• Center for Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture to Be Built in the USA

    The University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences is preparing to build a new Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence.

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  • Agricultural Land Mine Clearance : Croatia Donates One Million Euros to Ukraine

    The Croatian government has donated one million euros to the WFP to help Ukrainian farmers resume work in the regions most affected by the explosive remnants of war. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine. This is Croatia's largest donation to the WFP (UN).

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  • July U.S. Cattle Inventory — Jim Long

    Jim Long Pork Commentary – July 24, 2023

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  • Brazil Is Pushing the US Out of World’s Biggest Soybean Market

    China is buying Brazilian soy for fourth-quarter delivery

    That’s usually when the top buyer would turn to the US

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  • What Do Pork and Apples Have in Common? Gene-editing!

    Consumers are generally skeptical of gene editing or any alteration of food. As the development of gene-edited pigs gains appeal from pork producers, industry experts say the future of this technology depends on pork's transparency with consumers.

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  • How Agriculture is Exacerbating Global Warming

    With the rapid rise in global population, the need to feed billions has placed tremendous pressure on agriculture. Millions of hectares of forests have been cut in South America, Asia and Africa to accommodate the swift expansion of farmlands. Local governments and multinational food companies are collaborating to enhance the farm productivity. Over the past couple of decades, enormous efforts have been made by the policymakers to enhance investments in agricultural infrastructure.

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  • AUPB Organized Training for 400 Specialists of the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection

    Association of Ukrainian Pig Breeders  in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), have developed a standard operating procedure (SOP) to help employees of laboratories of agro-food markets to respond correctly and promptly in case of suspicion that live animals or livestock products are infected. In order to present and discuss the SOP directly with its implementers, a training was held for specialists of the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection's epizootology departments and laboratory staff at agri-food markets. About 400 participants from all regions of Ukraine joined the online meeting.

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  • Climate Change-Driven Hazards Damaging Pakistan's Agriculture

    Despite this year’s cool March, experts on Sunday warned that Pakistan and the rest of the region could be under threat from climate change-driven hazards, likely to have catastrophic effects on the country’s agriculture and living conditions.

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  • China’s Pork Prices Expected to Increase Slightly

    Pork prices in China are expected to experience modest increases in the future, despite a week-on-week decline from July 3 to 9, experts said.

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  • U.S. Record Corn Crop? — Jim Long

    Jim Long Pork Commentary – July 17, 2023

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  • Egypt, Hungary Mull Boosting Cooperation in Agricultural Sector

    In 2022, Egypt’s agricultural exports to Hungary surged by 124% YoY to €14 million

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  • Africa's Agricultural Revolution: From Self-Sufficiency to Global Food Powerhouse

    Among its many intricately interlinked challenges, Africa faces burgeoning cities and increasing numbers of rural mouths to feed. But these challenges are not insurmountable: With agriculture at the core of the continent’s economic transformation, Africa has the potential to become a global agricultural powerhouse and a net exporter of food.

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  • Ukraine Plans to Build Eight Plants for the Production of Agricultural Machinery

    The Ukrainian government has developed and approved a strategy for the development of the agricultural sector. It envisages the construction of 8 agricultural machinery plants and investments of $ 720 million.

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  • New EU Rules on Gene Editing Could Help Solve Global Food Crisis

    New rules proposed by the European Commission to regulate new genomic technologies (NGTs) in agriculture have the potential to help solve the global food crisis, said Syngenta Group CEO Eric Firwald.

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  • Ukraine Received About 50 Units of Laboratory Equipment from USDA

    The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), with the mediation of the Association of Ukrainian Pig Breeders and the Save Ukraine Charitable Foundation, has donated laboratory equipment worth almost $350 thousand to the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection. The equipment was donated to the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection to help maintain the health, production and welfare of animals in Ukraine.

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  • U.S. Hog Market Shows Resilience — Jim Long

    Jim Long Pork Commentary – July 10, 2023

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  • "Animal Health in Ukraine": Results of the Third Quarter

    The project is being implemented by the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Association of Ukrainian Pig Breeders (AUPB). The main objectives are to assess disease risks under martial law in Ukraine; train pig farm veterinarians to improve their knowledge in the field of veterinary medicine; advise on establishing biosecurity on pig farms; and prepare accessible training materials on animal health. The project was launched in October 2022. During the third quarter (March-June 2023) of the project:

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  • Colostrum: The Key to Piglet Livability

    Adequate colostrum intake after birth helps promote piglet survival. As litter sizes have increased in recent years, the demand for colostrum proportionately increases to achieve this desired level of intake. The recommended intake is at least 250 grams.

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  • USDA June 1 Hogs and Pigs Report — Jim Long

    Jim Long Pork Commentary –  July 3, 2023

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