October 21, 2026

Experts linked balanced feeding, disease prevention and food safety to stronger poultry businesses—and challenged researchers to bring their findings closer to farmers. A cheaper bag of feed may seem like relief to a poultry farmer facing rising production costs. But if birds grow slowly, take longer to reach market weight or produce fewer eggs, the…

Agriculture experts linked animal nutrition, breeding, healthy rangelands, and financial records to a question that matters across rural Lesotho: Is livestock ownership delivering a sustainable return? A large herd can be a source of pride, but the number of animals a farmer owns does not, on its own, reveal whether the enterprise is productive, profitable…