SEJONG, Oct. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of layer chickens raised in South Korea dropped 4.2 percent in the third quarter from a year earlier due to the impact of the bird flu outbreak, data showed Thursday. The number of layer chickens came to 70.7 million as of end-September, compared with 73.8 million a [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The government will support research into processing livestock manure into solid fuels and biogases, as part of efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs announced a plan to expand a program to turn livestock manure into energy, aimed at achieving a carbon [...]
SEOUL, July 30 (Korea Bizwire) – With a searing heat wave scorching South Korea for nearly two weeks, heat damage to agricultural, livestock and fish farmers has been snowballing nationwide, officials said Friday. Seoul and almost all parts of the country have been gripped by a prolonged heat wave that sent daytime highs above 35 [...]
SEOUL, April 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of layer chickens raised in South Korea fell to the lowest in more than three years in the first quarter, affected by the outbreak of bird flu across the nation, data showed Thursday. The number of layer chickens reached 62.1 million as of end-March, down 14.7 percent [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The growing organic, non-antibiotic livestock industry continues to struggle with low public awareness. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs conducted a study of 203 producers, 85 managers, 13 distributors, and 206 consumers between August and November, among whom only 53 percent of consumers had knowledge about organic, [...]
SEJONG, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of beef cattle in South Korea surged to a record high in the third quarter of the year on increased beef consumption, government data showed Thursday. There were 3.39 million beef cattle, including Korean-bread cattle known as “hanwoo,” in the country as of Sept. 1, up 3.9 [...]
CHUNGJU, Sept. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — A quarantine drone demonstration was held on Wednesday at a pig farm located in Chungju, North Chungcheong Province. This trial performance showed how drones can be used to control disease and pests in the livestock industry, similar to current practices in the agricultural sector. Each drone can spray up [...]
SEJONG, July 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of beef cattle in South Korea hit a record high in the second quarter of the year amid rising beef prices, government data showed Thursday. There were 3.33 million beef cattle, including Korean-bread cattle known as “hanwoo,” in the country as of June 1, up 2.7 percent [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Animal rights groups held a rally in protest after the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs included dogs under the category of livestock in the enforcement ordinance of livestock legislation. The “Companion Animal Organization” against dog meat held a rally near the presidential office, Cheong Wa Dae, Sunday [...]
ULSAN, Jul. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Automated robot calf feeders are gaining popularity in the livestock industry. The Ulsan Agricultural Technology Center reported on Saturday that it has introduced robot calf feeders at two farms in every year since 2017. Robot calf feeders automatically control the amount and frequency of calf feeding based on the [...]