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A coalition of animal health groups is urging the new US administration to address the growing threat of AMR and curb the overuse of antibiotics in livestock farming.

After his inauguration on 20 January, President Joe Biden began implementing his agenda, issuing more than three dozen executive orders, proclamations and memoranda on a wide range of issues.

The USDA has temporarily suspended debt collections, foreclosures and other activities on farm loans due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis.

Meatpacker JBS USA and poultry company Pilgrim’s Price Corp say that they will pay $100 to US employees who voluntarily receive a COVID-19 vaccine.

In his first hours as president, Joe Biden issued multiple executive orders and policy proposals that will affect the farm sector.

If confirmed, Dr Bronaugh would be the first Black woman to hold the position at the US Agriculture Department.

RABI has launched the largest ever survey of its kind in England and Wales, with a target of achieving 26,000 responses from farming people.

The National Farmers Federation (NFF) is urging the Australian government to create a dedicated agriculture visa to help the sector achieve its potential.

An in-depth report from Reuters has identified a consistent pattern of COVID-19 safety complaints from workers being ignored by local, state and federal regulators, leading to slipshod responses to outbreaks and worker deaths.…

An urban farm developed on a former landfill site in northern Thailand has boosted the food security and livelihoods of poor families during the coronavirus pandemic – and can be a model for unused spaces in other cities.…

Smithfield Foods unveiled a management reshuffle on 7 January as the company and its new chief executive deal with the ripple effects of a pandemic-led drop in restaurant meat consumption and COVID-19 infections among US workers.…

The British Meat Processors Association warns that the UK Government's failure to prioritise food processing workers for the coronavirus vaccine puts the country's food supply at risk.

Smithfield Foods, the world’s largest pork processor, says it is actively preparing for COVID-19 vaccine distribution to employees and has medical capabilities at its US plants.

Tyson Foods says that it has resumed slaughtering hogs at an Iowa meat plant that was idled for three weeks due to a mechanical malfunction.

The National Farmers Union has called the violent group who stormed the US Capitol building on 6 January "insurrectionists" and condemns their attempt to undermine democracy.

Contrary to recent popular belief that China’s alternative protein market is still in its very early stage, the industry can be traced back as early as the Western Han Dynasty (202 BC – 8 AD), when the King of Huainan Li…

China has suspended imports from an Aurora Alimentos pork plant over coronavirus concerns.

Chinese supermarkets and consumers are embracing domestic meat as import numbers stagnate and concerns over food-borne transmission of the novel coronavirus continue.

Expect eating to get more expensive; meat and veggies pushing prices higher

RABI’s new online wellbeing and counselling platform has seen a 90 percent return rate since launching in October.