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As part of Britain's agricultural transition, the government has launched the Farming Innovation Program to support agri-tech innovation.

Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) has launched its six-part COP26 podcast series to bring together voices from across the industry to discuss what the red meat sector is and can be doing to positively influence the outcomes of the two-week conference.…

No Chicken While we were in Spain it was interesting that there was virtually no chicken on restaurant menus. Seems to us a good plan. U.S. Pork exports to Mexico continue at record pace. Year to date 487,571 mt vs. 378,…

The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) is calling on immigration officials to establish a better system for considering and adjudicating applications for a visa widely used to fill jobs in the swine industry.

The Biden administration has decided to stop "mass workplace raids" for undocumented immigrants and will focus on targeting companies who continually violate labor laws.

The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), a human resources trade body, says that the UK should temporarily allow more young people from the EU to participate in its labor markets to fix staffing shortages.…

The USDA is investing $4.7 million in 56 different organizations as it shores up its outreach and technical assistance to farmers and ranchers who have been historically underserved.

Feed additive company NUQO has partnered with the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria to research the potential of metabolites from plants and seaweeds for the animal health and feed industry.

“Too pessimistic to be more pessimistic” is the way one publication described it. There certainly has been a lot for pork farmers in China to be pessimistic about recently. Our observations are there is huge liquidation …

The company is on track to ensure complete traceability of soya used through its supply chain.

China has allowed imports of breeding pigs from Ireland, the country's customs office said on 19 October.

The UK recently published its first ever "Trust in Food" index, launched by farming standards agency Red Tractor and pollster YouGov, capturing the UK public's attitudes to food and drink.

Perdue University's Ag Economy Barometer shows US lower farmer sentiment for September 2021, recording its weakest reading since July 2020.

Lotte Folkesson, Chairwoman of Copa and Cogeca's women's committee celebrated, Rural Women's Day on 15 October and is calling on the European agriculture community to celebrate the role women play in sustainable farming. …

Provisional results of the swine census from different EU Member States shows that the pig herd has posted only slight declines over the year to June 2021, largely due to growth in the Spanish herd.

The latest opinion piece from the British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) notes postponing import checks from the EU leaves UK meat exporters at a significant disadvantage.

China’s third-quarter pork production rose to its highest level in three years according to official data seen on 18 October.

The latest report from the Dutch Agrifood Monitor indicates that environmental and social sustainability will become more important for consumers.

The USDA has launched the first phase of soil carbon monitoring efforts through an initiative with the Conservation Reserve Program.

Wageningen researchers wrote a paper on how genomic selection can be optimized for the improvement of crossbred animals