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Markets bowled over by the quality of this year’s cherry crop
Cherry season is one of the briefest, but also most exciting times on the South African fruit calendar and it is currently in full swing.
Croatia reports bird flu outbreak on poultry farm
The outbreak infected five poultry among a flock of 19,600 on a farm in the county of Brodsko-Posavska near the Bosnian border, the Paris-based WOAH said in a report, citing Croatian authorities.
IFAD lists its sustainable bonds on the London Stock Exchange – ringing the bell for rural development
Private investors are a powerful force to help us fund a world where no one is left behind, said Alvaro Lario, President of the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) at the London Stock Exchange (LSE).
Argentine farmers: Milei victory an opportunity for 'radical change' for grains sector
Javier Milei's election as Argentine president offers an opportunity for "radical change" in policy for the grains sector, the country's main rural associations said late on Sunday, offering to work "side by side" with the libertarian.
Nairobi dairy farmer embraces modern bio-digester for cost reduction and environment conservation
A dairy farmer from Nairobi County’s Dagoreti South Constituency has successfully lowered production costs and minimized environmental impact by adopting a modern fabricated bio-digester.
International Finance Corporation to invest $210 million to support Agri-Feedstock Project in Kenya
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is set to invest a loan of up to $210 million (Sh31.96 billion) in Italian firm, Eni Kenya to support its Agri-Feedstock Project in Kenya.
Pipeline opponents urge farmers to request corn checkoff refunds
That “corn checkoff” fee generates more than $20 million each year for the Iowa Corn Promotion Board, which has a contract with the association for its work to strengthen markets for corn and promote the industry to the public.
Uganda unveils e-animal identification system to ease livestock tracking
The government of Uganda in collaboration with Makerere University has launched an electronic livestock identification and traceability system, an innovative system designed to track animals from the farm to their destinations.
New Canadian research projects look at broiler diets, turkey lighting and transportation
As Thanksgiving rolls around in the US, Americans will gobble up nearly 46 million turkeys over the holiday long weekend, just as Canadians devoured 2.5 million of the birds on this occasion in October.
Replace 14% of broilers’ dietary methionine with crystallised betaine
Precision nutrition strategies applied to the broiler chicken diet should consider how nutrients influence bird health and performance, as well as production economics.