Farmers Receive Good News on Nitrates
NORTHERN IRELAND - Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI), Hillsborough is part of a consortium working to reduce nitrogen from pig production, and its data has been included by the EU Commission in...

Pig Manure Could Mean Big Bucks
PHILIPPINES - Renewable energy investors should already tap the cash-rich European carbon-credit market before it closes its doors to developing countries by 2012, an industry expert said.

Pork Imports Must Meet EU Standards
NORTHERN IRELAND, UK - An influential report on the pig sector in Europe, published last week by RaboBank has highlighted the challenges which must be overcome to allow the sector to prosper in Northern...

Accurate Info on Food Production in Demand
CANADA - The executive director of the Farm Animal Council of Saskatchewan says, as the public becomes increasing interested in issues related how the food they buy is raised, it becomes more important...

Pigs Perfect the Art of Greener Living
UK - Pigs in Northumberland will soon be heating their own home thanks to a state-of-the-art anaerobic digester which converts their waste into green energy.

Research to Contribute to GHG Commitments
CANADA - Research being conducted by the University of Manitoba into greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural systems is expected help Canada meet its commitments as a member of the Global Research Alliance,...

KAP Expresses Concerns Over Passage of Bill 46
CANADA - Keystone Agricultural Producers is voicing its concerns over provisions contained in the recently passed Save Lake Winnipeg act and the impact it will have on agriculture, writes Bruce...

AFBF Outlines Steps to Ease Regulatory Nightmare
US - Congress must help alleviate the burden of an ever-increasing array of federal environmental regulations on agriculture, according to Arizona Farm Bureau President Kevin Rogers, who testified today...

IPPC Factsheet Amended
UK - The Environment Agency has updated its compliance assessment factsheet.

Scottish Red Meat Industry's Pride Highlighted
SCOTLAND, UK - A new publication highlighting the reasons the Scottish red meat industry takes such pride in its brands – from economic to environment and welfare - has been launched today by Quality...

Pig Producers Warned of IPPC Change
UK - Producers with an EPR Permit need to be aware of their herd numbers and that they do not exceed the limits set, especially those contract finishing.

Software Helps Cut Energy Use & GHG Emissions
CANADA - New software helps pork producers to cut energy use and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, writes Bruce Cochrane.

Toyota Launches Pig Manure Compost Deodoriser
JAPAN - Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) has developed a deodoriser specifically for use on composting swine manure.

Gilts Are Production Pigs under IPPC Regulations
UK - Gilt owners are being encouraged to review their permit under the IPPC Directive by the Environment Agency.

Manitoba Producers Frustrated over Bill 46
MANITOBA, CANADA - Manitoba Pork Council is expressing its frustration over the provincial government's passage of new legislation that further limits the ability of the province's pork producers to expand...

Locals Seek Pig Farm Closure at Ayroor, Kerala
KERALA, INDIA - The local people led by people’s representatives have staged a march to a private pig farm at Mundaplackal near Ayroor, protesting against the environmental pollution due to flow of filth...

Canada-US Pork Industry Challenges Similar
CANADA & US - According to Bruce Cochrane, the chair of Manitoba Pork Council says there's a growing realization that the challenges faced by pork producers on both sides of the Canada US border are the...

IPPC Author Makes Fact-Finding Visit
UK - The NFU hosted IPPC 'BREF' author, Paolo Montobbio, last week as part of his three-day fact-finding trip to England and Ireland.

WPX 2011: Producers Can Track Carbon Footprint
US - US Pork producers in the US can now calculate their carbon footprint, thanks to a new computer programme launched by the National Pork Products Council at World Pork Expo, writes Carla Wright for...

WI Scraps Vote on 'Mega Farms' Resolution
UK - In an unprecedented move, the Women’s Institute AGM in Liverpool has decided not to vote on a resolution about ‘mega farms’.

WPX 2011: Concerns Raised over Water Quality Restrictions
US - The US pig industry is to fight unwarranted attempts by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and environmental lobbyists to force unfair restrictions on producers over water quality regulations...

Online Air Quality Tool Can Help Lower Emissions
US - Livestock producers now have access to a new tool that can help them lower air emissions and increase their air emissions knowledge.

Circuit Court Rules on CAFO Permits
US - The judges of the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit have ruled that the Clean Water Act did not give the EPA the authority to require Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations to obtain discharge...

Pork’s Footprint from Farm to Fork
DENMARK - The ecological footprint of Danish pork production has been calculated by scientists from Aarhus University and published in a new report.

Biotec Has IPPC Covered
UK - UK-based Biotec Ltd has developed Aerocover, a completely new alternative to covering your slurry and controlling odour.

Professor Suggests How to Cut Ammonia Emissions
DENMARK - Technological solutions that can reduce agriculture's contribution to air pollution are already available, according to the University of Aarhus.

Biological Sciences Reinforced to Tackle Big Issues
EU - Three new EU research infrastructures on biological sciences will help tackle climate change, disease and threats to the food supply.

BPEX Environment Roadmap Launched
UK - The pig industry is setting out how it intends to achieve reductions in its environmental impact in a Roadmap just launched by BPEX and partners.

Free Muck Analysis at Grassland and Muck 2011
UK - A muck analysis technique will help farmers analyse the nutrient content of manures rapidly and accurately – and at a lower cost than before.

FAPRI-ISU Presents 2011 World Agricultural Outlook
US - New modeling capabilities that give 15-year projections for world greenhouse gas emissions and fertilizer use highlight the 2011 World Agricultural Outlook of the Food and Agricultural Policy...