Alan Harman
China to increase pork imports due to African swine fever
China will be forced to increase pork imports as production in that country falls due to the African swine fever (ASF) outbreak.
Queensland’s horror flood fallout
It could take years to rebuild the cattle industry in north-west Queensland, Australia, after the equivalent of an entire year’s rain fell in only two weeks, killing about 500 000 head of livestock.
‘Fall armyworm has Australia and Asia in its sights’
Researchers have warned that crops such as maize, rice, sugar cane, sorghum, beet, tomato, potato, cotton and pasture grasses worldwide are at serious risk from fall armyworm (FAW) infestation if efficient measures are not taken.
New vaccine for infectious bronchitis in poultry
A new vaccine is being tested by researchers at the University of Edinburgh and the Pirbright Institute in the UK for its efficacy in combating the infectious bronchitis virus in millions of chickens around the world.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Sheep adapt readily to a drone – US study
US researchers have found that sheep mostly ignore the presence of a drone after a time, allowing the technology to be used effectively on smaller farms.
Australia launches National Agriculture Day
The Australian government has expressed the hope that the introduction of the National Agriculture Day would cultivate greater appreciation for farmers and the farming sector among all Australians.
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