Pig Industry News By Topic
Government & Regulatory News
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Assessing Safety of Enterococcus faecium in FeedEU - The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has developed pioneering guidance for the safety assessment of one of the most common probiotics used in animal feed, Enterococcus faecium.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Avoid Misuse of Religious Exemptions to StunningEU - At the Agriculture and Fisheries Council this week, the Swedish delegation briefed the Council on the enforcement of the general requirement to stun animals before slaughter.
Cutting Animal Transport Time Just the StartEU - The welfare of animals in transport must be improved, but cutting transport time to eight hours must be supplemented by other measures, such as support for local slaughterhouses and meat processing...
Monday, May 14, 2012
Slat Issue ResolvedEU - Finishers with concrete slats with a slot width of more than 18mm, but not more than 21mm, will not need to replace them after all.
Wednesday, May 09, 2012
French President-Elect Will Defend CAP BudgetFRANCE and EU - François Hollande's defeat of Nicholas Sarkozy in the French presidential run-off on 6 May has sparked debates about how agriculture and the wider economy will be impacted.
Monday, May 07, 2012
Farmers Fear EU Law Could Harm Pork IndustryEU - Pig numbers in the European Union could fall by as much as 10 per cent and the price of pork could rise substantially when tougher animal welfare regulations come into force next year.
Tuesday, May 01, 2012
Ag Council Urged to Act to Avoid Market DistortionEU - At the Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting in Luxemburg last week, the Commission briefed the Council on the deadline for the new animal welfare requirements foreseen in directive 2008/120 laying...
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Plans for EU Sow Stall Ban in Disarray, Says CIWFEU - EU plans for a partial ban on sow stalls from 1 January 2013, which will free millions of pigs from a life of confinement, are in disarray with only 10 countries likely to be ready for the new rules...
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Call for EU-wide Fair Play in Grocery ChainEU - A new report has backed up calls for an effective adjudicator to police the UK Groceries Supply Chain Code of Practice.
Monday, April 23, 2012
Excessive Bureaucracy under EU SubsidiesEU - Danish Farm Minister and President in-office of the EU Farm Council, Ms Mette Gjerskov, highlighted the need for EU farmers to be able to compete in the marketplace at a major debate at Copa-Cogeca’s...
Friday, April 20, 2012
EU Pig Industry above the Law?EU - Compassion in World Farming (CIWF) has highlighted the hidden misery of millions of pigs across the European Union and called on the EU Commission to investigate widespread flouting of EU laws designed...
Thursday, April 19, 2012
EU Welfare Regulations and the Law of Unintended ConsequencesANALYSIS – EU regulations banning battery cages for laying hens and sow stalls have much to commend them but the impacts on the market may have been overlooked or underestimated, writes senior editor,...
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
EU Ag Reforms Criticised as Too ComplexEU - The European Court of Auditors has said that the legislative framework of the Common Agricultural Policy reform remains too complex. In particular the Court said that the reforms focused to much on...
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
BPEX Updates Likely Impacts of EU Stalls BanEU - An updated report has been produced by BPEX examining the readiness of European countries for the introduction of the partial stalls and tethers ban on 1 January 2013.
Brussels Faces Another Blow to its CredibilityEU - It is still not clear whether Brussels is facing a winter of discontent over its controversial concrete slats rule but it is a strong possibility, says National Pig Association.
Friday, April 13, 2012
Young Farmers Central to Policy ReformEU - Addressing the European Council of Young Farmers (CEJA) yesterday in Brussels, Agriculture Commissioner Dacian Ciolos said that he wants to make Young Farmers central to the post-2013 reform of the...
EU Draws up Animal Cloning OptionsEU - The EU has begun a process to draw up new rules to govern the cloning of farm animals.
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Dutch & Danish Use Welfare Directive Against SpainEU - The Secretary General of the Coordination of Organizations of Farmers and Ranchers (COAG), Michael White, yesterday said that Denmark and the Netherlands are using the welfare directive on pig farms...
Programme Launches First Food Security InitiativeEU - FACCE - JPI (Food security, Agriculture and Climate ChangE Joint Programming Initiative) has announced funding for its first joint action. The new initiative will bring together 67 research groups...
Wednesday, April 04, 2012
Organic Food Label Deadline ApproachingEU - Organic food producers and processors must adhere to new labeling rules before the full implementation of EU legislation.
Tuesday, April 03, 2012
Inherent Risk in Introducing New Meat Inspection RulesANALYSIS - The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is expected to publish its recommendations for changes to meat inspection in poultry processing plants in June this year, writes Chris Harris.
Monday, April 02, 2012
EU Agricultural Policy Reform DelayEU - The European Parliament has stated it will delay on deciding its final position on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform until the EU Budget Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) has been decided...
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
New Pig Welfare Standards Must be Enforced EU - European Commissioners cannot sit back - they must take tough action against any countries that flout new rules partially banning the use of stalls for sows, Conservative MEP Vicky Ford has warne...
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Hormone, Antibiotic Residues in Animals StabilisedEU - Based on 736,806 analytical results collected by Member States, the European Commission has published a report which concludes that for the reporting period 2010, only 0.33 per cent of the total number...
EU Calls for Russia's Livestock Ban to be LiftedEU - EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht and EU Health and Consumer Policy Commissioner John Dalli expressed their deep disappointment at Russia's decision to impose a ban on imports of live animals (pig,...
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Producers Owed Firm Stance on Partial StallsEU - A National Pig Association delegation will travel to Brussels this week to call for swift and decisive action against countries that fail to comply with the January 2013 partial stalls ban.
Widespread Law-breaking on European Pig FarmsEU - Just 12 of the 27 member countries have told Brussels they will be fully compliant with the partial stalls ban when it is introduced in January 2013.
Monday, March 19, 2012
Ag & Fisheries Council to Discuss ReformsEU - The Agriculture & Fisheries Council will meet in Brussels on 19 and 20 March. It will be chaired by Mrs Mette Gjerskov, Danish Minister of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries. Commissioners Maria Damanaki...
Monday, March 12, 2012
Copa-Cogeca Warns of Red Tape Governing CAPEU - At a high-level debate on the future CAP held by European Parliament, Copa-Cogeca warned of excessive red-tape governing the EU Commission proposals on the CAP post-2013, stressing this will hinder...
Tuesday, March 06, 2012
CAP: European Farmers React to ProposalsEU - The European farmers’ organisation Copa-Cogeca has published its reaction to the EU Commission’s CAP reform proposals.
Share This
Our Sponsors
Partners
© 2000 - 2012. 5m Publishing, Benchmark House, 8 Smithy Wood Drive, Sheffield, S35 1QN, England.