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The American Farm Bureau Federation, in partnership with Farm Credit, has announced a change in the 10 semi-finalist teams in the 2023 Farm Bureau Ag Innovation Challenge.

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) said it has detected highly pathogenic bird flu among breeding chickens in Arkansas state, US, expanding the outbreak of the virus in the key southern poultry producing region, Reuters reported.

Australias beef exports to all markets fell sharply in September, under the accumulated impact of processing delays caused by wet weather logistics problems, persistent labour shortages and the underlying scarcity of slaughter cattle due to post-drought herd recovery.

Brazils Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MAPA) has recently presented its Contingency Plan for African Swine Fever outlining procedures for the containment and eradication of African swine fever (ASF) outbreaks.

The Latin American Summit for Fisheries and Aquaculture Sustainability will take place on October 12-14 in Puerto Varas, Chile.

The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) said the country exported US$2.8 billion worth of marine products between January to August 2022, 33% higher compared to the same period last year, Fish Information & Services reported.

New Zealands Westland Milk cooperative, owned by Chinas largest dairy company Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group (Yili), has purchased competitor Canary Foods for an undisclosed price, Just Food reported.

The movement of livestock in search of pastures and water due to the ongoing drought in Kenya has seen an increase in transboundary diseases mainly in the countrys ASAL counties.

Philippines agriculture group Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (Sinag) has blamed traders and middlemen for the increase in retail meat prices in the country, The Manila Times reported.

The Dutch government has announced a cull of about 102,000 chickens at a farm in the northern city of Kiel-Windeweer after a highly infectious strain of bird flu was detected there, The Straits Times reported.