Are bacteriophages an alternative to antibiotics?

16 Jun, 2025 7 mins read

Practitioners in poultry farming are already using phages for barn disinfection. Bacteriophages can be useful in case Salmonella bacteria are still hiding somewhere after disinfection.

Case IH: These innovations on the tractor are coming for the Optum.

16 Jun, 2025 10 mins read

Case IH announces updates for its Optum tractors. These are not groundbreaking, but still worth taking a look at.

Rapeseed market between trade dispute and drought

16 Jun, 2025 5 mins read

The discussion about tariffs between the USA and EU is unsettling the international oilseed markets, while concerns about drought have been somewhat alleviated after the recent rainfall.

Severe animal cruelty by criminal meat trading network in Spain.

16 Jun, 2025 5 mins read

They kept sheep and goats in hidden farms under the worst conditions to process the sick and dying animals in illegal slaughterhouses. Restaurants were the buyers.

The double knife roller Saphir SinusCut SC 600 in the test: Cutting quickly

16 Jun, 2025 9 mins read

The SinusCut double knife roller is available in working widths of 3 to 8.55 m. With our 6m wide test machine, we needed very little diesel in the field.

12,000 chickens sent by mail: Thousands of chicks die

25 May, 2025 5 mins read

In the USA, around 12,000 chickens were shipped by mail - and then forgotten in the delivery van. Thousands of chicks died without water.

XXL loader wagon: Schuitemaker introduces front wall and short cut.

25 May, 2025 7 mins read

The new Rapide XC series by Schuitemaker achieves short cutting but retains its unique rotor concept.

Mad cow disease in England: Atypical BSE case causes a stir.

25 May, 2025 5 mins read

A case of atypical Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) has been discovered on a farm in East England.

Response to Trump's tariffs? John Deere puts together a mega investment package.

25 May, 2025 6 mins read

John Deere plans to invest an unusually high sum of 20 billion US dollars over the next ten years.

Law protects manufacturers of plant protection products from legal proceedings

25 May, 2025 6 mins read

A law in the USA now protects manufacturers of pesticides from lawsuits in order to prevent legal proceedings.

30 years of KAT e.V.: Traceability of eggs as an industry standard.

25 May, 2025 8 mins read

The egg monitoring system KAT is gaining worldwide attention and imitators. After 30 years, it is now time to look back on what has been achieved.

661 outbreaks: New Swine Flu Strain Evades Immune System

25 May, 2025 7 mins read

France is experiencing a sharp increase in cases of swine flu. The cause is a new genotype that bypasses immunity.