Alltech Announces Young Scientist Award Winners
US - Alltech has presented the fourth annual Alltech Young Scientist Award to Tung M. Che and Fan Liu during the company's 25th International Animal Health and Nutrition Symposium in Lexington, Kentucky....

Maine Bans Gestation Crates
MAINE, US - Maine has become the sixth US state to ban extreme confinement. Gestation crates for sows and crates for veal calves will be prohibited from January 2011.

Smithfield Foods Putting H1N1 Flu in Rear-view Mirror
US - Smithfield Foods CEO C. Larry Pope opened his remarks at the BMO Capital Markets Agriculture, Protein and Fertilizer Conference on Wednesday with a joke.

'Back to Basics' Approach is Working for Tyson
US - A return to the fundamentals is helping Tyson Foods' chicken business to improve profitability, according to the company's president and CEO.

Weekly Roberts Report
US - Agricultural US Commodity Market Report by Mike Roberts, Commodity Marketing Agent, Virginia Tech.

Schering-Plough Flips Switch on 1.7MW Solar System
US - Animal health and pharmaceuticals giant, Schering-Plough Corporation, has switched on a 1.7 megawatt solar energy system on the roof of its centre in New Jersey.

Second Quarter Was Better for Tysons
US - Tyson Foods has reported its second quarter (Q2) and six-month results. Operating margins for its Pork, Beef and Prepared Foods businesses were positive, and there was an improvement in the performance...

Smithfield Says No Sign of Swine Flu at Mexican JVs
US - Smithfield Foods, Inc. yesterday stated that it has found no clinical signs or symptoms of the presence of swine influenza in the company's swine herd or its employees at its joint ventures in Mexico....

Disease Sessions Announced for World Pork Expo
US - Swine producers attending the 2009 World Pork Expo in Des Moines, Iowa, can attend several swine management sessions sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. (BIVI).

Hypor Team Expanding in the US
US - Continued growth in the American market required the expansion of the Hypor team in the United States and Hypor USA is pleased to announce the appointment of Graydon Bell to the position of Sales...

Murphy-Brown Announces PQA Plus Certification
US - Murphy-Brown LLC, the livestock production subsidiary of Smithfield Foods, Inc., announced that it is on schedule to complete the certification and farm site assessment components of the Pork Quality...

Cargill Expands Animal Welfare Policies
US - Cargill Pork was the first in the industry to announce a program to purchase hogs only from farms that have been certified under the National Pork Board’s Pork Quality Assurance Plus program. Now,...

Happy Piglets at High Power, IL
US - As you can see, there are some very happy, healthy piglets suckling on a sow at High Power Pork south of Carthage, Illinois.

Boehringer Ingelheim Selects Award Recipients
US - Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Inc., has selected four recipients of its annual Advancement in Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) Research Awards.

Tyson Foods to Close Ponca City Plant
US – US meat and poultry processing giant Tyson Foods, is closing its Ponca City, Oklahoma, processed meats plant and is shifting production to other company facilities, as part of ongoing efforts to improve...

Tyson and Freshpet Join in Pet Food Revolution
US – US chicken, beef and pork processing giant Tyson Foods and Freshpet have formed a strategic alliance focused on bringing new and innovative, refrigerated fresh pet food products to consumers, a move...

Enrique Mondaca Joins BIVI US Swine Team
US - Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. (BIVI), announces Enrique Mondaca, DVM, Ph.D., has joined the US swine team as a technical resource manager working on research projects related to porcine reproductive...

Smithfield Records $100 Million Quarter Loss
US - US pig meat processing giant, Smithfield foods saw a net loss of $103.1 million, including non-recurring items and charges in the third quarter of the year.

Manufacturing and Distribution Alliance Announced
US - Merial and Newport Laboratories have announced a Toll Manufacturing and Distribution Agreement, whereby Newport will toll manufacture and distribute Merial’s autogenous porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV-2)...

Phibro Completes Acquisition of Baltzell
US - Phibro Animal Health Corporation has completed its acquisition of the Baltzell Agri Products trace minerals business.

Update on Smithfield's Pork Restructuring Plan
US - Smithfield Foods, Inc. released additional details of a restructuring plans that will consolidate and streamline the corporate structure and manufacturing operations of its pork group and make the...

Smithfield Foods' Pork Group Restructuring Plan
US - Smithfield Foods, Inc. has announced a plan to consolidate and streamline the corporate structure and manufacturing operations of its pork group to improve operating efficiencies and increase utilization....

Phibro Acquires Baltzell
US - Phibro Animal Health Corporation has announced that Prince Agri Products Inc., a subsidiary of the Company, has agreed to acquire the Baltzell Agri Products trace minerals business.

Smart Packaging Alerts to Meat Dangers
US - If you have ever wondered whether you left the pre-packaged meats on your kitchen counter too long, a partnership between two University of Rhode Island chemistry professors and a food safety company...

DuPont Sets Priorities for 2009
US - The chief financial officer of DuPont has said that the company's priorities for 2009 are maximising earnings and cash, and driving out costs.