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Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Gilts to be Included with Sows in Farming RegulationUK - Following a ruling (C-585/10) by the European Court of Justice on 15 December 2011, it has been confirmed that the expression 'places for sows' must be interpreted as meaning that it includes places...
UK Drought - Save Water Now, Says SpelmanUK - Everyone must find a way to save water to help limit the effects of drought, Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman said, following a major summit. This came on the same day it was announced that...
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Attraction of Renewable Options for Farming CommunityANALYSIS - The major drivers for the farming community to adopt a variety of renewable fuels will be the high and rising oil process and the problems of food security, writes ThePigSite Editor in Chief,...
Monday, February 20, 2012
Self-Assessment Air Quality Awareness ToolUS - Livestock producers can now make sure they are doing their best to minimize air emissions with a new self-assessment tool developed by a team of researchers and Extension specialists from across the...
China and US Firms Sign Biofuel DealUS & CHINA - China's biggest egg producer said Friday it will cooperate with a major US meat supplier to establish a biofuel company in the United States with a total investment of $1.8 billion.
Friday, February 17, 2012
Pig and Poultry Assurance Scheme to be EvaluatedUK - Are you a member of the Environment Agency’s Pig and Poultry Assurance Scheme? The scheme is about to enter its third year and NFU invites all to provide feedback on how it’s going.
Thursday, February 16, 2012
ENERGY NOW - NFU Offers Energy Advice ServiceUK - The National Farmers Union is launching an energy helpline service for farmers.
Food Report Fails to Acknowledge Role of FarmersAUSTRALIA - A report into the future food needs of Australia has failed to acknowledge the ongoing work by Australia's farmers in ensuring an environmentally sustainable supply of fresh and nutritious...
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Farmers Look to Embrace Clean Energy FutureAUSTRALIA - Australia's agriculture sector is embracing a clean energy future with more than 500 applications received from universities, land managers, industry and government agencies for Gillard Government...
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Pig Development Could Breach Human RightsUK - An industrial scale indoor pig unit, holding 25,000 pigs, which developers are proposing to build less than 150 metres from a large women’s prison, and within 75 metres of houses, poses serious...
Thursday, February 09, 2012
NSW Protection of the Environment LegislationAUSTRALIA - Australian Pork Limited (APL) recently wrote a letter to the NSW Minister for the Environment Robyn Parker MP, the NSW Minister for Primary Industries Katrina Hodgkinson and the Chief Executive...
Precision Feeding Cuts Feeding CostsCANADA - A Research Scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada suggests, by utilizing new technologies to better match feed to the nutritional requirements of the pig, pork producers can lower their...
Monday, February 06, 2012
New HelixX System Rivals Central Exhaust Air WasherGERMANY - For many pig producers in regions with a high livestock density, the retrofittable Big Dutchman-system for exhaust air treatment HelixX is often the only solution to qualify for a permit for...
Friday, February 03, 2012
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...
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
CME: Is Drought Still a Problem?US - How dry does it have to get for a major newspaper, even one with an agricultural heritage, to devote above-the-fold coverage using two-thirds of the front page of a Sunday edition to a drought...
AFBF Files for Judgment in Chesapeake Bay CaseUS - The Environmental Protection Agency’s Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) regulation for the Chesapeake Bay watershed establishes new controls on land use that trespass into territory Congress legally...
Thursday, January 26, 2012
New Agreement on Organic Fertiliser ControlIRELAND - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) have, following discussions with representatives of the pig and poultry industry, agreed...
Monday, January 23, 2012
New Technology in Biomass Conversion to Crude OilUS - Researchers at the University of Illinois are preparing to develop an educational and research facility that will be used to demonstrate the process of converting swine manure and algae into crude...
Friday, January 20, 2012
NFU Urges EPA to Use Existing Data for CAFOsUS - National Farmers Union (NFU) submitted commented yesterday to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Concentrated Animal Feeding...
Monday, January 16, 2012
FAO-EU Project to Promote Climate-Smart FarmingGENERAL - FAO and the European Commission have announced a new €5.3 million project aimed at helping Malawi, Viet Nam and Zambia transition to a "climate-smart" approach to agriculture.
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Installation of Next Generation Technology CompleteUS - Premium Standard Farms (PSF) announced yesterday that it has successfully completed installing Next Generation Barn Scraper Technology at its farms in north Missouri seven months ahead of schedule....
Thursday, January 05, 2012
Removing Air Pollutants & Reducing Energy UseUS - Researchers from North Carolina State University and West Virginia University have developed a new technology that can reduce air pollutant emissions from some chicken and swine barns, and also reduce...
Friday, December 30, 2011
Smart Feed Use Pays DividendsUK - Being smarter with feed not only improves the bottom line of a pig business but also pays dividends when you need to present your unit in the best environmental light to customers, neighbours...
Tons of Manure Converted to Electricity and FertiliserNORTH CAROLINA, US - Duke University has helped a North Carolina pig farm turn tons of manure into electricity and fertiliser in what it says is one of the the cleanest waste-to-energy systems.
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Funds to Protect Wildlife & Manage Flood RiskUK - Farmers and rural communities across England are set to benefit from nearly £100,000 to reduce the risk of flooding, maintain farmland and create new wildlife habitats, Environment Minister Richard...
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Research Funds Boost Fight against Pest AnimalsAUSTRALIA - The fight against invasive animals has received a boost with new funding for research projects announced Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator Joe Ludwig.
Friday, December 23, 2011
Agricultural Incomes - Not as Bright as They First AppearANALYSIS - The figures released by Eurostat this week on farm workers incomes and farm production in the EU on the surface appear to make happy reading, writes ThePigSite Editor in Chief, Chris Harris...
Court Rules in Favour of Gaseous Pig EmissionsGERMANY - A court in the northern German town of Osnabrück has ruled that a farmer is allowed to feed his pigs vast quantities of raw onions, despite complaints from neighbours about their pungent gaseous...
Double Regulation to Benefit CompetitivenessIRELAND - IFA National Pigs and Pigmeat Committee Chairman Tim Cullinan welcomed the successful conclusion to negotiations between farmers and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that will improve...
Thursday, December 22, 2011
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.
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