livestock farms Archives | Be Korea-savvy
Livestock Farms Use Manure Primarily as Compost

Livestock Farms Use Manure Primarily as Compost

SEOUL, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The amount of manure generated by livestock farms every year is estimated at more than 50 million tons, most of which is used as compost, the agriculture ministry said Wednesday. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs conducted a complete enumeration survey on the current state of livestock [...]

Problematic Flies Can Be Eradicated by Natural Enemy Insects

Problematic Flies Can Be Eradicated by Natural Enemy Insects

SUWON, Dec. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Gyeonggi Agricultural Research & Extension Services has developed an eco-friendly extermination technology to eradicate houseflies, often a problem for livestock farmers, using natural predators. The research center entered an agreement to transfer the breeding technology of ‘Carcinops pumilio’, a natural predator of houseflies, to the private research laboratory Korea [...]

Movement Ban on Livestock Farms Lifted over No Additional Foot-and-mouth Outbreaks

Movement Ban on Livestock Farms Lifted over No Additional Foot-and-mouth Outbreaks

SEJONG, May 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s agriculture ministry said Tuesday that it has lifted a movement ban on local livestock farms as no additional cases of foot-and-mouth (FMD) disease have been reported in over a month. Last month, the ministry also released a standstill order on poultry farms in 20 regions as there [...]