Defra's New Guidelines to Reduce Salmonella in Feed
UK - The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has published a new Code of Practice for the control of salmonella in animal feeds, bringing together three previous codes and updating...

Good News for British Pig Industry
UK - The latest pig cost of production report, published by BPEX, has good news for British producers though not all in the garden is rosy.

Meriden Appoints International Technical Specialist
UK - Meriden Animal Health Limited has appointed Dr Inga Shahin as an International Technical Support Specialist.

NPA Calls for Rethink on Vitamin A
UK - To protect consumers, the European Food Standards Agency has proposed new maximum levels of vitamin A in animal feed.

Sudden Death: Suspect Split Livers
UK - Several sudden deaths in young pigs may be linked to vitamin E and/or selenium.

Africa 100 Project Cash to Support Cassava Project
UK - The NFU and FARM-Africa have chosen a fledging project to receive cash from the Africa 100 Appeal. With funds reaching almost £200,000 one final push is being sought from the agriculture industry...

Kiotech and Optivite to Join Forces
UK - New enlarged Group will improve customer choice, enhance market presence and boost ability to compete with the larger feed additive companies, the two companies say.

Trial for Comparison of Terminal Sire Genetics
NORTHERN IRELAND, UK - With the onset of PMWS in Northern Ireland, Pietrain and Tempo genetics became popular choices of terminal sire.

Merial: Performance Data Drives Improvement
UK - A willingness to try new techniques is integral to Kevin Gilbert’s approach to improving pig production at Womblehill, Aberdeenshire. A recent visit to the unit demonstrated Kevin’s willingness to...

Defra, FSA Report Analyses Impacts of GM on Imports
UK - Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs (Defra) and Food Standards Agency (FSA) have published an analysis of the potential effects of market trends and genetic modification (GM) regulations...

Call for More Imports of GM Feed Ingredients into EU
UK - Ministers and farmers say that imports of genetically modified (GM) imports should be increased. To overcome the dilemma of dwindling global supplies on non-GM feed ingredients and the EU ban on growing...

Sandwich Waste: Pigs Get the Crusts
UK - One farmer is successfully feeding waste bread to his pigs but examples of environmentally friendly ways of reducing waste are few and far between.

Help Sought on EU GM Zero Tolerance Policy
SCOTLAND, UK - NFU Scotland has written to the Scottish and UK Governments seeking their assistance in addressing the damage being done to its livestock sector by Europe’s zero tolerance policy for as...

Getting Gilt Integration Right
UK - With good returns on finished pigs, attractive cull sow prices and a contracting EU pig herd, many producers are building up their breeding herds again, some of which have been run at below optimum...

Weekly Outlook: Corn Acreage Jumps, Large Stocks
US - Estimates in the USDA's June 1 Grain Stocks and Acreage reports were generally very negative for corn price prospects as those estimates exceeded expectations, writes Darrel Good. Acreage...

GB Animal Feed Statistical Notice - February to April 2009
UK - The latest national statistics on Great Britain's output of animal feed for the months of February, March and April 2009 have been published by Defra.

NFUS: Action on Pigs Welcome but Not Enough
SCOTLAND, UK - NFU Scotland welcomes the Scottish Government’s reassurances to Scottish pig producers that it is treating the sector as a priority. However, the Union firmly believes that more must be...

Kiotech's Last Financial Year Strong
UK - Kiotech International plc, which supplies natural feed additives for poultry, pigs and aquaculture, has announced increases in sales and profits over the previous year.

Farm Survey Shows Need for Urgent Action
SCOTLAND, UK - The Scottish government’s farm survey figures show a decline across every main sector in Scotland and must serve as a wake-up call to politicians and the supply chain on the shrinkage taking...

Next Generation of Piglet Feeds Launched
UK - SCA NuTec has launched its new line of piglet feeds, which include a number of new ingredients.

NFU Steps Up Fight on IPPC with MEPs
UK - NFU President Peter Kendall will be taking the fight on IPPC direct to MEPS in Brussels to keep unnecessary red tape and costs out of agriculture.

FSA Release Progress Update on Feed Regulations
UK - The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) has today published an update on the progress since January 2008 on the measures being taken to apply EU Regulation 882/2004 on official controls in the UK.

GM Approvals Must Be Speeded Up
UK - Non-GM contracts are a rarity these days. A few years ago there were a few around and they were moderately rewarding for pig producers. But that was when non-GM feed was plentiful and comparatively...

Organic Farmers Call for Rule Bending
UK - Some organic farmers are asking for a relaxation of the rules on production to ease the situation of falling demand and rising production costs, but their request is not shared by all organic...

Unapproved GM Rapeseed Found in Trial
UK - The presence of unapproved genetically modified (GM) oilseed rape has been found in a trial of conventional rapeseed in south-west England.