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Leading pig farmer in Scotland, the United Kingdom, had accused the Scottish government of giving the sector the "cold shoulder" by failing to respond to NFU Scotlands (NFUS) direct appeals for support.

Mowis salmon farm at Loch Hourn, Scotland, the United Kingdom, has become the latest site to successfully transition to new larger pens with the installation of 7 x 160m pens, which have replaced 12 x 120m pens, Mowi Scotland announced this month.

Norway-based Aker BioMarine is enhancing its QRILL™ aqua sales organisation after successfully recruiting two new talents for its Norway-based team.

On September 19, an African swine fever (ASF) outbreak was confirmed on a large pig farm in Chuncheon, Gangwon- do, South Korea, with over 7,000 animals.

Hamlet Protein, a global producer of specialty ingredients for young animal nutrition, has announced the appointment of chief finance officer Poul Jørgensen.

Five sets of portable yards to aid local government authorities in vaccinating cattle for foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) across the Indonesian Archipelago have now been completed, thanks to a project funded by Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA).

Uruguayan land brokers said increased demand for soybean and beef in the country are boosting rural land prices for the second year in the row, Bloomberg reported.

Hendrix Genetics has appointed Lorenzo Juarez as general manager to lead its shrimp breeding activities in Ecuador.

The Philippines Department of Agriculture has lifted the temporary ban of imported poultry products from Hungary, following evidence provided by Hungary that it had contained its bird flu outbreak, Malaya Business Insight reported.

Jordans state grain buyer is believed to have made no purchase in an international tender for 120,000 tonnes of animal feed barley which closed on September 21, European traders said.