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Weather-related problems with Brazil's second corn crop have sparked a spate of companies exiting their contracts on washout clauses.

Researchers at the Pirbright Institute have developed a new bird flu vaccine that is less costly and gives poultry rapid protection, while reducing the spread of the virus.

It's "Back to the Future" on 22 to 24 March in Minneapolis, Minnesota as booth sales for the annual Midwest Poultry Federation trade show and convention open.

Europe's agriculture sector is expected to flourish as restaurants and food services come back online and COVID-19 vaccination ramps up across the trading bloc.

Sales of Morrisons "For Farmers" dairy and egg ranges have helped British farmers invest in sustainability initiatives like increased woodland and insect habitat and improve animal welfare by allowing more grazing and free roaming time.…

Insight into how temperature, rain and land use influence the adaptation of village chickens could inform breeding programs.

Nowadays, most poultry vaccines are applied in the hatchery. Many of them, such as Marek’s Vaccine or Vector HVT vaccines, are kept in Liquid Nitrogen (-196°C; -320°F) in order to maintain integrity.

A new research project funded by USPOULTRY exploring the impact of anthelmintic resistance in turkey parasites highlights the need for improved biosecurity protocols to remain efficient.

USPOULTRY's Family Farm Environmental Excellence Award recognizes exemplary environmental stewardship by family poultry and egg producers.

An unprecedented heat wave and ongoing drought in the US Pacific Northwest is damaging white wheat coveted by Asian buyers and forcing fruit farm workers to harvest in the middle of the night to salvage crops and avoid deadly heat.…

The British Egg Industry Council (BEIC) has re-elected to Andrew Joret as its Chairman, hoping to take the recent expansion of the British egg industry to new heights.

Prior to the CAP agreement, the European farmers’ confidence index showed a slight but promising increase in 2021.

Nearly nine out of 10 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants face barriers in providing their household with a healthy diet throughout the month, based on a US Department of Agriculture (USDA) study.…

Bigger than ever before, the 19th China Animal Husbandry Expo (CAHE) was held from 18 to 20 May 2021 in Nanchang, Jiangxi province, China. Big Dutchman, recognised as a global leading supplier of egg, poultry and pig equ…

The US Ag Economy Barometer fell for a second straight month in June 2021, with farmers being less optimistic about the future and growing more concerned about input costs.

The European Union has drafted plans to build up forests, grasslands and other natural "carbon sinks" that absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to help curb climate change.

Much effort is being made within the Dutch livestock sector to reduce ammonia and methane emissions. But, how do you measure these emissions?

More than 100 agricultural and forestry cooperatives submitted projects for the European Award for Cooperative innovation, with six farm sustainability initiatives taking the main prize.

Key animal welfare groups like Compassion in World Farming and the RSPCA are applauding UK supermarket chain Marks & Spencer for leading the way on poultry welfare with its new Oakham Gold chicken.

The recently published OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook shows that global-agrifood systems need to transform to meet the Sustainable Development Goals and weather climate challenges by 2030.