The price of butter is not usually a subject that grabs the front page headlines in national newspapers - but that is exactly what has happened in the past few days in the UK. What is going on, and what is going to happen in the foreseeable future? We spoke with Senior Dairy Analyst for IEG Vu, Richard Dillon, who revealed some interesting insights into the situation.

Special Episode | Butter prices: The new front page story

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Coronavirus and its impact on Spain’s food and agribusiness sector

The country is currently on lockdown. Food and supermarket (including online) sales have soared in the country (including rice, pasta, animal preserves, tomato products). For crops and farming, labour shortages are a concern and could result in lower production volumes. However logistically, the agriculture sector hasn’t been affected for the time being.

Coronavirus and its impact on Italy’s food and agribusiness sector

At the recent Animal Health Investment Europe conference in London, Animal Pharm editor Joseph Harvey spoke to Elanco's Aaron Schacht about his take on innovation. He divulged Elanco's R&D; plans and talked about its strategy for securing external partners.   

Elanco on innovation

Coronavirus and its impact on China’s agribusiness

An overview of the impact of foot-and-mouth disease around the world (especially in Africa) and what vaccines are out there to prevent it (and their drawbacks). 

Special Episode | Butter prices: The new front page story

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