Breeding Success and Maximising Returns
CANADA - The London Swine Conference will be held for two days, 28-29 March 2012, at the London Convention Centre in London, Ontario.

Maintaining Stability of Manitoba Swine Herd Health
MANITOBA, CANADA - A southern Manitoba swine veterinarian credits a stepped-up focus on biosecurity for maintaining the stability of the health status of the Manitoba swine herd, Bruce Cochrane writes...

Pork Conferences Offer Wealth of Information
IOWA, US - Iowa pork producers are invited to learn more about pig health and growth numbers, and get updates on ventilation management and disease research projects at the 2012 Iowa Pork Regional Conferences...

From the Wallingford Pig Study Group to PIC
UK - In 1955, a group in the UK called the Wallingford Pig Study Group was concerned that the traditional purebred breeders were not producing the right pig for future markets.

Pork Conference Celebrates 50 Years
CANADA - South Western Ontario Pork Conference (SWOPC) will be celebrating its 50th year on 22 February 2012 at the University of Guelph, Ridgetown Campus.

AgroFarm 2012: 270 Exhibitors from 23 Countries
RUSSIA - From 7 to 9 February 2012 in Moscow, Russia’s leading trade exhibition for modern animal husbandry and breeding continues to grow, more than 40 side events.

Livestock 2012 Stand Space Schedule Launched
UK - The stand space schedule for Livestock 2012, the rebranded Dairy Event and Livestock Show, to be held at the NEC, Birmingham, on 4 to 5 September, has been launched on-line this week by the event’s...

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...

PIC Celebrates First 50 years of Genetic Improvement
UK - 26 February 2012 marks the 50th anniversary of business for global swine genetics leader Pig Improvement Company (PIC). From the very beginning, the company has been true to its "never stop improving"...

Addressing Land-Based Systems & Price Outlook
US - Information about the latest trends and research focused on staying competitive in the swine industry will take center stage at Kansas State University's 2012 Swine Profitability Conference on Tuesday, 28...

Outlook Conference Date Set
UK - This year’s Outlook conference, jointly hosted by BPEX, DairyCo and EBLEX, will be held at One Great George Street in London, on Wednesday 2 May.

Improved Ability to Diagnose & Track Swine Diseases
CANADA - A Southern Manitoba swine veterinarian foresees a greater reliance on new technology to diagnose and track the movement of swine diseases in Canada, writes Bruce Cochrane.

Pork Commentary: Iowa Pork Congress Report
US - The North American Swine Industry is mostly situated where grain and soybeans are grown. The high price of these crop commodities has increased farm land values in North America in there grain and...

Meriden Targets Northern Malaysian Swine Industry
MALAYSIA - Meriden Animal Health recently presented their flagship product Orego-Stim and the Fusion Feed Safety Range at two seminars in Malaysia.

BPEX 2TS: Focus on Weaning - Diary Dates
UK - At the 2TS Focus on Weaning event, local producers will speak about how they help get their weaned piglets off to a good start and industry experts will discuss appropriate use of antimicrobials,...

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...

Focus on Sharing Ideas to Improve Pork Production
CANADA - An animal science professor with the University of Manitoba says the 2012 Manitoba Swine Seminar will feature information designed to equip the province's pork producers to improve the efficiency...

New Tools for Re-emergence of Swine Dysentery
CANADA - The Chair of the Canadian Swine Health Board is confident new tools developed in response to porcine circovirus will help pork producers contend with the re-emergence of swine dysentery, writes...

Bag £1,000 with ABN Innovation Award
UK - Open to anyone with an idea for adding greater value to the British pig and poultry industry, the ABN Innovation Award 2012 sets out to highlight the very best idea to help tackle some of the challenges...

Cryovac Rolls Out New Ovenable Material at IPE 2012
US - Consumer-friendly ovenable rollstock is newest expansion to Oven Ease product line. The launch International Poultry of the product was during the 2012 International Poultry Expo in Atlanta.

AMI to Co-Locate with IPE/IFE in 2013
US - US Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY) and the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) have signed an agreement with the American Meat Institute (AMI) to co-locate the AMI tradeshow with the IPE/IFE...

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.

Pork Commentary: Banff Pork Seminar
CANADA - This past week we attended the Banff Pork Seminar held annually in the mountain resort town of Banff Alberta, writes Jim Long.

World Nutrition Forum 2012
SINGAPORE - Top international animal-health specialists and feed-industry experts will meet at the World Nutrition Forum 2012 to exchange knowledge on key trends in animal production and debate the major...

Registration for 2012 National Pork Industry Forum
US - The National Pork Board is pleased to provide the enclosed registration information for the 2012 National Pork Industry Forum to be held 1-3 March at Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center,...

Swine Semen Packaging System Receives Award
US - ASABE, The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers has announced that ReproQuest, Inc. has won an AE50 award for its RQ800 Swine Semen Packaging System.

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...

Packed Agenda for World Meat Congress
FRANCE - The role of the meat industry as it affects the environment, animal welfare and human health are three of the main themes for the World Meat Congress in Paris in June.

Pig Grading System Wins OFC/RASE Practice
UK - The winner of the 2012 Oxford Farming Conference (OFC)/ Royal Agricultural Society of England (RASE) Practice with Science Award sponsored by AB Agri, has been won by PiGIS, a pig grading information...

Pig and Poultry Fair Seeks Best New Product
UK - There will be an important change in the way the Best New Product is judged at this year’s British Pig and Poultry Fair.