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Thursday, May 24, 2012
Visit Big Dutchman at World Pork ExpoIOWA, US - The 2012 World Pork Expo will be held 6-8 June at the Iowa State Fairgrounds, Des Moines, Iowa, USA. As the world's largest pork-specific trade show, World Pork Expo brings in some 20,000 pork...
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Pork Checkoff Presents PORK Academy at WPXUS - On 6 and 7 June the Pork Checkoff is sponsoring Producers Opportunity for Revenue and Knowledge (PORK) Academy at World Pork Expo at the Iowa State Fairground in Des Moines. Expo continues through...
Team RT Takes Gold for UK FarmingUK - In April, Team Red Tractor covered 2,500 miles, 3 nations and 6 farming sectors in a 5 day campaign to educate school children about how Red Tractor farmers are gearing up to feed 20 million visitors...
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
FMD Scientist Receives International AwardUK - Dr Nigel Ferris MBE was presented with the 2012 OIE (World Organisation for Animal Health) Meritorious Award in recognition of his outstanding contributions during a long career researching foot-and-mouth...
WPX Seminars to Focus on Business ManagementIOWA, US - Eight business seminars will feature the latest in nutrition, herd health, manure management and price risk at World Pork Expo on Wednesday, 6 June, and Thursday, 7 June.
Monday, May 21, 2012
Overview of This Week's Pig Industry NewsANALYSIS – A few heavy rain showers on the first day of the British Pig & Poultry Fair last week were the only things to dampen seriously the mood at the event, held last week at the National Agricultural...
PIG & POULTRY FAIR: Opportunities and Challenges for British Products in the Food Service SectorUK - British pork, chicken and eggs are enjoying growing demand from food service, a sector whose potential is often overlooked. However, it was the subject of the headline debate at the British Pig &...
Friday, May 18, 2012
PIG & POULTRY FAIR: BPEX Optimistic about the UK Pig IndustryUK - Despite continuing high feed prices, the prospects for the UK pig industry are definitely improving, according to BPEX Director, Mick Sloyan, speaking at a press conference at the British Pig & Poultry...
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Super Suspension Offers New Worming OptionsUK - Making its UK debut at this year’s Pig and Poultry Fair is Panacur AquaSol, a new generation water-administered wormer for pigs.
Optimism Strong for Future of British Pig & Poultry SectorsUK - Optimism for the future of the British pig, poultry and egg sectors is strong among visitors and industry representatives at the 2012 British Pig and Poultry Fair.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Pig & Poultry Fair Visitors Told to Innovate to Unlock PotentialUK - Producers who pay more attention to market demands and seek ways innovate will be able to ride out the challenges and unlock the potential of the pig, poultry meat and egg sectors, visitors to the...
Monday, May 14, 2012
HIPRA Present in IPVS 2012 in KoreaSOUTH KOREA - Next June, HIPRA will participate as a main sponsor in the 22nd International Pig Veterinary Society Congress, to be held in Jeju, South Korea from 10 to 14 June 2012.
Ag Community Embraces Call for Transparency US - Attendees were urged to open the barn doors and showcase the importance of modern food production at the Animal Agriculture Alliance’s 2012 Stakeholders Summit, held 2-3 May in Arlington, Virginia....
Friday, May 11, 2012
OUTLOOK CONFERENCE: Conference Examines Future of UK Red Meat, Dairy SectorsANALYSIS – There are some signs of improvement in the UK economy, according to an agricultural economics specialist speaking at the UK Outlook Conference for the red meat and dairy sectors last week,...
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Winners Emerging from the Global Economic CrisisANALYSIS - While the US economic recovery is continuing, it is slowing. There has been increasing consumption and increasing residential investment, but with falling non-residential investment, the recovery...
Tuesday, May 08, 2012
Ceva Gathers Experts for Swine Reproduction SymposiumGERMANY - True to its vision to bring together scientific, veterinary and production experts, Ceva Santé Animale, one of the fastest growing global veterinary health companies, organized a symposium...
Friday, May 04, 2012
Biomin Exhibited at TECHAGRO 2012CZECH REPUBLIC - From 31 March – 4 April BIOMIN Czech exhibited at the International Fair of Agricultural Technology called TECHAGRO.
Pig and Poultry Fair Flies the FlagUK - Making sure the best of British gets the recognition it deserves will be a leading theme at the Pig and Poultry Fair in Warwickshire this month (15 and 16 May).
Gestation Sow Housing Webinar Series on WelfareThe FASS Scientific Advisory Committee on Animal Care and the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) are collaborating on a dynamic webinar series for participants to learn about current and emerging...
Tuesday, May 01, 2012
Single Source Swine Solutions at World Pork Expo US - Osborne Industries has announced the release of its new "Single Source Swine Solution" packages for new and existing swine farms: a complete line of swine management products, equipment and services...
Piglets on Display at Campbell Farm, Discovery Centre CANADA - Officials with the University of Manitoba's Bruce D. Campbell Farm and Food Discovery Centre are inviting the public to visit while a just-born group of piglets is on display.
International Conference Focuses on ‘Greening’ CAPUK - Scotland’s leading food and farming organisation, National Farmers Union (NFU) Scotland has welcomed guests from across the EU’s northern Member States to discuss ways in which the next Common...
Monday, April 30, 2012
More Flexibility, Less Bureaucracy in Farm SubsidiesDENMARK - The EU agricultural Ministers want a Common Agricultural Policy that is easier to administer and that more decisions should be left to the Member States.
Obesity is a Long–Term ProblemANALYSIS - Obesity is one of today's leading human health issues but it is a complex issue, often oversimplified in the media. At a meeting held at the University of Nottingham in the UK last week, Professor...
Friday, April 27, 2012
IPVS 2012 Registration Deadline Coming UpSOUTH KOREA - The organisers of IPVS 2012 would like to remind everyone that the registration deadline for the congress is coming up.
Pork Checkoff Offers Pork Management ConferenceUS - The Pork Checkoff is offering the 2012 Pork Management Conference, Your Pork Industry Investment, 19-22 June in Savannah, Georgia.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
ACMC Marks Ten Years of ProgressUK - To mark its tenth anniversary, pig genetics company ACMC, is giving away an electronic recording package worth £1,500 in a free draw at this year’s British Pig and Poultry Fair (15 and 16 May,...
Meeting Discusses ASF Prevention in Moscow, Tula RUSSIA - A meeting to discuss the prevention of the spread of African swine Fever (ASF) in the Moscow and Tula regions was held by the Russian veterinary department, Rosselkhoznadzor.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Teaching Academy Steering Committee NamedUS - Four months after its inaugural meeting sponsored by Pfizer Animal Health, the Consortium of Western Regional Colleges of Veterinary Medicine announced today that it has established a new Teaching...
NPPC Announces MusicFest Entertainment for WPEXIOWA, US - The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) has announced the entertainment for MusicFest, the social highlight of World Pork Expo. From 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday, 7 June, Expo attendees...
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