BIVI Announces 2010 PRRS Research Award Recipients
US - Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., (BIVI) announces the four recipients of its annual Advancement in PRRS Research Awards.

Smithfield Sees Profits Return
US - US meat and pig meat processing giant, Smithfield Foods has reported income for the third quarter of the 2010 financial year of $37.3 million, compared to a loss last year of $108.1 million.

Tyson Indiana Pork Plant Slaughter Still Suspended
INDIANA, US - Hog slaughter at Tyson Foods Inc's fire-damaged Logansport, Indiana, pork plant could restart late this week or early next week, the company said on Monday.

Pork Board Honours
US - The National Pork Board honoured the latest class of Environmental Steward Award winners at the National Pork Industry Forum in Kansas City, MIssouri.

Sullivan Promoted at Boehringer Ingelheim
US – Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. (BIVI), announces the promotion of Cory Sullivan to associate director of Public Relations and Communications. Sullivan, who joined BIVI in June 2008, was associate...

Businesses Bouncing Back
US - Alltech's 2010 Agribusiness Summit will focus on growing businesses despite adversity. The Summit takes place in Lexington, Kentucky, on 16 to 19 May 2010.

Enjoy the Final Assignment for 'Virtual Walk the Pens'
US - This month's new assignment for Pfizer Animal Health's 'Virtual Walk the Pens' simulator has just been released. In this tenth and final scenario, water intake of the finishers is lower than usual....

Smithfield Appoints First Chief Sustainability Officer
US - Smithfield Foods, Inc. has announced that it has promoted Dennis H. Treacy to senior vice president of corporate affairs and chief sustainability officer as part of the company's long-term focus on...

Leman Science in Practice Award Winner Announced
US - Paul Yeske, DVM, of St. Peter, Minnesota, will be honored with the Allen D. Leman Science in Practice Award from the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine and Pfizer Animal Hea...

Hormel Forecast on Bump in Hog Prices Lowered
US - Janney Capital Markets said it has lowered its fiscal 2010 and 2011 earnings forecasts for Hormel Foods because of dramatically higher input costs due to a surge in hog prices in recent months.

Tyson Turns a Corner
US - US meat and food processing giant Tyson Foods has seen all its operating segments show a profit in the first quarter of the current financial year.

New Melamine Test for Feed
US - A new method for the rapid screening of wheat gluten, egg powder, poultry meat and feeds for melamine has been introduced by Bioo Scientific.

Cablevey Feeding Systems Shrinking Borders
US - Leland Cook and Robert Rivers from Cablevey Feeding Systems recently took a party of guests from the Netherlands, Russia and the Ukraine on a tour of livestock farms in Iowa and poultry and swine...

BIVI Announces Promotions Within Swine Team
US - In response to its growing swine business and need for technical field support, Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., (BIVI) announces the promotion of three professional service veterinarians.

Tyson Adjusts Growing Case-Ready Meats Business
US - The continued growth of case-ready beef and pork sales in the Southern US has prompted Tyson Foods, Inc. to make some adjustments in operations, company officials have reported.

John Morrell to Close Sioux City, Iowa Plant
US - John Morrell & Co. is to permanently close its hog processing and fresh meat manufacturing plant in Sioux City, Iowa, from 20 April.

Elanco Forms Food Safety Business Unit
US – Elanco, a division of Eli Lilly and Company has announced that it will launch a new business platform focused on food safety.

Smithfield Completes Sale of RMH and Maverick
US - Smithfield Foods has completed the sale of substantially all of the assets of RMH Foods to a group of investors led by the Rocke family.

Cablevey Swine Feeding Concepts For Breeding/Gestation Systems
US - With Cablevey's automatic gestation feeding system sows no longer relate management to the feeding process as the system automatically delivers a preselected amount of feed to each sow as many times...

Cablevey Automatic Farrowing Feeding System
US - Cablevey Automatic Farrowing Feeding System can offer labour savings of between 45 and 50 per cent compared to conventional feeding methods, the company says.

Ag Students Bring Agriculture to Life
US - University of Missouri students have won the second annual video contest sponsored by Alpharma.

January's Assignment for 'Virtual Walk the Pens'
US - This month's new assignment for Pfizer Animal Health's 'Virtual Walk the Pens' simulator has just been released. In this eighth scenario, the virtual co-worker has concerns over the latest batch of...

Heintzelman Joins BIVI Swine Division Sales Team
US – Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., (BIVI) announces the addition of Scott Heintzelman as a sales representative for the company’s swine division.

Inhumane Treatment of Animals Condemned
US - Welfare campaigning group, Humane Farm Animal Care (HFAC), has condemned animal cruelty recently revealed by an undercover video shot at one of America's largest pig breeding farms.

Cablevey Feeding Systems on Show in the US
US - US feeding systems manufacturer, Cablevey Feeding Systems, will have a strong presence at the leading US pig and poultry industry shows in 2010.