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Wednesday, September 29, 2010
WMC REPORT - Sustainable Production for Global Meat IndustryARGENTINA - Global meat demand is expected to grow by between one and two per cent during the remainder of this decade, writes ThePigSite senior editor Chris Harris from the World Meat Congress in Buenos...
New Project to Reduce Water Pollution UK - A new research project has been set up to tackle water pollution from beef, dairy, pig and arable farms.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
New Project Looks at Carcass Disposal by ADUK - A two-year research project is starting at Harper Adams University College into the suitability of anaerobic digestion (AD) for the disposal of pig carcasses.
Keep Updated on Cockle Park's Anaerobic DigesterUK - BPEX has launched a photo diary so progress can be followed on a new farm-scale anaerobic digestion (AD) unit being installed at the University of Newcastle.
Monday, September 27, 2010
IFA Wants Publication of Nitrates Rule ChangesIRELAND - The Irish Farmers' Union (IFA) is calling for the immediate publication of changes to the nitrate regulations.
Pig Manure into Electricity in North CarolinaUS - Hoffland Environmental Inc is introducing its technology to generate electricity from pig manure with the first one-megawatt facility planned for North Carolina near the city of Goldsboro.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Daylength Controller Improves Welfare, Saves MoneyUK - The Farmex Dicam Daylength Controller is a software package that improves pig welfare, cuts costs and is good for the environment.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Development of Tools to Handle Livestock ProductsCANADA - A new research facility planned for the University of Manitoba will provide scientists and farmers alike with tools to develop new approaches for dealing with by-products of the agriculture industry,...
Friday, September 17, 2010
A New Way to Measure OdourDENMARK - Scientists have developed a groundbreaking technique for continuous measurement of the compounds that cause the odour emanating from pig farms. Knowledge about the compounds is necessary in order...
GM Pork a Step Closer to Dinner TablesCANADA - Genetically engineered pigs are one step closer to becoming meat on Canadian kitchen tables with the federal government poised to declare that they do not harm the environment.
Land O'Lakes Introduces New CSR ReportUS - Land O'Lakes has announced the introduction of its 2010 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report.
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Govt Plan in Jeopardy Unless Nitrates Issue ResolvedIRELAND - At a special meeting in Dublin on Tuesday, 14 September, of the IFA Executive Council, the Association sent a clear message to Government that the delivery of the Food Harvest 2020 growth strategy...
Pork Producers Applaud Agri Research Facility CANADA - Pork producers are applauding the planned construction of a new Agricultural By-Products Processing Research and Demonstration Facility at the University of Manitoba's Glenlea Research Station,...
2010 Pork Industry Environmental Stewards US - The Pork Checkoff, along with its cosponsor, National Hog Farmer magazine, has selected four pork production operations to be honored as the 2010 Pork Industry Environmental Stewards.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Govt Funds Hog Waste Research in ManitobaMANITOBA, CANADA - The federal and provincial governments will spend nearly $1-million for a research center to test better ways of disposing of hog byproducts.
Wednesday, September 08, 2010
Nitrates Directive a Threat to Pig, Poultry Industries IRELAND - The "unnecessary and punitive" measures proposed for inclusion in the revised programme for administering the Nitrates Directive arise from Irish Government and not from European Union requi...
Friday, September 03, 2010
Animal Production, Climate Change and DiseasesGLOBAL - The detection of links between animal production systems around the world, climate change and the epidemiological evolution of animal diseases was the focus of a meeting organised by the OIE with...
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
CAST Publishes Sustainability ReportUS - The Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) has published the proceedings of its symposium on sustaining animal agriculture.
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
TV Presenter at Offal ConferenceUK - TV presenter and author Tristram Stuart has been confirmed as one of the speakers at the EBLEX, BPEX and FABRA Fifth Quarter conference next month.
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Producers Call for Scientific Approach on Water IssuesCANADA - Manitoba's pork producers are calling on the provincial government to adopt a science based approach to efforts to curb water quality problems on lake Winnipeg, writes Bruce Cochrane.
Monday, August 16, 2010
Job Losses Feared from Change in Nitrates DirectiveIRELAND - The Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) has warned of job losses in the poultry and pig sectors if the EU Nitrates Directive is changed.
Thursday, August 12, 2010
IPPC Directive Review Clause ExplainedUK - The European Parliament voted in Plenary in early July 2010 on the package of amendments on the revised Integrated Pollution Prevention And Control (IPPC) Directive.
Ag Minister Urged to Look at Anaerobic DigestionIRELAND - Anaerobic digestion systems using poultry and pig manure could generate energy and boost incomes.
Thursday, August 05, 2010
Work Commences on Harper BiodigesterUK - Work starts this week on a £3m anaerobic digester at Harper Adams University College's Shropshire campus.
Thursday, July 29, 2010
EFSA: Cautious Approval of Manure Lime TreatmentEU - The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) judges that the treatment of dry pig or poultry manure batch-wise with quick lime and heated was effective in destroying pathogens but it warns that its opinion...
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Carbon Dioxide Sensor Saves Heating CostsGERMANY - Big Dutchman recently announced a successful launch of their new carbon dioxide (CO2) sensor, DOL 17 CO2 sensor.
Disparity in Ammonia Measuring Methods CANADA - Preliminary research conducted by the Saskatoon based Prairie Swine Centre suggests commercial gas monitoring devices used in swine barns tend to indicate the presence of higher levels of ammonia...
Friday, July 09, 2010
Time to Champion the CAP, Says NFUUK - On the day that MEPs adopted George Lyon’s report on the future of the CAP, the NFU said it believed the time was right to talk up the benefits of the CAP to society at large.
Pig Breeding Centre to Overcome Pollution ProblemMALAYSIA - The problems of river pollution and stench from commercial-scale pig farming activities in Kuching, Sarian and Samarahan can be overcome when the breeders relocate their operations to the 800-hectare...
Thursday, July 08, 2010
Researcher Turns Pig Waste into Fish FoodAUSTRALIA - Pig poo is being turned into food for the aquaculture industry.
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