Manure management

9th Circuit vacates factory farms permit for Idaho

21 Sep 2021

A federal appeals court on Thursday tossed a water permit the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) granted Idaho for factory farms, also known as concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs), citing deficiencies in its environmental monitoring requirements.…

Australian watchdog says JBS' deal for Rivalea raises competition concerns

21 Sep 2021

Australia's competition regulator has raised concerns over meatpacker JBS SA's proposed A$175 million ($128.3 million) acquisition of pork processor Rivalea.

UK meat sector faces imminent supply threat from CO2 shortages

21 Sep 2021

Britain's meat processors will start running out of carbon dioxide (CO2) this week, forcing them to halt production and impacting supplies to retailers, the BMPA, an industry lobby group warned on 20 September.

USDA issues federal order to establish FAD ASF Protection Zone in Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands

21 Sep 2021

USDA issues federal order to establish foreign animal diseases protection zone

Invasive spotted lanternfly on the move in US East, Midwest - kill it if you see it

21 Sep 2021

Sure, it's pretty, but the spotted lanternfly is moving across the US and can do serious damage to agricultural crops