Delegates to Discuss Pork Industry's Challenges
US - Pork Act Delegates will discuss some of the key issues, challenges and opportunities facing the pork industry during the annual business meeting of the US pork industry 5-7 March in Dallas, Texas,...

Grain Prices to Rise as Production Falls
GERMANY - Experts at the DLG Winter Seminar said they expect price increases in second half of 2009 with wheat in the Paris exchange rising to €200 per tonne. Recommendations include forward selling when...

Launch of FIGAP/VIV América Latina 2010
MEXICO - At the IPE in Atlanta a new VIV initiative was announced: FIGAP/VIV América Latina 2010. The exhibition takes place on 21-23 October 2010, in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Producers Advised to Connect with Consumers
CANADA - A Washington based communications strategist is encouraging livestock producers to harness some of the same strategies used by animal rights activists to get their message out, writes Bruce C...

OIE: Vet Education on the Move to Protect World
EU - Over 90 of the OIE's Member Countries, for the most part developing and in-transition countries in all regions of the world, have already invited the OIE to conduct an independent evaluation of their...

Motivating Seminar During AgriHort 2009 in Kiev
UKRAINE - Ukraine pig farmers face many challenges in the current economical and political climate.

Outlook 2009 Conference Postponed
UK - A conference sponsored by EBLEX/BPEX has been postponed due to severe weather conditions in the south of the UK.

USMEF Hosts European Union's PRT Team
US - The US Meat Export Federation (USMEF) is hosting key officials from the European Union’s meat industry this week for a four-day tour focused on pathogen reduction technologies (PRTs).

Regulatory Changes for Addressing Listeria Expected
CANADA - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency expects final recommendations for regulatory changes that will reduce the risk of food becoming contaminated by listeria by the end of March, writes Bruce ...

Canada Eyes Pork Opportunities in Booming India
ONTARIO, CANADA - Canada Pork International (CPI), is pleased to have been invited to join the trade delegation that accompanied the Minister for Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Hon. Gerry Ritz,...

Pork Commentary: Minnesota Pork Congress Report
CANADA - This week's North American Pork Commentary from Jim Long.

Pork Industry Gets Tentative 'Thumbs Up'
CANADA - Pork producers and their industry counterparts, looking nervously at the next few months, got a tentative thumbs-up from two market watchers on prospects for profitability on both sides of the...

Industries Seek Roadmap for Export Competitiveness
CANADA - If the Canadian pork industry wants to know where the US pork industry is going, watch the US dollar and the energy market, says a leading pork industry economist who spoke at the Banff Pork Seminar,...

Industry Should Seek 'Game-Changers'
CANADA - The pork industry must look for 'game-changers,' urged international agri-food leader, Brian Knudson, at the 2009 Banff Pork Seminar.

Industry Innovator Honoured at Banff Pork Seminar
CANADA - Ross Thurston of LWR Technologies was recognized for his efforts to improve water conservation and reduce emissions from pig farms at the 2009 Banff Pork Seminar, held on 20-23 January.

Industry Innovator Honoured at 2009 Banff Pork Seminar
CANADA - A Canadian pork industry innovator was recognized for his efforts to improve water conservation and reduce emissions from hog farms at the 2009 Banff Pork Seminar, held 20-23 January.

How Confident is the UK Pig Industry?
UK - Everybody knows we are in a recession but finding out just how hard it is biting in the pig industry is another matter.

XI International Symposium on Digestive Physiology
SPAIN - The XI International Symposium on Digestive Physiology of Pigs will be held in Tarragona on 20-22 May 2009.

Conference on Trade and Welfare
EU - A conference on Global Trade and Farm Animal Welfare is taking place today and tomorrow (20 and 21 January 2009) in Brussels, organised by the Directorate-General for Health and Consumers...

New Collaboration for Hermitage Genetics in Spain
SPAIN - On 12 December 2008, Hermitage Genetics and Gepork announced their new collaboration in the Spanish market with a technical conference presenting the Hermitage Genetic Pig Improvement Program to...

Pig and Poultry Live 09
UK - Producers and supply chain businesses looking to make a positive contribution to the industry are showing strong interest in Pig and Poultry LIVE 09, a recently announced groundbreaking event offering...

Economist Sees Another Declining Year of Supply
US - The health of the livestock industry is linked to the health of the broader economy, and producers of beef, hogs and chicken will have to wait for the global recession to end before they can expect...

PIC: Sales in Bulgaria Continue to Grow
BULGARIA - Sales in Bulgaria continue to grow with GP’s, Parents and Boars being produced locally from a large, 550 sows contracted Nucleus and Multiplication farm near Schumen, supplemented with imports...

Making Sense of Volatile Markets
UK - The British livestock industry has been through a volatile time over the last year as a result of the turbulence in global commodity markets, but what does 2009 have in store?

PIC Canada Sponsors Banff Pork Seminar
CANADA - For longtime sponsor PIC Canada, Banff Pork Seminar is all about the exposure. The Seminar takes place in 20-23 January 2009.