Policy and regulation

Czech lawmakers have approved legislation that requires shops to sell mainly domestically made food to benefit Czech farmers, but the law could face pushback from EU economic rules.

The NFU stands ready to work with the incoming administration.

With the change in Administration on Wednesday, the USDA announced several key appointments

USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue has signed a MOU that puts the Department of Agriculture as the chief regulator over farm animal biotechnology and gene editing.

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

After multiple outbreaks of swine erysipelas, an infectious bacterial disease, Rwanda’s government is considering a vaccination campaign in affected pig farming districts.

New research from Arizona State University finds that feeding the world while saving the planet is a difficult balancing act, but essential for our future.

Canada's AgriInnovate Program has given $6 million to Enterra Feed Corporation to build an insect farm that can reduce Canada's food waste while providing livestock feed.

The British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) is receiving more calls from meat companies highlighting the problems they've been experiencing at the borders and warns that these problems are causing a serious and sustained loss of trade with the UK's biggest export partner.…

Mexico’s agriculture and livestock industries are pushing back on a government plan to pivot away from genetically modified corn imports, saying that the move would upend the country’s food supply.

The USDA is providing additional assistance to contract pig farmers through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), applications are being accepted from 19 January.

Chinese pork output posted a sharp recovery in 2020 after the sector faced ongoing challenges from African swine fever in 2019.

Vaccines bring optimism for economic recovery, but significant risks remain

The International Platform of Insects for Food and Feed (IPIFF) has welcomed the first European Food Safety Agency opinion on insect-based feed.

The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) has submitted public comments on a proposed USDA rule for gene-edited livestock, saying that the FDA has delayed action on the technology.

Farmers across the European Union could get cash to re-wild farmland and curb emissions from belching livestock.

Property consultancy Bidwells explores the impact that the UK's Agricultural Transition Plan (ATP) could have on sustainable farming.

Dosatron has launched “smart dosing” with their newest medicator system.

UK pork processors have reported significant issues in exporting products to the EU, which has negatively impacted the industry and risks knock-on effects on farms, says National Pig Association.

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