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COVID-19 will cause US to lose 2.5 million hogs in 2020

By the end of this year, there will be 2.5 million fewer hogs slaughtered than there should have been due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and the National Pork Producers Council says hog producers need more financial help to weather the storm.

July 20, 2020

Agriculture Technology

Startup aims to help farmers start raising insects

The latest insect meal startup is taking a new approach, selling farmers the equipment they need to start raising their own insects.

July 20, 2020

Feed Additives

GRAS in hand, algal oil leader sets sights on US

With algal oil now recognized as GRAS by the FDA, Veramaris has plans for a U.S. expansion and new products in the works.

July 20, 2020

Latest News

Cargill’s fiscal year 2020 revenue up 1%

Cargill said its fiscal year 2020 revenue was US$114.6 billion, a 1% increase from the previous year.

July 17, 2020

Animal Nutrition

Practical advice on feeding animals under heat stress

There is no better time than at the beginning of summer to reconsider nutrition in terms of heat stress alleviation.

July 17, 2020

Feed Production by Region

Invasive locusts used for animal feed in Pakistani trial

Pakistani pilot programs pays community to catch swarming locusts, which are dried and sold as animal feed containing more protein than soybean meal.

July 16, 2020

African Swine Fever

4 European states register new ASF cases in pigs

Animal health authorities in Poland, Romania, Russia and Serbia have registered new cases of African swine fever in domestic pigs.

July 16, 2020

Feed Production by Region

ASF spreads to third state in Myanmar

African swine fever (ASF) has been detected at a farm in Kayah state, according to Myanmar’s livestock ministry.

July 16, 2020

African Swine Fever

How COVID-19 has affected the global poultry supply chain

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has caused changes all along the food supply chain, from the feed mill to poultry production and consumption.

July 15, 2020

Latest News

2020 US corn crop could set production record

U.S. farmers planted about 5 million fewer acres of corn this year than they were expected to, but if yield is above the trend, they would set a production record.

July 15, 2020

Feed Production by Region

New initiatives aim to boost Africa’s fodder production

While additional land is being made available for livestock feed production in northern Nigeria, Kenya’s farmers are set to benefit from fodder machinery donated by an agency in Turkey.

July 15, 2020

Latest News

Zoetis seeks approval to produce FMD vaccine in US

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is seeking public comment on a petition from Zoetis Inc. seeking approval to manufacture a vaccine for foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) on the U.S. mainland.

July 14, 2020