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NFU leaders have called for greater adoption of new technology available to help farms maximise margins, uphold the UK’s reputation for quality and safe produce, and reduce carbon emissions.

EU farming union Copa elects Christiane Lambert as leader on 18 September as European farmers help shape the future of farming in the trading bloc.

One farmer, with the help of his specialist pig vet, has saved up to £2/pig by introducing a new vaccine which has helped eradicate Porcine Ileitis, otherwise known as Proliferative Haemorrhagic Enteropathy (PHE) or Porcine Intestinal Adenomatosis (PIA), from his herd.…

The Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut has confirmed 13 cases of ASF in wild boar in Brandenburg, Germany.

On-farm data shows continuous improvement

USDA offers new round of relief payments to farmers facing market disruptions associated with COVID-19.

The roadmap outlines programs and policies that are science-based, data-driven, and promote innovation to reduce Salmonella

For many years, the US animal feed industry has relied on imports when it comes to micro ingredients.

With influenza A virus (IAV-S) in swine continuing to cause performance losses on US pig farms, veterinarians have taken up the mantle to find solutions. A thorough review devoted to IAV-S was held at the 2020 annual mee…

Piglet processing fluids have been shown to be a practical, time-efficient and affordable diagnostic tool for porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS), and some indications suggest that porcine circovirus typ…

On Friday, September 11, USDA released its World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report. As expected, the US corn outlook indicated reduced production, with lower corn used for ethanol, larger exports, a…

A complete list of countries who have banned German pork along with the economic impact for Europe

India's minister for food processing resigned over planned laws that allow farmers to sell directly to bulk buyers and make contract farming easier, noting this will hurt millions of farmers.

Germany's Friedrich-Loeffler Institute has confirmed seven more cases in wild boars

Last week one wild boar was found in Germany with African Swine Fever. This one dead pig has now resulted in China, South Korea and Japan banning pork shipments from Germany. This in itself has turned the pork world upsi…

Germany’s scientific institute confirms the animals had ASF following initial positive tests in Brandenburg state laboratories

Germany's Ministry of Consumer Protection intensifies targeted search for fallen game and accident game in endangered area

CME livestock futures dipped lower Wednesday on news that China's hog herd is quickly rebuilding

Australia’s strong agricultural science has built a reputation for quality. Australian beef in particular is highly sought after around the world. Almost three quarters of the beef produced in Australia is exported, maki…

The impact of African swine fever (ASF) on the Chinese pig herd has been widely reported. As China rebuilds its herd, it can be difficult to get reliable numbers on the rate of growth. However, whey product imports can g…