like so many other events it was a casualty of COVID-19 and was cancelled....
24 June 2020
Cattle GHG emissions: are we all counting the same way?When it comes to greenhouse gas emissions, are all countries counting them the same way? ...
Why are meat plants so susceptible to COVID-19 outbreaks?As more and more meat processing plants across the globe contend with outbreaks of the novel coronavirus, Reuters explains why meat plants can become hotbeds of infection....
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