The Philippines' agriculture ministry said on Thursday active cases of African swine fever were declining and confined to less than 1% of the nearly 3,000 villages that recorded outbreaks since the first cases were detected in 2019.
The fall in...
China's pig herd at the end of July was 31% larger than a year earlier, the country's state planning agency said on Tuesday, continuing its strong recovery from a major disease outbreak.
China has rapidly rebuilt its pig herd following...
Bulgarian veterinary authorities on Wednesday reported an outbreak of African swine fever at an industrial farm with 13,000 pigs in the central village of Apriltsi.
Bulgaria's Food Safety Agency said it would cull all pigs that had been in contact...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service invites you to join us September 13-17 for daily webinars to learn more about African swine fever and its global spread, actions APHIS is taking to safeguard the...
An agreement in principle has been reached at the Olymel pork-producing plant in Vallée-Jonction, in Chaudière-Appalaches, the Confederation of National Trade Unions (CSN) announced on Saturday.
According to the union, the agreement was concluded overnight from Friday to Saturday.
Union at...
Farmscape for August 17, 2021
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The Canada West Swine Health Intelligence Network is encouraging Canadian Pork producers and their veterinarians to summit samples from any animal that exhibits any of the symptoms of African Swine Fever...
) The Nebraska Pork Producers Association (NPPA) is pleased to announce the election of four new board members, Aaron Doerr of Creighton; Hunter Thomas of Broken Bow; Walter Traudt of Clay Center will serve as Directors and Allison Zabel...
Farmscape for August 13, 2021
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The Associate Dean Research with the University of Saskatchewan's College of Engineering says the same sensors that verify whether swine transport trailers have reached temperatures high enough to kill pathogens during...
By David Widmar
China Pork Trade in 2021
One of the biggest trade stories out of China has been its recent record-setting pork imports. The primary driver for the uptick in activity comes as no surprise: African Swine Fever (ASF). After...
Tyson Foods is closing down its facility in Jefferson.
The Tyson Foods plant will permanently close in September, the company wrote to the state's Department of Workforce Development.
Tyson, one of the largest processors of chicken, beef, and pork in the...