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Thursday, January 05, 2012
Pork Commentary: Swine Industry Gets SupportCANADA & US - The North American Swine Industry is mostly situated where grain and soybeans are grown. The high price of these crop commodities has increased farm land values in North America in there...
Wednesday, January 04, 2012
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...
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
Ontario, Canada - The Year in ReviewONTARIO, CANADA - Amid record US pork exports and high retail pig meat prices, Bob Fraser (Sales & Service at Genesus Ontario) presents the trends in feed ingredient prices in 2010 and 2011 and the forecast...
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Herd Restock: Act Now for Earlier PaybackUK - With so many factors to consider - finance, logistics and sheer hard work - a full herd restock has never been a lightly made decision. What of the rewards?, asks James Christian, JSR's new COO.
Holton Named Seaboard Foods’ President and CEOUS - Seaboard Corporation has announced that Terry J. Holton has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Seaboard Foods LLC.
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Stuart Bosworth Pig Farmer of the YearUK - Stuart Bosworth from Willingale, Essex (UK) is Pig Farmer of the Year 2011.
Endocrinology: the Answer to Seasonal Infertility?GLOBAL - For years the annual cycle of infertility has had major implications for the pig industry globally, from indoor producers in Korea to outdoor units in Scotland, writes Stephen Waite, Head of Science...
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.
JSR Purchases 650-Sow Nucleus Farm in CanadaCANADA - JSR's Nucleus Farm in Elstow, Saskatoon, Canada is now fully stocked producing the company's own GP1 and GP2 female lines alongside the Geneconverter 500 and Geneconverter 700 sire lines. Production...
Thursday, December 22, 2011
US Hog MarginsUS - Margins have set back some over the past two weeks due mainly to lower hog prices. Profit margins continue to remain quite strong, particularly for the first and second quarters of 2012, writes Doug...
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...
Trainee Says Foreign Internship was WorthwhileNETHERLANDS - "Every trainee who gets offered such a chance should take it!" Carolin Schlömer was absolutely thrilled when she recently returned to the Netherlands from Malaysia where she completed a...
First Swine Toilet Undergoes TestingTHE NETHERLANDS - The Swine Research Farm Sterksel (Wageningen UR) in the Netherlands recently started to test the first prototype of a swine toilet.
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
JSR Genetics Stocks Delimeat's 3,000-Sow Unit RUSSIA - Russian dignitaries, local press and national TV gathered at the official opening of the Delimeat Farming Complex, a 3,000-sow nucleus herd stocked by JSR Genetics, to celebrate a future full...
TOPIGS Imports More Top Genetics to ChinaCHINA - TOPIGS has imported 500 top breeding pigs into China. This second successful importation comes just one month after a first import of 1,000 animals.
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
BPEX Manager Gets AccoladeUK - BPEX Foodservice Sector Manager Tony Goodger has been chosen as one of the top 20 most influential people in public sector catering.
Mouldy Corn Hit Tianli's Business in Q4CHINA - Tianli expects 2011 revenue and net income in the range of US$28.5 to $29.5 million and $8.2 to $8.8 million, respectively. Its fourth-quarter results were impacted by contamination of the feed...
Monday, December 19, 2011
Awards Presentation at TOPIGS CanadaCANADA - TOPIGS Canada hosted the annual Customer Appreciation Night on 3 November 2011.
Zhongpin Starts Trial Production at New Pork Plants CHINA - Zhongpin has announced that trial production at its two newest chilled and frozen pork products plants, in Jiangsu and Jilin provinces, began on 16 December 2011.
Friday, December 16, 2011
Westerhof Appointed Director of TOPIGS NederlandNETHERLANDS - Michiel Westerhof has been appointed as the new director of TOPIGS Nederland.
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Saving Pigs Matters Most to ProducersUS - Choosing a respiratory disease treatment that helps save pigs, time and money is an important component of an anti-infective programme, says Pfizer's Team Pork.
Less Boar Taint by Selecting Terminal BoarsEU - TOPIGS will soon start selecting finisher boars which have less risk of breeding offspring with boar taint.
JSR Signs Contract with Agroprime Holding Ltd.UKRAINE - Agroprime Holding Ltd based in the Ukraine, have been established since 2005. It has grown into one of the leading agricultural companies in the Odeas region, growing from 5,000 ha to over 18,000...
High-Welfare Pork for UK: an OpportunityDENMARK - According to meat company, Tican, Danish producers should view the higher welfare requirements of the UK markets – for example, no castration – as a business opportunity.
IBM to Build Food-Safety System for PorkCHINA - International Business Machines (IBM) Corp., the world’s largest computer-services company, won a contract to build a food-monitoring system in China as the nation toughens supervision of food...
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
NPA Urges Planners to Look at Facts of Foston PlanUK - The National Pig Association (NPA) has written to planners in a bid to bring some balance to the Soil Association's "distinctly selective" criticisms of Midland Pig Producers' application to build...
Novus Receives Sustainability AwardUS - The Regional Chamber and Growth Association (RCGA) has recognised Novus International, Inc. week with a Circle of Excellence award as part of the organisation's Green Business Challenge.
CarmOlimp Expects Boost from Pork ExportsROMANIA - Cold meats producer, CarmOlimp, expects pig meat exports to the EU to account for nine per cent of its 2012 turnover, after the European Commission lifted the ban on Romanian pork exports to...
Pork Commentary: California and Other ThingsUS - This past week we went to Southern California on business, it was our first time there, writes Jim Long in this week's Pork Commentary.
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