Skylo, the world’s first and most affordable end-to-end narrowband IoT solution, and India’s National Federation of Fishers Cooperatives Ltd. (FISHCOPFED), have partnered to deliver Skylo’s IoT-based solutions to marine fishing and aquaculture sectors
Livestock
South Korea localises robot milking machine to support dairy farmers
South Korea is localising a milking machine that will use a robot arm to autonomously extract milk, thus reducing burden off old dairy farmers
Nutreco invests in Proteon Pharmaceuticals to reduce antibiotics within aquaculture
Proteon Pharmaceuticals has announced an investment of US$24mn to accelerate commercialisation of its products, which aim to reduce the reliance on antibiotics within aquaculture and livestock farming
JBS signs agreement to acquire Australia’s Huon Aquaculture
JBS has announced an agreement to acquire 100% of Huon Aquaculture, Australia’s second-largest salmon producer
Cargill and Continental Grain Company to acquire Sanderson Farms
Cargill, Continental Grain Company, and Sanderson Farms, Inc. have reached a definitive agreement for a joint venture between Cargill and Continental Grain to acquire Sanderson Farms for US$203 per share in cash, representing a total equity value for Sanderson Farms of US$4.53bn