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Russia is considering an import ban of all meat and meat products from Brazil, that are produced with the use of ractopamine (a feed additive that stimulates the growth of muscle tissue). The use of t...

If the drought forces producers to feed a larger portion of distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS), cattle can maintain gains and improve meat quality if the animals are weaned early, a Purdue U...

In July, the tendency of growth of prices for all types of concentrated feed continued. This phenomenon is quite predictable, because the stocks of sunflower and soybean in Ukraine continue to reduce,...

As of August 10, 2012, Ukrainian agrarians completed the harvesting campaign of early grains and leguminous crops. As of the reporting date agrarians harvested early grains and leguminous crops throu...

A California Holstein discovered to have mad cow disease in April was an isolated case and didn’t pose a threat to the food supply, a report issued by the US Department of Agriculture says. A t...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Friday slashed its estimate of corn production in the United States this year as the worst drought in 56 years devastated the crop and rallied prices to a record...

IV International Congress «Profitable Pig Production» September 4, 2012, hotel «Rus», Kyiv, 4 Hospitalna str. The event will unite more than 400 participants —....

In June compared with May, the price for milk from agricultural enterprises (including enterprises belonging to UDA) continued their decline. In particular, the price decreased by 4.6% to 2.7 UAH. Reg...

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine introduced changes to the conditions of payment of grants for the preservation of cattle, according to which the maximum cattle age was increased from 11 to 15 mont...

During June 15-22, 2012 average prices paid for 2nd quality milk from private households did not experience significant fluctuations and amounted to 2,034 UAH/t.  The minimum price for 2nd grade...