Further Discussion on Forthcoming EU Ban on Stalls
UK - Working together was the key message to come out of a meeting between BPEX and the NPA with Defra Minister Jim Paice.

UK to Challenge Cross-border Trade in Illegal Pork
UK - Farms minister Jim Paice pledged yesterday to press the European Commission on how it intends to police the 2013 partial stalls ban.

Only Seven Countries Ready for Sow Stalls Ban
EU - Only three member countries — United Kingdom, Sweden and Luxembourg — are already compliant with Europe's partial stalls ban due to enter into force in January 2013, according to the European...

Pork Conference Celebrates 50 Years
CANADA - South Western Ontario Pork Conference (SWOPC) will be celebrating its 50th year on 22 February 2012 at the University of Guelph, Ridgetown Campus.

HSUS to Question Tyson on Sow Stalls
US - At the annual shareholder meeting of Tyson Foods, today, Friday, a representative of The Humane Society of the United States will question company executives about why it has no plans to end the extreme...

First Swine Toilet Undergoes Testing
THE NETHERLANDS - The Swine Research Farm Sterksel (Wageningen UR) in the Netherlands recently started to test the first prototype of a swine toilet.

UK & Denmark Will Meet Stall Ban but What About the Rest of EU?
EU ANALYSIS - The Danish pig industry will be ready to comply with the EU ban on traditional sow stalls when it comes into force in 2013, writes Chris Harris.

Eco Animal Housing Experiences Huge Demand
UK - 2K Manufacturing, the pioneering company behind the revolutionary environmentally-friendly EcoSheet, is doubling production at its Luton factory to meet demand from the agricultural sector.

Half of Producers Will Not Convert Sow Stalls
BELGIUM - About half of the nation's producers have no plans to convert to group housing for sows.

Training on Electronic Sow Feeding & BigFarmNet
GERMANY - With BigFarmNet, Big Dutchman has a cutting-edge technology on offer which makes pig production much easier: all controllers, computers and sensors on a farm are able to communicate with each...

Dry Feeding and Liquid Feeding in Pig Rearing
GERMANY - Housing and feed are important elements during weaning but feeding young piglets requires specific pig feeding systems and management strategies, according to Dr Anne Elkmann and Norbert Bärlein...

WPC - Concerns Raised over Introduction of Loose Housing
GERMANY - Tackling the problems that egg producers in the EU have in fulfilling the new directive on enriched cages for laying hens could be used as a model for the EU directive on loose housing for p...

Campaign Informs Sow Farmers About Feeding Stations
EU - From 1 January 2013, all sow farmers in the EU will have to house pregnant sows in a group. In order to give a clear and complete picture of the options relating to group housing using pig feeding...

Free Advice for Pig Farmers in Central West
AUSTRALIA - Pig farmers who are planning to move from individual sow stalls to group housing will be able to get the latest advice on shed conversions at a free seminar in Forbes on Thursday 13 October....

New Rules on Slatted Floors from 2013
DENMARK - With fully slatted floors banned from July 2015, interim measures will be introduced in January 2013, when producers who want to continue with their existing fully slatted floors will need to...

Big Dutchman Top of DLG-Image-Barometer
GERMANY - In its recent Image Barometer 2010, the DLG (Deutsche Landwirtschafts- Gesellschaft; German Agricultural Society) reports Big Dutchman as industry leader in the area of 'technology – livestock...

Higher Price Housing for Pigs in Holland
NETHERLANDS - A higher-welfare and more sustainable pig house was officially opened by Dutch farming minister Henk Bleker yesterday. It is expensive but pigs grow well in it and their meat should attract...

Exploring Alternative Sow Housing Options
CANADA - Researchers with the University of Manitoba have kicked off a study intended to provide pork producers options for switching from conventional to group systems for housing gestating sows, writes...

Big Dutchman Founder Celebrates 100th Birthday
GERMANY - Jack DeWitt, the original 'Big Dutchman', turned 100 years old on 30 January 2011.

Decision-Making Tools for Group Housing Conversions
CANADA - New tools being developed by the University of Manitoba will help pork producers choose the best options for converting their sow barns to group housing, writes Bruce Cochrane.

FVO Raises Some Welfare Concerns after Audit
CZECH REPUBLIC - The Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) of the European Commission has remarked on a number of improvements in welfare monitoring in its latest audit report. Two-thirds of sows are already...

CTB Announces Passing of its Founder
US – CTB, Inc. regretfully announces the death of its founder, Howard S. Brembeck, on Sunday (5 December).

Outdoor Pigs: Higher Risk of Exposure to Parasites
US - Intensive pork production does not appear to result in increased risk for the major bacterial foodborne pathogens that are common commensals of the pig, nor are pigs produced in alternative systems...

Hog and Poultry Days 2010: Opportunity for Dialogue
CANADA - Hog and Poultry Days 2010 will allow primary producers, their suppliers and researchers to exchange ideas and information, writes Bruce Cochrane.

Door Alarm Catches out Pig Thieves
UK - Farmex has developed a quick and easy way of improving security.

EuroTier 2010: Nedap Presents Nedap Velos Sorting
GERMANY - Growing commercial pigs to produce tasteful, healthy and safe meat requires the best of everything - healthy piglets, nutritious feed, fresh air and comfortable housing.

MU Unveils New Swine Teaching Barn
US - Producers, industry leaders, students and neighbors attended an open house 29 September for a state-of-the-art swine barn dedicated to teaching. Guests toured the facility and met with University...

Silver Medal for Innovation Goes to Ear Tag System
GERMANY - QuigTag from Big Dutchman Pig Equipment has been awarded a Silver Medal from DLG.

EuroTier Gold Medal for Innovative Pregnancy Checker
GERMANY - SonoCheck from Big Dutchman Pig Equipment has been awarded a coveted Gold Medal from DLG.

Big Dutchman Welcomes BongDong to Agent Family
SOUTH KOREA - On 4 September, at the Big Dutchman booth in VIV China, Mr Cho Youngil, President BongDong, signed a Dealership agreement with Mr Magnus Westerkamp, Managing Director Big Dutchman Pig Equipment....