Expert Presents 2012 Global Weather Outlook
ANALYSIS - Drew Lerner, president and senior agricultural meteorologist of World Weather, recently presented global weather expectations for 2012 to US grain farmers and livestock producers at the Allendale Ag Leaders Outlook Conference held in Crystal Lake, Illinois, USA, writes Sarah Mikesell, ThePigSite senior editor.
Continue reading this item »OPIC Swine Nutrition e-Learning Course
CANADA - The OPIC Swine Nutrition e-Learning course has become a popular way for people involved in the swine industry to become more knowledgeable on the topic of swine nutrition and learn more about how nutrition impacts cost.
Continue reading this item »Hormel to End Sow Stalls by 2017
US – Multinational marketer of consumer-branded food and meat products, Hormel Foods Corporation, is to phase out gestation stalls at its farms by 2017.
Continue reading this item »Rabobank: Prospects for Pork Bright in Q1 of 2012
GLOBAL - Prospects for the pork industry appears bright during the beginning months of 2012. Many segments of the pork industry returned to profitability in 2011 and as a result, stronger margins are expected this year.
Continue reading this item »Views Sought on How EU Can Produce Sustainably
EU - By 2050 the global population is set to reach 9 billion people and worldwide demand for food, feed and fibre is forecast to increase by 70 per cent. To thrive in that context, economies will need to use natural resources in a far more efficient manner.
Continue reading this item »Outlook Conference Date Set
UK - This year’s Outlook conference, jointly hosted by BPEX, DairyCo and EBLEX, will be held at One Great George Street in London, on Wednesday 2 May.
Continue reading this item »HSUS to Question Tyson on Sow Stalls
US - At the annual shareholder meeting of Tyson Foods, today, Friday, a representative of The Humane Society of the United States will question company executives about why it has no plans to end the extreme confinement of breeding pigs in its pork supply.
Continue reading this item »Palfenier is Named New CEO of Seara
BRAZIL - David Palfenier, former president of Consumer Foods International with ConAgra Foods, will replace Mayr Bonassi as the head of Seara Alimentos.
Continue reading this item »December 2011 Pork Export Volume, Value Up
BRAZIL - The volume of pork exported in December rose slightly compared to a year earlier, and the US$-value was up more by almost 13 per cent.
Continue reading this item »More ASF Cases Reported in Wild Boar
RUSSIA - The Russian veterinary authorities have reported a new outbreak of African swine fever in Krasnodar Krai.
Continue reading this item »TOPIGS Philippines Imports Top Genetics
PHILIPPINES - TOPIGS Philippines recently imported 1111 top SPF genetics from Canada to set up a new nucleus farm for San Miguel Foods, Inc. (SMFI) in the Isabela province of the country. Thanks to this import, San Miguel can produce their own grandparent and parent breeding pigs for the realisation of their expansion plans through to 2020.
Continue reading this item »Mexico Contributes to CSF Control in Guatemala
MEXICO - The SENASICA participated in the Coordination Meetingclassical swine fever control programme in Central America, Belize, Panama and the Dominican Republic, where countries sought advice and training to strengthen their activities in the field.
Continue reading this item »SITES Certifies Novus International Campus
US - The global headquarters campus of Novus International, Inc. is one of the first pilot projects to be certified by the Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITES) for its sustainable site design, construction and maintenance. The Novus campus, lead by landscape architects SWT Design, was awarded a 3-star rating by SITES, making it the highest rated landscape project in the world.
Continue reading this item »Alternative for Managing Manure Phosphorus
CANADA - Research conducted by PAMI suggests solid-liquid separation offers a potential alternative for addressing concerns related to the phosphorus contained in livestock manure, according to Bruce Cochrane.
Continue reading this item »Addressing Land-Based Systems & Price Outlook
US - Information about the latest trends and research focused on staying competitive in the swine industry will take center stage at Kansas State University's 2012 Swine Profitability Conference on Tuesday, 28 February. The conference will be held in the K-State Union's Forum Hall.
Continue reading this item »Slap-Dash Slap-Marking
UK - ACMC says it still sees numerous farm reports where slap-markings are recorded by the abattoir or by BPHS (British Pig Health Scheme) vets as illegible.
Continue reading this item »PIC Celebrates First 50 years of Genetic Improvement
UK - 26 February 2012 marks the 50th anniversary of business for global swine genetics leader Pig Improvement Company (PIC). From the very beginning, the company has been true to its "never stop improving" motto.
Continue reading this item »CME: What Can the Prices of Beef & Pork Cuts Tell Us
US - What can the prices of individual beef and pork cuts tell us about a) consumer preferences and b) the types of animals we should be raising? write Steve Meyer and Len Steiner.
Continue reading this item »A Satellite to Feed the World?
US - It is ironic that just when Earth-monitoring satellites are needed more than ever to address the food and freshwater demands of a burgeoning global human population, we face an impending gap in coverage by the Landsat programme, writes Charles L. Walthall, ARS National Program Leader for Climate Change, Soils and Emissions in Beltsville, Maryland.
Continue reading this item »NCBA Cattlefax: Hope for Strong 2012 Corn Harvest
US - There is a strong need for a successful 2012 corn harvest, as the US competes on global markets. Meanwhile global demand for ethanol is pushing US corn usage up, said the CattleFax team at the NCBA Convention and Trade Show. Charlotte Johnston, TheCattleSite editor reports.
Continue reading this item »US Companies Hit Back at Cruelty Allegations
US - US pig meat processor Seaboard Foodsha hit back at allegations contained a Humane Society of the United States video alleging abuse of animals.
Continue reading this item »Two New ASF Outbreaks in Krasnodar Krai
RUSSIA - Dr Nicolay Vlasov, CVO of Veterinary services at the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, has reported two new outbreaks of African swine fever, both outbreaks having occurred in Krasnodar Krai.
Continue reading this item »Botswana Halts Imports of Pig Products from SA
BOTSWANA - The government has halted the importation of pigs and their products as well as pig feeds from South Africa as the Mpumalanga Province in that country has been hit with African swine fever that infects pigs.
Continue reading this item »China Vows Enhanced Agricultural Investment
CHINA - China's central authorities on Wednesday said the nation will continue to step up investment and subsidies for agriculture this year in order to stabilize grain production.
Continue reading this item »British Pork Production Highest Since 2002
UK - Last year, United Kingdom pig slaughterings were their highest since 2002, at 9.8m head — up six per cent on the previous year.
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