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Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Pfizer Strengthens Ties to Humane AssociationUS - As part of its ongoing philanthropic support of strategic animal health initiatives, Pfizer Animal Health contributed a total of $20,000 to the American Humane Association (AHA) and the National Future...
Pork Commentary: Annual AASV MeetingUS - Last week, we participated in the Annual American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) meeting held in downtown Denver, Colorado, writes Jim Long.
Monday, March 19, 2012
BIVI Announces 2012 PRRS Research Award RecipientsUS - Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. (BIVI), announces the three recipients of its annual Advancement in PRRS Research Awards. This year BIVI awarded a total of $75,000 to support three separate studies...
Friday, March 16, 2012
Pfizer Invests in Future of VeterinariansUS - For the third consecutive year, Pfizer Animal Health and the American Veterinary Medical Foundation (AVMF) continue their ongoing commitment to invest in the future of the veterinary profession, announcing...
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Pork Commentary: June Lean Hogs Drop $4.00 US - A week ago, summer lean hog futures went over $1.00 per pound; last week was a different story with June closing at 95.325, writes Jim Long.
Monday, March 12, 2012
Compass Group Announces Animal Welfare InitiativeUS - Compass Group, the world's largest food and support services company, has announced that it will eliminate all pork that comes from animals bred using gestation crates in its US supply chain by 2017....
Friday, March 09, 2012
Smithfield Sales Up but Income DownUS - Smithfield Foods saw sales for the third quarter of the 2012 financial year hit $3.5 billion, up nine per cent on the previous year, as a result of higher average unit selling prices and volumes in...
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Pork Commentary: USDA Crop Protection Good NewsUS - The USDA last week released a 2012/2013 crop year projection for a record 14.27 billion bushels of corn. The USDA is predicting farmers will receive $5.00 per bushel in the 2012/2013 crop year, writes...
New Vaccine to Fight PRRSUS - Fostera™ PRRS, a modified-live vaccine for growing pigs from Pfizer Animal Health, brings a new high standard of innovation to the costly battle against porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome...
Texas & Cornell Uni's Join Forces with PfizerUS - Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine and Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences have announced a groundbreaking partnership with Pfizer Animal Health. This unique...
Monday, February 27, 2012
Logsdon Named CEO of The MaschhoffsUS - Ken Maschhoff, Chairman of the Board of The Maschhoffs, LLC, has announced that Jason Logsdon has been named the company’s Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately.
Friday, February 24, 2012
US Hog MarginsUS - Margins continued to improve since the end of January, particularly in the second half of 2012 with historically strong profitability being projected for Q3 and Q4 which are now around the 98th percentile...
Hormel Foods Earnings DownUS - Hormel Foods has report a drop in net earnings for the first quarter of the financial year of 14 per cent - down to $128.4 million from $148.8 million a year ago.
Groundbreaking Commitment to Animal WelfareUS - Bon Appétit Management Company, which operates more than 400 cafés for corporations, universities, museums and specialty venues in 31 states, announced the rollout of the food service industry’s...
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Pork Commentary: McDonald's Joins Gestation ParadeUS - Last week the world’s largest fast food chain McDonald’s, announced that they wish not to purchase pork from sows raised in gestation stalls at some time in the future, writes Jim Long.
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Hermitage NGT Appoints New Director of Sales and MarketingUS - Hermitage NGT has recently appointed D. Richard Olsen as Director of Sales and Marketing in the United States.
Friday, February 17, 2012
Bayer to Acquire Animal Health Business US - Bayer HealthCare LLC, Animal Health Division announced yesterday they have signed an agreement to acquire the Animal Health business of KMG Chemicals, Inc.
Companies Quizzed over Antibiotics in MeatUS - A letter has been sent to more than 60 fast food companies, producers, processors and grocery chains in the US asking them to disclose their policies on antibiotic use in meat and poultry product...
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Expanding Veterinary Customer RelationshipsUS - Pfizer Animal Health announces the appointment of Steve Sornsen, DVM, MS, to senior director, Veterinary Business Solutions.
Expose Reveals Cruelty at Pig Breeding FarmIOWA, US - Undercover video footage exposing animal abuse and suffering inside Hawkeye Sow Centers (HSC), a pig breeding farm in Leland, Iowa, was released yesterday by animal protection organization,...
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
NPPC Ready to Assist McDonald's with Sow HousingUS - The decision by the McDonald’s Corp. to study its suppliers’ use of individual sow housing is an opportunity for the pork industry to respond to its customers. The National Pork Producers Council...
Robert Easter and Bill Fisher Recognised by IPPAUS - Robert Easter, former dean of the University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES), now interim vice-chancellor for research at the university, has received...
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
NPB: McDonald's Decision Based on Business Interest US - McDonald's Corp. announced yesterday that it would begin developing a plan to transition its pork supply away from farmers who use conventional sow gestation stalls.
Monday, February 13, 2012
Second Complaint on Cruelty to Federal AgenciesUS - The Humane Society of the United States has filed supplemental complaints with both the US Securities and Exchange Commission and Federal Trade Commission regarding false and misleading statements...
Tuesday, February 07, 2012
Tyson Shows Rise in SalesUS - Tyson Foods has reported a rise in first quarter sales of 9.4 per cent compared to last year up to $8.3 billion.
Friday, February 03, 2012
HSUS to Question Tyson on Sow StallsUS - At the annual shareholder meeting of Tyson Foods, today, Friday, a representative of The Humane Society of the United States will question company executives about why it has no plans to end the extreme...
SITES Certifies Novus International CampusUS - The global headquarters campus of Novus International, Inc. is one of the first pilot projects to be certified by the Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITES) for its sustainable site design, construction...
Hormel to End Sow Stalls by 2017US – Multinational marketer of consumer-branded food and meat products, Hormel Foods Corporation, is to phase out gestation stalls at its farms by 2017.
Thursday, February 02, 2012
US Companies Hit Back at Cruelty AllegationsUS - US pig meat processor Seaboard Foods has hit back at allegations contained a Humane Society of the United States video alleging abuse of animals.
Wednesday, February 01, 2012
First Product Candidate Moving Toward CommercializationUS - Novus International Inc., a leading manufacturer of animal and human nutrition and health products and Verenium Corporation, a leading industrial biotechnology company focused on the development and...
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