Phobic Food Marketing
UK - Think of some famous advertising brands, it is remarkable how many of these brands implement science and technology into their products and highlight its importance, writes Dr Grant Walling, Managing...

Herd Restock: Act Now for Earlier Payback
UK - With so many factors to consider - finance, logistics and sheer hard work - a full herd restock has never been a lightly made decision. What of the rewards?, asks James Christian, JSR's new COO.

Endocrinology: the Answer to Seasonal Infertility?
GLOBAL - For years the annual cycle of infertility has had major implications for the pig industry globally, from indoor producers in Korea to outdoor units in Scotland, writes Stephen Waite, Head of Science...

JSR Purchases 650-Sow Nucleus Farm in Canada
CANADA - JSR's Nucleus Farm in Elstow, Saskatoon, Canada is now fully stocked producing the company's own GP1 and GP2 female lines alongside the Geneconverter 500 and Geneconverter 700 sire lines. Production...

JSR Genetics Stocks Delimeat's 3,000-Sow Unit
RUSSIA - Russian dignitaries, local press and national TV gathered at the official opening of the Delimeat Farming Complex, a 3,000-sow nucleus herd stocked by JSR Genetics, to celebrate a future full...

JSR Holds Seminar for Bioenergia
RUSSIA - Bioenergia, OOO Managing Company, the JSR agent for Russia (excluding Krasnodar Kray region), recently attended a sales and product training seminar at their offices in Saratov.

JSR Signs Contract with Agroprime Holding Ltd.
UKRAINE - Agroprime Holding Ltd based in the Ukraine, have been established since 2005. It has grown into one of the leading agricultural companies in the Odeas region, growing from 5,000 ha to over 18,000...

UK Genetics and Support Win German Franchise
GERMANY - World class genetics, backed by advanced technical support, has clinched a major franchise contract for UK based JSR Genetics, in the form of a new breeding company, JSR Hybrid Deutschland GmbH....

JSR Opens 900-Sow Joint Venture in China
CHINA - A lavish ceremony, attended by over 150 dignitaries, celebrated the opening of The Hubei Liangyou JSR Breeding Limited, a new Chinese joint venture between JSR Genetics and state-owned Hubei Liangyou...

JSR's 22nd Conference: Beddington at Bonnington
UK - JSR Genetics' 22nd Technical Conference entitled 'The Next Agricultural Revolution' will take place on Tuesday 13th September with Sir John Beddington, Government Chief Scientific Adviser (GCSA),...

£1-Million Contract for JSR Genetics
CHINA - JSR Genetics, UK-based international pig breeding company, has signed a £1-million contract with Chinese state-owned import/export company, the China Animal Husbandry Group (CAHG), further accelerating...

Top Chinese Talent Joins JSR
UK - One of China’s brightest young graduates has joined a leading UK pig genetics company and will play a key role in their plans for sales growth in China and Asia.

JSR Signs Key German Contract
GERMANY - JSR, one of the world's leading pig genetics businesses, has made further strides in Europe by signing a key distribution contract with Premium Pork Farms GmbH, based in Neuenkirchen, Westphalia,...

Walling to Lead JSR Genetics Business
UK - JSR Genetics has appointed Dr Grant Walling as Managing Director, taking overall responsibility for JSR's sales business and breed improvement programmes.

JSR Breeding Pigs Fly into China
CHINA - More than 800 high-health, genetically advanced breeding pigs have successfully touched down in China in the last week. The animals were transported from the UK onboard a specially chartered 747...

New Online MTF Calculator Adds Focus on Profit
UK - A unique Meat per Tonne of Feed (MTF) Calculator, revealing how much it costs pig farmers to produce a kg of saleable meat, has been launched on JSR’s new-look website.

Chinese Delegates Visit East Yorkshire
UK - Staff from Yorkshire-based pig breeding company, JSR, were “honoured� to host a group of business delegates visiting from the Xiangfan province of China. The delegates were visiting the North...

JSR Signs Contract Within UK-China Business Summit
CHINA - JSR Genetics, the leading UK-based international pig genetics company, has signed a milestone contract for 1,100 animals with the Guangzhou Animal Husbandry Company in Beijing on 8 November 20...

JSR Looks to the Future
UK - Laura Russell and Mark Woodall have been appointed to boost JSR Genetics' international and UK sales force, respectively.

Science - the Answer to Feeding the World?
The theme of this year's JSR Technical Conference was Science – the Key to Feeding the World, writes Jackie Linden, editor of ThePigSite, who attended the event at the University of Nottingham...

JSR Appoints First Croatian Agent
CROATIA - A five year search for 'their ideal' genetics partner ended in August 2010 for Croatian pig producers – the Ivancic family – when they signed a contract with JSR Genetics, the UK-based...

JSR’s Technical Conference Offers Food for Thought
UK - The 21^st JSR Technical Conference, this year entitled Science – The Key to Feeding the World, takes place on 14 September at Nottingham University’s Sutton Bonnington Camp...

JSR Appoints New Agent in Malaysia
MALAYSIA - JSR, the leading international pig genetics company, has taken further steps into the important Asian market, appointing Tong Fung Enterprises SDN BHD as their new agent in Malaysia.

JSR Unveils 8500-Place Pig Finishing Facility
UK - Sustained investment in modern weaning and finishing facilities, which incorporate new ideas, science and technology, is vital to the ongoing success and growth of the UK pig industry.

Winners of JSR Pig & Poultry Fair Prize Draw
UK - Congratulations to Mike Raines from Ling Farm, Langtoft, Driffield who has been announced as the winner of the JSR prize draw that took place during the Pig and Poultry Fair, Stoneleigh in May.

JSR to Build New Nucleus in China
CHINA - JSR Genetics, the UK-based international pig breeding company, has agreed a joint venture to build and stock a state-of-the-art nucleus on a greenfield site in China.

JSR Sets Sights on Taiwan
TAIWAN - JSR, one of the world’s leading pig genetics businesses, has reaffirmed its keen interest in working with pig producers in Asia by signing a franchise contract with Evabiotech Ltd of Er Lun...

New JSR Web Site Focuses on Science, Education
UK - The JSR farming group has launched a new web site for both its operational companies; JSR Genetics Ltd, the highly successful international pig genetics company, and JSR Farms Ltd, which operates...

JSR Appoints New International Sales Director
GLOBAL - Top UK pig genetics company JSR have reinforced their commitment to the global pig industry by appointing Paul Anderson to the role of International Sales Director.

JSR in the Ukraine
UKRAINE - The UK-based international pig breeding company JSR Genetics Ltd have secured an agreement to supply two of the Ukraine’s largest pig producers with high-health breeding stock.