Govt Grant for Tracing Salmonella Sources
DENMARK - The Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries has just given DKK7 million to a research project that will make it easier for scientists and the authorities to find the sources of salmonella...

Govt to Impose Rules for Nitrate in Sausages and Ham
DENMARK - The Danish government will maintain Denmark's stricter rules for using the additive nitrite in meat products. Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Eva Kjer Hansen has told the EU Commission...

Ensuring the Most Exposed Animals the Best Welfare
DENMARK - Scientists are working on developing practical and effective tools that focus on improving welfare for those animals whose risk of poor welfare is greatest.

Danish Prime Minister Visits Ringsted
DENMARK - "Hi there," was how Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen kicked off his meeting with over a hundred slaughterhouse workers who had gathered for the occasion in a conference room at Danish...

Danish Institutes Merge
DENMARK - Danish Meat Research Institute will merge into the Danish Technological Institute by 1 October 2009.

New Organisation for Agriculture & Food in Denmark
DENMARK - The Danish Agriculture and Food Council (Landbrug og Fødevarer) will be the new body to represent the agricultural and food industry of Denmark, and a new structure will be put in place in the...

Danish Groups Merge to Create Single Entity
DENMARK - Danish agriculture organisations Landbrugsraadet (The Danish Agricultural Council) and Dansk Landbrug (Danish Agriculture) have agreed to merge with Danish Meat Association (DMA is a gathering...

Danish Farms to Thrive on New Green Growth
DENMARK - The Danish government has just launched a DKr 13.5 billion Green Growth plan that will ensure better conditions for the country’s nature and environment while allowing agriculture to develop....

Is This the End of Castration?
DENMARK - Castration of pigs without anaesthetic will not be banned in the EU in the foreseeable future. However, more animal welfare-friendly alternatives will be seen further down the road and then castration...

Danish Agriculture and Meat Sectors Unite
DENMARK - Danish agriculture organisations Landbrugsraadet (The Danish Agricultural Council) and Dansk Landbrug (Danish Agriculture) will merge with Danish Meat Association (DMA) to create a new organisation...

Russia Reopens Market for Danish Meat
DENMARK - The Russian authorities have reopened their market for imports from four Danish slaughterhouses from the turn of the year. They are the Danish Crown factories at Ringsted, Herning and Skærbæk,...

Japanese Ambassador Visits Danish Crown
DENMARK - Yesterday, the Japanese Ambassador to Denmark, Seiichi Kondo, visited Danish Crown's head office in Randers and the slaughterhouse facilities in Horsens.

New Chairman for Danske Slagterier
DENMARK - The board of Danske Slagterier has elected Asger Krogsgaard as the organisation's next chairman.