Roy GraberRoy Graber is a senior reporter at WATT Global Media. From the Author - Page 5Latest NewsRep. Mann talks farm bill, animal health with poultry leadersPresidents of Cal-Maine Foods and Nelson Poultry Farms are among the House Agriculture Committee member’s more recent visitors.Diseases & HealthTurkey rhinotracheitis spreading in Canada15 flocks in two provinces have had positive cases.Latest NewsPrestage Farms farrowing house catches fireAbout 300 pigs survived the fire at facility in Clinton, North Carolina.Diseases & HealthNewcastle disease appears in Swedish layer flockThere were more than 230,000 chickens on the affected farm.Middle EastBRF signs state of food emergency agreementThe Saudi Agricultural and Livestock Investment Company, a BRF shareholder, can buy up to 200,000 pounds of products to be purchased during state of food emergency years.BroilersPitman Family Farms affiliate buys Cooks Venture assetsU.S. Bankruptcy Court judge approves sale of assets to Bel’s Poultry for $7.1 million.Avian Influenza5 Minnesota poultry flocks struck by HPAI, APHIS reportsAmong those birds affected were egg layers, meat turkeys and turkey breeder hens.Avian InfluenzaAustralian farm hit by HPAI involved caged, free-range hensThe World Organisation for Animal Health reported that 413,000 layers were affected.Avian InfluenzaAustralia reports first cases of avian influenzaAgencies in the state of Victoria report unrelated cases at egg farm and in a child who had been traveling in India.New TechnologiesFormer Perdue executive named CEO of cultivated meat companyJeff Tripician takes the helm at Dutch company Meatable, while former Tyson Foods CEO Dean Banks is named to the board.Egg ProductionUkrLandFarming expanding reach into EU with eggs, grainFounder and CEO says “collaboration is vital for our company's growth and fostering economic ties that benefit Ukraine and the EU.”Broilers & TurkeysA SWOT analysis for animal agricultureJ.J. Jones of the National Institute for Animal Agriculture says the industry should look at its strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.Previous PagePage 5 of 274Next Page