Agricultural Incomes - Not as Bright as They First Appear
ANALYSIS - 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...

JSR Genetics Stocks Delimeat's 3,000-Sow Unit
RUSSIA - Russian dignitaries, local press and national TV gathered at the official opening of the Delimeat Farming Complex, a 3,000-sow nucleus herd stocked by JSR Genetics, to celebrate a future full...

Opportunity to Boost Productivity and Profitability
CANADA - A professor with the Western College of Veterinary Medicine says by minimizing pain, livestock producers have an opportunity to improve the productivity and profitability of their animals, Bruce...

Sensors, CCTV & Chips Find Way into Pig Houses
DENMARK - Pigs of all ages will find it much harder in the future to keep their secrets secret. If they go to the wrong end of the pig sty to do their business, if they start to bite the tails of their...

New Pork CRC Launched with High Integrity
AUSTRALIA - Officially launching the CRC for High Integrity Australian Pork, Chairman of the CRC Committee, Neville Stevens, AO, said it had the potential to build quality jobs and products for Austra...

Ag Minister Outlines Main Features of 2012 Estimates
IRELAND - Announcing his expenditure estimates for 2012 yesterday, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney TD said that despite the on-going serious difficulties in the public...

African Swine Fever Threat Level Raised
ANALYSIS - African Swine Fever (ASF) has been breaking out in several regions of the Russian Federation in recent months. Indeed, the head of the Russian Veterinary Service, Rosselkhoznador, Sergey...

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.

New Research Expected to Benefit Producers
CANADA - Research being conducted on behalf of the Canadian Swine Research and Development Cluster as part of Swine Innovation is expected to be of benefit to pork producers across Canada, writes Bruce...

New Chairmen in Two Top EPP Branches
EU - During the autumn meetings in October, the two biggest national EPP branches – Germany and the Netherlands – elected new chairmen.

Kathryn Adams Appointed to Pork CRC Board
AUSTRALIA - Agricultural scientist and lawyer, Kathryn Adams, has been appointed as an Independent Director to the Board of the CRC for High Integrity Australian Pork, replacing Nigel Smith who retired...

Andrew Saunders Joins BPEX Board
UK - BPEX has welcomed Andrew Saunders as another new board member, following the departure of John Hughes who has retired.

Pig Industry is in Good Hands
UK - The BPEX Professional Manager Development Scheme (PMDS) is back for 2012 with 10 bright, enthusiastic pig unit managers and owners due to begin in January.

UK Dairy Event Re-branded as Livestock Show
UK - The Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers is re-branding and rescheduling the Dairy Event and Livestock Show.

Innovation Key for French Agriculture
FRANCE - The agriculture outlook is distorted, said Xavier Beulin, President of the French farming union, FNSEA.

Big Dutchman Considered 'Outright Image Leader'
GERMANY - Big Dutchman has an outstanding reputation amongst agriculturalists in Germany.

Risk Management Seminars Set for Pork Producers
IOWA, US - Volatile agricultural markets, high input costs and rising capital requirements for farming operations illustrate the need for effective risk management by pork producers today.

CPC: AIP Now Available to Hog Sector
CANADA - The Canadian Pork Council (CPC) welcomes the news that the Agriculture Innovation Programme (AIP) is now available to the hog sector.

TOPIGS France Innov’space Award Winner 2011
FRANCE - TOPIGS France is one of the Innov’space award-winners 2011. They have won this prize by creating CHRONOS, a supporting tool to calculate the labour productivity of a pig farm expressed in kilogram...

Iowa Select Launches MetaFarms' i-Production
US - MetaFarms Inc., a leading provider of information systems to livestock producers, announces the launch of an i-Production service contract with Iowa Select Farms, Iowa Falls, Iowa.

Passport Project Delivers Better Pig Husbandry
AUSTRALIA - A pilot training project has delivered strong outcomes for Western Australia’s pork industry workforce.

Livestock Managers Join Forces for Better Business
UK - The pig, beef, lamb and dairy sectors are joining forces for a series of one-day management training sessions in Yorkshire, starting next week.

National Pork Board to Mark 25th Anniversary
US - Meeting 25 years and a few days after the first National Pork Board convened, members of the National Pork Board will gather 15-16 November in Des Moines, Iowa, to celebrate the board's silver anniversary...

BPEX LIVE Online to Discuss Health
UK - The first BPEX LIVE online workshop will provide practical advice for pig producers on managing a high health production system.

Farmex: Monitoring as a Management Tool
UK - Hugh Crabtree, managing director of Farmex, recently attended a meeting of the Fosseway Pig Discussion Group at Leadenham, Lincolnshire.

BPEX LIVE Online to Discuss Health
UK - The first BPEX LIVE online workshop will provide practical advice for pig producers on managing a high health production system.

Pick of the Crop May Earn Fewer Farm Inspections
UK - Farmers with the best track records on environmental protection and animal welfare standards could soon earn the right to operate more freely, Agriculture Minister Jim Paice said today.

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...

Successful 2TS Focus on Health Meetings
UK - The three 2TS Focus on Health conferences last week were a great success, say the organisers, BPEX.

BPEX Research Head Appointed
UK - Derek Armstrong has been confirmed as the new head of Research and Development for BPEX.