New Pig Farm Creates Job Opportunities
NEW ZEALAND - Kereone pig farmer Ken McIntyre is about a month out from pinning down a new site for a larger piggery that will expand his business five-fold and create up to 30 new jobs.

Study: Indiana Livestock Can't Consume all DDGS
INDIANA, US - Indiana ethanol plants could produce enough of a livestock feed ingredient for Hoosier farmers to feed their animals three times over, a Purdue University study suggests.

New Opportunities for Biofuels and Livestock Sector
CANADA - The Government of Canada is creating new economic opportunities in rural Canada by investing $6 million in the Feed Opportunities from the BioFuels Industries (FOBI) research network that will...

Industries Seek Roadmap for Export Competitiveness
CANADA - If the Canadian pork industry wants to know where the US pork industry is going, watch the US dollar and the energy market, says a leading pork industry economist who spoke at the Banff Pork Seminar,...

Pork Consumption Grows Despite Difficulties
NEW ZEALAND - “The most difficult of the last 30 years” is how Chris Trengrove describes 2008 in New Zealand Pork’s recently released Annual Report. “Biofuels, a commodity boom, drought, losses, exits,...

Which Fields are Best for Ag Production?
DENMARK - Should a field be sown with grain for feeding pigs? Or should it be covered with willow for energy? Or dotted with grazing sheep? How a field should be used most sensibly varies when not only...

Economic Crisis Creates Positive Ag Spin-Off
CANADA - Informa Economics reports lower transportation and input costs resulting from the current global economic slowdown are creating some positive spin-off for agriculture, writes Bruce Cochrane.

DDGS Granted First-ever Clearance in Australia
AUSTRALIA - Australia’s first imported sample of US distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS), a co-product of US ethanol production, successfully cleared inspections after arriving at the Port of...

Anaerobic Digestion Boost to Energy Production
UK - The Environment Agency's decision to revise its regulatory position on the waste status of anaerobic digestate produced from farm-based inputs is a victory for common sense and a welcome boost to...

NSW Government Alarms Aussie Pig Farmers
AUSTRALIA - Australian Pork Limited (APL), the national body representing Australian pig farmers, is extremely concerned by the NSW Government’s proposal to triple its ethanol fuel mandate for E10 petrol...

Potential Benefits for Ethanol, Paper and Feed
US - Cellulose is a key component of plant cell walls that can be converted into ethanol and other products. New findings from the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) could help make that conversion process...

NZ Pork Industry to Turn Waste into Biogas
NEW ZEALAND - A new project launched yesterday (2 December 2008) will look at the potential to turn pig manure on New Zealand farms into energy, significantly reducing harmful greenhouse gas (GHG) emi...

USGC: US DDGS More Than Just Livestock Feed
US - From a fish farm in Vietnam to a pet shop in Mexico, US distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS), a co-product of U.S. ethanol production, has been making inroads into non-traditional feed markets...

Value of Manure: Both Fertiliser and Biofuel in NI
NORTHERN IRELAND - Manures produced by housed farm livestock in Northern Ireland are a valuable resource both as a plant fertiliser and as a source of renewable energy.

EUROTIER REPORT: Meeting Agricultural Challenges
GERMANY: EuroTier, the world's largest animal husbandry exhibition opening in Hanover, Germany this week with around 1,800 exhibitors and the expectation of more than 130,000 visitors.

ALFA in Support of Ethanol Research Grants
AUSTRALIA - The Australian Lot Feeders’ Association (ALFA) has welcomed the Federal Government launch of its $15million research grants program for second generation biofuels research.

Not All DDGS Made Equal, Says Purdue Research
US - Although it all comes from corn used to make ethanol, not all dried distillers' grains with solubles (DDGS) are created equal.

Engineering Firm Calls for Public Policies that Support Anaerobic Digestion
CANADA - A Manitoba based engineering firm is calling for public policies that will support the development of technologies that can convert livestock manure into electrical energy, writes Bruce Cochr...

Meat conglomerate and fuel company launch renewable venture
US - Tyson Foods, Inc., the world’s largest producer and marketer of chicken, beef and pork, is moving closer to its aim of becoming a leader in renewable energy. The company has launched a new venture...

Power from pig waste project wins CDM approval
UK - An innovative series of projects that generate electricity from pig waste in Mexico have been approved under the Clean Development Mechanism.