World Food Day highlights zero hunger goal
Every year on 16 October, World Food Day is commemorated, which forms part of World Food Week from 15 – 19 October, with this year's theme titled ‘Our actions are our future: a #ZeroHunger world by 2030 is possible’
Countries resolve to eradicate sheep and goat plague by 2030
More than 45 countries recently renewed their commitment to help eradicate sheep and goat plague, also known as peste des petits ruminants (PPR), by 2030.
Hygiene is the top food concern among UK consumers
A Food Standards Agency survey among consumers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland found that food hygiene was the top food safety concern for UK consumers when eating out.
New Chinese hatchery to produce 60 million chicks annually
A new hatchery for layer hens, the Huayu International Poultry Incubation Centre in Handan in China’s Hebei Province, said to be the largest in the world, is expected to produce about 60 million commercial layer chicks/year.
Australia’s biggest live sheep exporter loses its licence
Australia’s Department of Agriculture has suspended the licence of an unnamed live sheep exporter, it has said in a statement.
OIE warns of latest major animal health threats
A statement issued by the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), following its 86th general session in Paris recently, highlighted a number of the current major animal health threats around the world.
Call for participants in soil health indicator project
The Soil Health Institute in the US has announced the first steps towards creating standard measurements for soil health.
New Zealand clamps down on dairy cow ownership
New Zealand’s city-centric Labour government is to set a limit on how many dairy cows a farmer can run.
Australian parties at odds over live sheep exports
Animal welfare was taking a back seat as politics took over in the controversy over Australian live sheep exports to the Middle East.
Severe weather conditions exacerbate Irish fodder crisis
After a long and extremely wet winter, farmers in Ireland are being faced with a fodder crisis, as they do not have nearly enough feed to supply their herds this spring.
Shocking footage of live sheep exports from Australia
Video footage of live sheep being exported from Australia has emerged, showing animals being transported in appalling conditions.
New Zealand government to cull more than 22 000 cattle
The New Zealand government is set to cull cattle on 28 farms infected with Mycoplasma bovis, and the farmers’ losses will be covered.
