Livestock
AHDB’s Pig Health Scheme to Return in Autumn
AHDB’s popular Pig Health Scheme will return this autumn with an enhanced benchmarking feature, following a coronavirus-enforced hiatus. Under the...
UK Poultry Farmers Bemoan Current Sector Crisis
Poultry farmers have warned the government is 'twiddling its thumbs' while the sector is hit with a serious shortage of...
Fisheries Minister Halts Supply of Premix Fuel to Selected LBCs in Greater Accra Region
The Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, Mavis Hawa Koomson, has directed that Premix Fuel supply to Landing Beach Committees...
Western North Region records bird flu cases, Regional Directorate Reveals
The Western North Regional Directorate of Agriculture has destroyed hundreds of birds affected by the H5N1 avian influenza. The outbreak,...
Poultry Farmers in Nigeria Commend CBN for Supporting the Sector
Poultry Farmers in Ondo State under the auspices of Poultry Farmers Association of Nigeria (PAN) have commended the Central Bank...
$10k Reimbursements Available for Farmers Battling Mouse Plague
A $10,000 rebate is available for farmers to bait for mice as spring approaches, ahead of a feared resurgence of...
Pig Industry Scholarship for UK Agri-Students Now Open
Companies in the pig industry have until the end of this month to apply to take an agricultural student on...
France and Germany Expected to Ban Male Chick Culling from 2022
France is to join Germany in a ban on the culling of male chicks from 2022 and try to persuade...
New Programme to Enable Scientists Detect Pathogens ‘from farm-to-fork’
Farming groups have welcomed a new £19.2m government programme to improve the detection and tracking of foodborne and antimicrobial resistant...
Poultry Farmers in Ashanti Region Express Urgent Meet for Insurance Scheme Ahead of Mid-Year Budget Review
Ahead of the mid-year budget presentation by the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, poultry farmers in the Ashanti region, are calling...