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A macrophage (immune response) cell in early stages of infection with African swine fever virus, magnified about 1,000x. (Keith Weller photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

No proof natural compound prevents swine fever, China ag ministry says

By Reuters June 13, 2019

Beijing | Reuters — China’s ministry of agriculture said on Thursday a company which claimed a natural compound was effective in preventing African swine fever did not have government approval to research the virus and its assertions were not scientifically sound. Shopping mall operator Guangdong Highsun Group was questioned by the Shenzhen Stock Exchange earlier […] Read more

Soybeans at market. (Lnzyx/iStock/Getty Images)

Canola, Crops, Markets, Reuters, Soybeans

China forecasts rising soy imports to make up for less canola

By Reuters March 8, 2019

Beijing | Reuters — China on Friday raised its forecast for soybean imports during the 2018-19 crop year to 85 million tonnes, up from 83.65 million in last month’s outlook, after the country’s customs agency suspended some imports of rival oilseed canola. China’s ministry of agriculture and rural affairs said in its monthly forecast on […] Read more

A crenellated walkway on top of the Great Wall of China. (Cia.gov)

Hogs, Livestock, Reuters

China moves to halt swine fever with hog industry overhaul

By Dominique Patton, Hallie Gu February 27, 2019

Beijing | Reuters — China plans to divide its hog industry into five zones in an attempt to halt the spread of African swine fever across the world’s top pork producer and guarantee supplies. Beijing has reported more than 100 outbreaks of the disease, which is fatal to pigs but not harmful to people, in […] Read more

Crops

Saskatchewan names new deputy ag minister

By Alberta Farmer Staff May 27, 2016

A promotion for Saskatchewan’s deputy minister of agriculture leads to a promotion for one of the ministry’s assistant deputies. Doug Moen, who’s leaving his post as deputy minister to Premier Brad Wall at the end of June, on Friday announced Rick Burton as the province’s new deputy minister of agriculture, effective July 1. As the […] Read more

Sunset in Egypt on the Nile River south of Luxor. (CIA.gov)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Egypt replaces head of agriculture quarantine authority

By Ehab Farouk March 7, 2016

Cairo | Reuters — Egypt has appointed a new head of its agriculture quarantine authority, the ministry of agriculture said on Sunday, replacing Saad Moussa, who has been at the centre of a controversy over the country’s wheat imports. As head of the agricultural quarantine agency Moussa imposed a zero tolerance policy on ergot, a […] Read more

This as-yet-unnamed device aims to halve the time and labour when setting up temporary fencing.

Livestock

Moving along: Institute developing super-fast fencing tool

The device has been designed to allow one person to string half a mile of four-strand, 3D fence in just two hours

By Jeff Melchior September 24, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes Any producer who has put up a temporary fence knows what a tedious process it can be. However, a new device may soon save producers some headaches by halving both the time and labour spent on installing temporary fencing. “Based on some surveying we did of farmers, it takes four to eight hours to put […] Read more

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs firm as market-ready supplies remain soft

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall on improved crop outlook, forecast

Dominican Republic to kill thousands of pigs over swine fever outbreak

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U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs firm as market-ready supplies remain soft

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall on improved crop outlook, forecast

Dominican Republic to kill thousands of pigs over swine fever outbreak

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No proof natural compound prevents swine fever, China ag ministry says

China forecasts rising soy imports to make up for less canola

China moves to halt swine fever with hog industry overhaul

Saskatchewan names new deputy ag minister

Egypt replaces head of agriculture quarantine authority

Moving along: Institute developing super-fast fencing tool

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