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Monday, March 26, 2012
Bid to Move World Trade Talks ForwardGLOBAL - Negotiators in the World Trade Organisation need more time to reflect on how to move the farm talks forward, according to the chairman of the negotiation panel, John Adank, New Zealand’s am...
US to Appeal WTO Country of Origin LabellingUS & CANADA - The office of the US Trade Representative has opted to appeal the World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling on Country of Origin Labeling (COOL).
Pig Farmers Given Outlet to Voice ComplaintsMALAYSIA - Pig farmers now have an official outlet to voice their grouses through a national consultative council, to be chaired by the Veterinary Services Department.
Hong Kong Agriculture & Fisheries Visits Guangdong HONG KONG and CHINA - Led by the Director of Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation, Mr Alan Wong, a delegation representing the agriculture and fisheries sector visited Guangdong from 19 to 23 March,...
Friday, March 23, 2012
AMI Joins Coalition in Call for Comprehensive FTA US - The American Meat Institute (AMI) joined a coalition of 40 food and agricultural organizations in expressing concern that a recommended ‘single undertaking’ approach to trade negotiations between...
Canada Looks to Secure TradeCANADA - This week, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz spoke at an international meeting of industry and government officials working to make sure consumers have more dependable access to food and that farmers...
NZ Pork Industry Hires New Head LobbyistNEW ZEALAND - The New Zealand Pork Industry Board named Owen Symmans, a former head of the Seafood Industry Council, as its new chief executive, replacing Sam McIvor.
Thursday, March 22, 2012
SEC Complaint Over False Animal Welfare ClaimsUS - The Humane Society of the United States filed a legal complaint with the US Securities and Exchange Commission over violations of federal securities law by Merriam, Kansas-based Seaboard Corporation,...
Govt of Canada Helps Swine Producers Boost ExportsCANADA - Canadian swine producers will benefit from increased export access with the support of the Government of Canada. Parliamentary Secretary Pierre Lemieux, on behalf of Agriculture Minister Gerry...
Coalition Calls for Comprehensive US-EU FTAUS - An ad hoc coalition of 40 food and agricultural organizations led by the National Pork Producers Council in a letter sent yesterday to the Obama administration and Congress expressed concern that...
Call for Advance on Subsidies to Combat DroughtSPAIN - The Spanish Minister of Agriculture, Food and the Environment, Miguel Arias Canete has said that Spain will request an advance of EU aid to ease the financial burdens on farms dealing with dro...
Piglet Castration and Animal WelfareNETHERLANDS - The European Commission and the Danish presidency of the EU organised a Conference on the EU Animal Welfare Strategy: 'Empowering consumers and creating market opportunities for animal welfare'...
Charting a New Course for Animal Nutrition & SafetyCHINA - Over the years, the feed industry made a great contribution to safeguard the healthy development of the husbandry industry and the quality and safety of the animal products. However, occasional...
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...
Major Project for Canadian Hog IndustryCANADA - Jacques Gourde, Member of Parliament for Lotbinière-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière, and Pierre Corbeil, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, announced the allocation of $500,000 to the Fédération...
Lobbying Prompts New Online Meds SchemeUK - NFU lobbying has resulted in the launch of a new accreditation scheme for the online sale of veterinary medicines.
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
New Outbreak of ASF in Volgograd RegionRUSSIA - A new outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) has been identified on a farm in the Kalachevskyi Light District, Volgograd Region.
No Cause for Worry on Pork Quality in MarketVIET NAM - Phung Huu Hao, Deputy Director of the Department of Quality Control for Agricultural, Forestry and Aquatic Products, announced on 15 March that there is no need to worry about pork quality,...
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.
Large Scale Meat Safety Tests UnderwayTAIWAN - The Department of Health (DOH) and local health authorities will conduct its largest scale tests to date from March 20-22 to check for the leanness enhancing drug ractopamine in 1,000 products,...
Normal Trading with Russia Important for US AgUS - Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) with Russia is the American Farm Bureau Federation’s top trade priority this year, said the organization in a statement sent last week to Congress.
Korea to Extend Pork Tariff QuotaSOUTH KOREA - Korea will extend its tariff quotas for pork belly and dried peppers by three months to ensure their steady supply and help stabilize domestic prices, the finance ministry said Tuesday. ...
Monday, March 19, 2012
Coles Partners Pig Producers to Abolish Sow StallsAUSTRALIA - Coles supermarkets have moved to transform pork farming practices in South Australia to provide better conditions for pregnant sows.
New Head of Pigs Appointed at TeagascIRELAND - Teagasc has appointed Ciaran Carroll as Head of the Pig Development Department at Teagasc. He takes over from Michael Martin who has retired after a long and successful career in Teagasc.
Farmers Transfer Pigs Under Credit-in-Kind SchemeGHANA - The Ministry of Food and Agriculture MOFA) on Thursday received pigs from some small-scale livestock farmers and transferred them to another set of farmers at a ceremony at the Nungua Livestock...
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...
Friday, March 16, 2012
Call to be Proactive in Defining Animal Care StandardsCANADA - The Chair of the National Farm Animal Care Council's Pig Code Development Committee suggests pork industry stakeholders need to be proactive in defining acceptable standards of animal care, Bruce...
Viet Nam Implored to Boycott Poisonous PorkVIET NAM - Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat has called for increased publicity concerning the use of steroids used to produce unnaturally heavy pigs so that residents shun the...
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