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Wednesday, February 01, 2012
BPEX 2TS: Focus on Weaning - Diary DatesUK - 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...
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
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...
Monday, January 30, 2012
Innovators Celebrated at Banff Pork SeminarCANADA – Three Canadian pork industry innovators were presented with awards for their accomplishments at the 2012 Banff Pork Seminar, held 0n 17 to 20 January.
Friday, January 27, 2012
New Tools for Re-emergence of Swine DysenteryCANADA - 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 2012US - 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.
Thursday, January 26, 2012
AMI to Co-Locate with IPE/IFE in 2013US - 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...
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Success in Strengthening Canada-US RelationsUS & 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.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Pork Commentary: Banff Pork SeminarCANADA - This past week we attended the Banff Pork Seminar held annually in the mountain resort town of Banff Alberta, writes Jim Long.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
World Nutrition Forum 2012SINGAPORE - 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,...
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Swine Semen Packaging System Receives AwardUS - 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.
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
IPVS 2012: Registration & Abstract Submission OpenUS 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...
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Packed Agenda for World Meat CongressFRANCE - 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.
Monday, January 09, 2012
Pig Grading System Wins OFC/RASE PracticeUK - 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 ProductUK - There will be an important change in the way the Best New Product is judged at this year’s British Pig and Poultry Fair.
Friday, January 06, 2012
OFC - Reduce Waste to Meet Food DemandGLOBAL - 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.
Spelman: Alliances Will Shape CAP That FitsUK - Caroline Spelman says alliances forged with other EU member states will help increase the power and influence held by British agriculture.
Thursday, January 05, 2012
Banff Pork Seminar to Examine Swine ResearchCANADA - Pork Producers attending the 2012 Banff Pork Centre will have the opportunity to learn more about some of the work being coordinated by the Canadian Swine Research and Development Cluster, writes...
Wednesday, January 04, 2012
OFC - CAP Reform to Meet Increasing Food DemandUK - An increasing demand for food requires a Common Agricultural Policy that encourages efficiency and does not stifle it, writes Chris Harris.
Phobic Food MarketingUK - Think of some famous advertising brands, it is remarkable how many of these brands implement science and technology into their products and highlight its importance, writes Dr Grant Walling, Managing...
Pork CRC Presents APSA AwardsAUSTRALIA - University of Queensland post-graduate, Larissa Beale, has been awarded Pork CRC Best Presentation at the 2011 13th Biennial Conference of the Australasian Pig Science Association (APSA) Conference,...
Advice Offered at Fort Wayne Farm ShowUS - Purdue Extension specialists and educators will offer their expertise through presentations and discussions at the 2012 Fort Wayne Farm Show.
Tuesday, January 03, 2012
Forum on Demedicalisation of Monogastric FeedFRANCE - Biomin France organized a Forum on the hot topic of demedicalization. It was held on 8 December at the Institut Supérieur des Productions Animales et des Industries Agroalimentaires (ISPAIA),...
Friday, December 30, 2011
How to Defend against PRRSUK - Robin Brice from Rattlerow Farms invested several years' efforts to eradicate porcine reproductive respiratory syndrome (PRRS) from one unit.
Biomin India: Strong Presence at Local Trade ShowsINDIA - Kicking off in November, the annual Hyderabad Poultry Show is becoming widely recognised as the major event for the Indian poultry industry.
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Scientific Programme Announced for 4th ESPHMBELGIUM - The organisers of the 4th European Symposium on Porcine Health Management (ESPHM) have announced the scientific programme for the meeting, which will take place in Bruges on 25 to 27 April 2...
Friday, December 23, 2011
Feed Training at TOPIGS Danubia, October 2011CENTRAL EUROPE - In the middle of October, TOPIGS Danubia organised seminars for the Central European Region about the new TOPIGS feeding recommendations.
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Biomin Seminar for Czech Pig BreedersCZECH REPUBLIC - 10 November 2011 witnessed a seminar for pig breeders organised by Svaz chovatelů prasat v Čechách a na Moravě (Association of Pig Breeders in Bohemia and Moravia) called...
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