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Full list of Massachusetts farmers who will split $20 million in disaster relief

January 16, 2024 The Healey Administration announced $20 million to farms impacted by several severe weather events this year.

Maine officials respond to avian influenza detected in York County

January 16, 2024 The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF) Animal Health Division and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) have confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), also known as avian influenza, in a non-commercial backyard (non-poultry) flock in York County last week.

International scholarships available in Hungary for young agricultural professionals

January 16, 2024 Applications are now being accepted for the FAO–Hungarian Government Scholarship Programme.

Russian scientists receive viable offspring from hybrid clone of domestic sheep and argali

January 15, 2024 Scientists at the Federal Research Center for Animal Husbandry, named after Academy Member L.K. Ernst, have successfully bred a lamb from the world’s first hybrid clone of domestic sheep and a wild argali ram, according to the research center’s report.

Irish food and drink exports exceed €16 billion

January 15, 2024 The value of Ireland’s food, drink and horticulture exports were almost €16.3 billion in 2023, according to Bord Bia’s Export Performance and Prospects report 2023/24, which was launched by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue.

Pepper ringspot virus detected in various South African provinces

January 15, 2024 The International Society for Infectious Diseases\' program, ProMED, has reported the detection of Pepper ringspot virus (PepRSV) in both seed and commercial potato varieties across several South African provinces.

Farm ordered to pay £6,000 after polluting stream with slurry

January 15, 2024 The company, Bycott Farms of Halberton, appeared before Exeter Magistrates where it admitted two charges.

Controls in olive oil sector: Over 1200 Italian companies inspected

January 15, 2024 The Carabinieri Health Protection Command, in agreement with the Ministry of Health, carried out a targeted campaign of checks in the oil sector, one of the main sectors of Italian agri-food production, in November and December, inspecting oil mills as well as companies and productiwve and commercial establishments.

Brazilian poultry genetics sector closes 2023 with growth of 69.3%

January 15, 2024 Brazilian exports of poultry genetics (including 1-day-old chicks and fertile eggs) ended the year 2023 with a total of 26.4 thousand tons shipped, according to surveys by the Brazilian Protein Association Animal (ABPA).

Governments of Canada and Saskatchewan invest $14.7 million in crop research

January 13, 2024 Canada’s Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Lawrence MacAulay and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit announced a total of $14.7 million to support crop-related research in 2024.

Hong Kong suspends import of poultry meat and products from some areas in Germany and Poland

January 12, 2024 The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced that it has suspended import of poultry meat and products from areas in Germany and Poland.

Hong Kong suspends import of poultry meat and products from Municipality of Sjöbo, Sweden

January 12, 2024 The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced that it has suspended import of poultry meat and products from Municipality of Sjöbo in Skåne County in Sweden.