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Pig Industry News by Topic
News by Topic: Conferences & Events
Friday, February 03, 2012
Expert Presents 2012 Global Weather Outlook ANALYSIS - Drew Lerner, president and senior agricultural meteorologist of World Weather, recently presented global weather expectations for 2012 to US grain farmers and livestock producers at the Allendale...
Wednesday, February 01, 2012
North America: Where's the Snow? ANALYSIS - There has been virtually no snow up in Canada, no snow in the northern US Plains, and the Upper Midwest has seen only two snow events this winter and neither was hugely significant, so we wonder...
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Success in Strengthening Canada-US Relations US & CANADA - The Chair of Manitoba Pork Council reports efforts to strengthen relations among Canadian and US pork producers have been highly successful, Bruce Cochrane writes.
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
IPVS 2012: Registration & Abstract Submission Open US and SOUTH KOREA - On behalf of the Organising Committee of the 22nd International Pig Veterinary Society Congress (IPVS 2012), AASV welcome you to Jeju, Korea. The Congress will be held in the Jeju...
Friday, January 06, 2012
OFC - Reduce Waste to Meet Food Demand GLOBAL - In the next 25 to 50 years, food production will have to double to keep up with growing populations and growing consumption, writes ThePigSite editor in chief, Chris Harris.
Wednesday, December 07, 2011
Japan Creates Premium Positioning for US Pork US and JAPAN - A side-by-side taste challenge at a leading Tokyo hotel produced surprising results for a group of Japanese consumers who were given a chance recently to compare premium-branded US chilled...
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Biomin Asia Nutrition Forum 2011 ASIA - The Biomin Asia Nutrition Forum, held once every two years in Asia is a multi-destination forum programme tailored for the Asian audience.
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Novus CEO Addresses World Ag Forum GLOBAL - Novus International is to present a landmark keynote presentation at the seventh biennial World Agricultural Forum's Congress in Brussels this week.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Biomin Asia Nutrition Forum Takes Centre Stage ASIA - Biomin again hosted the biennial event, Biomin Asia Nutrition Forum, this month.
Friday, September 02, 2011
Biomin Asia Nutrition Forum Takes Centre Stage ASIA - Biomin has announced the dates and destinations for the company's biennial event, Biomin Asia Nutrition Forum in October.
September is ‘Exhibition Month‘ for CID Lines GLOBAL - CID Lines will be exhibiting at seven events this month.
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Farm Groups Appeal to G-20 Ministers GLOBAL – On the eve of the G-20 Farm Minister's meeting, farm groups from around the world are calling for coherence saying trade policy must not dictate agricultural policy.
FEFAC Sends Message to G-20 Ministers GLOBAL - The European Compound Feed Manufacturers’ Federation (FEFAC) President, Patrick Vanden Avenne, has called on the European Commission to focus on measures allowing the increase of production...
Monday, June 13, 2011
Canada-US Pork Industry Challenges Similar CANADA & US - According to Bruce Cochrane, the chair of Manitoba Pork Council says there's a growing realization that the challenges faced by pork producers on both sides of the Canada US border are the...
Monday, June 06, 2011
Cooperation to Address Common Challenges US & CANADA - The vice-chair of Manitoba Pork Council suggests collaborative efforts aimed at addressing common challenges are key to helping strengthen relations between the Canadian and US pork industries,...
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Animal Medicines to Play Vital Role in Food Security GLOBAL - The projected worldwide growth in human demand for protein must be met by developments in animal medicine, a conference heard yesterday.
Monday, November 29, 2010
Absolutely Unique: Less Work, More Piglets GERMANY & CANADA - Big Dutchman just signed an agreement for the distribution of two key products of the Canadian pig equipment manufacturer Conception Ro-Main in certain markets: the Contact-O-Max boar...
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Improved Governance of Global Food Security GLOBAL - A five-day high-level intergovernmental meeting of the newly reformed Committee on World Food Security (CFS) opened today. The meeting takes place against a background of recent increases in international...
Monday, September 27, 2010
OIE Conference Targets African Swine Fever GLOBAL - Veterinary controls must be enhanced to control the spread of animal diseases including at border and importation checkpoint controls, it was agreed at a recent conference of the World Organisation...
Monday, June 28, 2010
Disease Control Requires Information Exchange GLOBAL - Exchanging and disseminating scientific information in real-time is essential to prevent and control diseases around the world. That is one of the main conclusions of the Second Global Conference...
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Global Meat, Egg Sectors to Face More Challenges GLOBAL - During the VIV Europe in Utrecht on 20 April, Rabobank analysts, Dirk Jan Kennes and Albert Vernooij, addressed the challenges which the global meat sector and the global egg sector face with...
Monday, March 08, 2010
Latin Feed Leaders to Meet at Cancun Congress LATIN AMERICA - About 100 leading representatives of feed industries, government agencies and associations from Latin America and the Caribbean are due to meet in Cancun, Mexico, in April for the region's...
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
International Pig Veterinary Society Congress 2010 GLOBAL - The 21st International Pig Veterinary Society (IPVS) Congress will take place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on 18 to 21 July 2010.
Tuesday, September 08, 2009
Evolving Veterinary Education for a Safer World GLOBAL - The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) is holding a three-day conference in Paris in October with the aim to develop an updated veterinary curriculum to the international community.
Friday, May 22, 2009
OIE: Global Standards for Humane Killing of Animals GLOBAL - The OIE already strongly advised on the pointless culling of pigs in relation with the recent outbreaks of novel A/H1N1 influenza.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Nedap Extending Invitations to Pig Sector GLOBAL - There is no better way to have a trade fair than like it was in Hannover, Germany from November 11th to the 14th of this year. With 130,000 visitors in four days and over...


