More TAP Benefits for Manitoba Pork Producers
MANITOBA, CANADA - In response to increased challenges facing Manitoba's pork industry, pork producers will now be able to access 75 per cent of their estimated 2009 AgriStability payment. This increase...

Viet Nam Pushes to Reform Meat Processing Industry
VIET NAM - The Vietnamese government is pushing to reform and modernise its meat processing industry.

Brisk Interest Seen in Hog Farm Transition Program
CANADA - The Canadian Pork Council reports producers from every province have registered for the first round of bidding under the Hog Farm Transition Program, writes Bruce Cochrane.

Canada's Industry and Govt Unite to Make Food Safer
CANADA - Leaders across the Canadian food industry and government are coming together to share information and learn about emerging technologies and science, in order to produce safer food for Canadia...

Top DPRK Leader Calls for Large-scale Raising of Pigs
NORTH KOREA - Kim Jong Il, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), called on all the sectors and units of the country to raise more pigs, the official Rodong Sinmun daily said on...

Groups Urge Congress to Aid Ailing Pork Industry
US - “There are many challenges facing the economic viability of the pork sector including higher input costs for feed and energy, an over-abundance of supply in the domestic market, weakening demand and...

Pork Industry Facing Range of Challenges
CANADA - The Saskatchewan Pork Development Board says its new board of directors will need to address a range of challenges, writes Bruce Cochrane.

Pork Board's Board of Directions Election Underway
CANADA - The ballots have been circulated and the Saskatchewan Pork Development Board's 2010 Board of Directions Election is now underway, writes Bruce Cochrane.

Dr Siddiqui Gets Backing for USTR Ag Position
US - An ad hoc coalition of food and agricultural organizations, led by the National Pork Producers Council, yesterday expressed its strong support for Isi Siddiqui as the chief agricultural trade negotiator...

FAWC Publishes Landmark Report on Welfare
UK - Eating meat and using animal products requires hard moral choices to be made, according to Professor Christopher Wathes, the chairman of the Farm Animal Welfare Council.

Making Use of Existing Support Programs Encouraged
CANADA - Manitoba agriculture minister is encouraging the province's pork producers to make use of existing programs to cope with ongoing losses while her staff explores additional avenues for providing...

Meetings Scheduled on Interstate Meat Shipments
US - Agriculture Deputy Secretary Merrigan has announced public meetings on the proposed regulations on co-operative inspection programmes on the inter-state shipment of meat and poultry products.

FMD NEWS: Govt Seeks FMD-free Status for Luzon
GLOBAL - Keep up-to-date with Foot-and-Mouth Disease outbreaks across the world.

QMS Seeks Applications for Livestock Monitor Farm
SCOTLAND, UK - Farmers in the North of Scotland are being given the opportunity to improve their farm’s performance by becoming the latest Monitor Farm.

NPPC and USMEF Comment on H1N1 Outbreak
US - With yesterday’s announcement by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) that pigs in Minnesota tested positive for the 2009 novel H1N1 virus, the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) reiterates...

Pork Producers Step Up Call for Provincial Assistance
CANADA - Manitoba Pork Council is urging the provincial government to follow the lead of the federal government and several other provinces in providing support for its hog sector, writes Bruce Cochra...

CME: Will Hog Numbers Fall Below Expected Levels?
US - The government of Canada will announce this Friday how the first $10 million of its Hog Farm Transition Program (HFTP) funding will be spent, write Steve Meyer and Len Steiner in their Daily Livestock...

KAP Calls on Manitoba to Help Hog Producers
CANADA - KAP is calling on Manitoba to offer assistance to hog producers similar to that offered in other provinces, writes Bruce Cochrane.

Minister Smith Underlines Commitment to Pig Sector
IRELAND - Speaking at the IFA National Pig Farmers' Forum in Athlone on Friday (16 October), the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Brendan Smith TD, emphasised his commitment to the Irish pig...

H1N1: NPPC Reiterates Safety of Pork Consumption
US - Given Friday’s statement by the US Department of Agriculture that it is conducting ‘confirmatory testing’ on swine for the novel H1N1 virus, the National Pork Producers Council is reiterating that...

Farmers Alter Practices for Food Safety Programmes
US - With food safety regulatory change on the horizon for US producers, Rabobank recently found that approximately 40 per cent...

Canadian Govt Invests in International Pork Marketing
CANADA - The Government of Canada is investing in marketing world-class, safe and healthy Canadian pork in international markets.

USDA: Confirmatory Testing of H1N1 Flu on US Swine
US - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Veterinary Services Laboratories will be conducting confirmatory testing on swine samples collected...

Hog Farm Transition Program Award at Month's End
CANADA - The first ten million dollars under a program designed to assist hog producers in exiting the industry will be awarded at the end of this month, writes Bruce Cochrane.

Saskatchewan Pork Producers to Receive TAP
CANADA - Saskatchewan pork producers facing cash flow challenges now have access to AgriStability Targeted Advance Payments (TAP). Pork producers can now receive a TAP of up to 75 per cent of their estimated...