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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.
Bayer considers crop science separation
Bayer CEO Bill Anderson will be shaking up the status quo with reorganization and possible separation of crop science or consumer health divisions.
U.S. reduces beef exports as cattle herd shrinks, squeezing Tyson Foods
Analysts expect lower demand for U.S. beef and higher costs for cattle to translate into negative quarterly margins for Tyson's beef business, its largest unit, for the first time this year.
Abundant rains, sun will help Ivory Coast's cocoa crop - farmers
ABIDJAN, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Downpours mixed with sunny spells in most of Ivory Coast's main cocoa regions will help cocoa trees to go through the dry season, which runs from mid-November to March, farmers said on Monday.
Argentine farmers could plant more land with soybeans after rains, exchange says
Rainfall arrived too late for fields originally intended for some crops, such as early corn in the north part of Argentina's agricultural core and sunflower crop to the west, the exchange said.
USDA’s November WASDE ups U.S. corn and soy production, stocks beyond expectations
Corn and soybean yield for 2023 exceed expectations.