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Argentina’s Federation of Oilseeds Workers began open-ended wage strikes on 13 October, with no sign of government intervention that would force members back to work during new contract negotiations.

Investments and the rapid deployment of funds are critical to keep the EU's agriculture sector and rural areas on track during the on-going COVID-19 crisis.

New report shows that women make up 36 percent of meat industry work force, 14 percent of board-level director positions and 5 percent of executive roles.

The Financial Times reports that EU leaders like French President Emmanuel Macron will insist on stringent enforcement rules for any trade deal with the UK.

Despites Congress passing an amended version of the HEROES Act on 1 October, President Trump is refusing to move the law forward until after the election.

Germany’s agriculture minister has called for state governments to allow slaughterhouses and meat packing plants to work longer hours to address a backlog of animals that built up on farms during the first wave of the coronavirus.…

Jim Wyckoff gives his analysis of the global hog market.

European livestock organisations are launching a campaign against the "misuse of meat denominations" for vegan and plant-based meat products.

The Farming Community Network's (FCN) helpline reports that mental health queries now make up the majority of calls.

A German slaughterhouse contending with a coronavirus outbreak has been ordered to close by health authorities.

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The UK's Rural Payments Agency has set aside £25 million to help farmers boost productivity.

The National Farmers Union President Rob Larew warns that stalling pandemic relief until after the election puts millions at risk of food and economic insecurity.

German meatpackers and slaughterhouses need to work longer hours to compensate for reduced processing capacity after the coronavirus crisis, a farming association said on Friday 2 October.

Meat processors are embracing automation as a way to keep production steady after outbreaks of coronavirus at meat plants across the world sickened workers.

The impact of the coronavirus crisis, consumer views on buying British and the ongoing challenges of Brexit will be explored in a series of webinars from AHDB.

Swine veterinarian Clayton Johnson, DVM, has been awarded the 2020 Allen D. Leman Science in Practice Award.

After stalling in the senate for four months, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act will include critical relief for food insecure Americans and struggling businesses.

The COVID-19 outbreak reinforces what veterinarians and pork producers already know — biosecurity protocols control disease.

A new real-time disease mitigation technology platform, is now available for pork and poultry producers and integrators