The long-term FARMERHOOD project aims to help Ukrainian farmers who have been affected by the war in Ukraine and now need comprehensive support to ensure the basic operations of their farms, maintain a minimum workforce, and restore their farms and homes. FARMERHOOD is based on the principles of farming brotherhood - a common vocation, a spirit of unity, camaraderie and mutual assistance.

When it comes to piglet “procedures”, the most common subjects are tail docking and castration, but there are not as many discussions on teeth reduction in piglets. Resecting teeth routinely is also a practice that has been forbidden in the European Union since 2008. How can producers be helped to stop doing teeth reduction?

Increased crop production in the United States and Brazil, recovery of harvest levels in Argentina and the European Union.

French President Emmanuel Macron's visit to China enabled 15 additional French meat companies (4 slaughterhouses and 11 charcuterie companies) to obtain the necessary approval to export their products to China.

According to the Royal Decree, the farm veterinarian shall carry out regular, in-person sanitary and animal welfare supervision of the livestock farm.

The welfare of animals in the house is essential! The utilization of the house in modern livestock productions makes the production vulnerable regarding ventilation stop, for example, due to power failure.

France, Germany and 10 other EU countries are concerned about the introduction of a temporary ban on food imports from Ukraine for five Eastern European countries. This is stated in a joint letter of these countries, which was sent to the European Commission, reports Interfax-Ukraine.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) forecasts a 21% decrease in wheat production in Ukraine for the 2023/2024 marketing year (MY).

The World Bank has allocated $ 132 million to Ukraine to ensure food security. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Finance.

The bill «On the peculiarities of regulation of business activity during the transition period» (reg. № 6013) aims to ensure that the reregistration of Ukrainian farms in another organizational-legal form is done in a simplified procedure. This was stated by the counselor of the Minister of Agriculture of Ukraine, Mr. Dmitry Shukhnazarov, on the air of the «Suspilne. Resistance» said advisor to the Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Mikhail Sokolov, as reported by the press service of the Ministry.

African swine fever was confirmed on a pig farm in the Riau Islands with 285,034 susceptible animals.

Since the beginning of 2023, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development have been providing technical support to prepare domestic pork processing companies for exporting pork to the EU. Thus, a nerve-wracking series of preparatory audits of potential exporters in Lviv region has been completed.

Jim Long Pork Commentary – May 8, 2023

Participants of the second module of the veterinary school took a short test to check their knowledge before listening the lectures. 

This is the second batch of frozen pork this year to be purchased and stored in central reserves.

Since the beginning of the year, Ukrainian agrarians have received almost UAH 30 billion in bank loans for farm development. Of these, 4.5 thousand enterprises received UAH 16.6 billion under the state program «Affordable Loans 5−7-9».

Moldovan farmers are demanding a ban on imports of wheat, corn, sunflower seeds, and rapeseed from Ukraine by the end of this week. This is stated in the appeal of the association Forța Fermierilor, addressed to the government of Moldova, APK-Inform reported citing NOI.md.

The second module of the veterinary school for pig farm specialists implemented by the Association of Ukrainian Pig Breeders (AUPB) with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) finished yesterday. 

The FAO Meat Price Index averaged 114.5 points in April, up 1.3% from March but 6.1% below the same period in 2022.