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.

Teagasc Urges Pig Farmers Urged to Cut Input Costs
IRELAND - Pressurised pig farmers can reduce input costs by up to €20 per tonne by increasing their use of cheaper feeds, culling earlier and availing of feed credit from banks, say Teagasc experts....

National Biosecurity Training Generates Keen Interest
MANITOBA, CANADA - Manitoba Pork Council reports the level of interest among the province's pork producers in a new National Biosecurity Training programme has been overwhelming, according to Bruce Co...

Pork CRC's CEO is on the Road Again
AUSTRALIA - Pork CRC CEO, Dr Roger Campbell, was the first ‘cab off the rank’ at the APL/Pork CRC Roadshow in Perth on Friday, 7 October.

Teagasc Pig Farmers Conference
IRELAND - This year’s Teagasc National Pig Conferences are taking place today, Tuesday, 18 October at the Cavan Crystal Hotel, Cavan and tomorrow, Wednesday, 19 October at the Horse & Jockey Hotel, Thurles,...

2011 Swine Institute to Highlight Critical Issues
MISSOURI, US - The University of Missouri Extension Commercial Agriculture Programme's 2011 Swine Institute has been set for 8 November at the Stoney Creek Inn in Columbia.

Farmers Use Pigs to Cultivate Paddocks
AUSTRALIA - Pigs are being used instead of tractors to cultivate paddocks at a farm at Mulloon in the NSW Southern Tablelands.

Key to Accelerating Profitability in Grow-Finish Phase
US - When feed ingredient prices are high, the natural reaction among pork producers is to explore ways to reduce feed costs – especially in the grower-finisher phase. But simply incorporating lower-cost...

Conference: Boars Heading for 2018
NETHERLANDS - On 30 November and 1 December 2011, an international conference will take place to end surgical castration of pigs in Europe.

FAO Helps Jamaica Beef Up Pork Production
JAMAICA - With financial help from the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations, the Jamaica Pig Farmers' Association (JPFA) has been laying the groundwork to grow the pig population...

Pig Study Aiming to Gauge Pork Possibilities
JAMAICA - The Jamaican pig industry is set to benefit from a US$93,000 ($8.4 million) value chain analysis of the industry, which will be carried out by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, and the...

Pork Producers Urge Cooperation in Sustainability
MANITOBA, CANADA - According to Bruce Cochrane, the Chair of Manitoba Pork Council, with the provincial election now behind us, pork producers are hoping the provincial government will be prepared to take...

Avoid Mixing Pigs for Industry and Consumer Gains
SCOTLAND, UK - Producers, hauliers and abattoirs could achieve welfare and financial gains and improve consumer satisfaction by working together to avoid mixing groups of pigs before slaughter.

AGCO to Acquire GSI Holdings
US - AGCO, Your Agriculture Company, a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment, yesterday announced that it has agreed to acquire GSI Holdings Corp. (GSI) from affiliates of New...

Register for BPEX's 2TS Health Conferences
UK - Register now to secure one of the remaining spaces at this month’s Two-Tonne Sow Focus on Health conferences which will help tackle the physical and financial cost of pig disease.

Electronic Pig Movements Written into Legislation
UK - The electronic recording of pig movements was written into legislation on Saturday, 1 October. There is a transitional period of six months for the phasing out of the paper-based forms and adjustment...

13,700 Sq Metres of Extra Slicing Capacity in Poland
POLAND - Danish Crown’s subsidiary Sokolow is bringing together all its cold cuts slicing activities at a single factory.

UK Pig Production Cost Lags Behind
UK - The latest report on cost of production across Europe and further afield shows the UK is still in a comparatively poor position.

Hypor Making Major Progress
GLOBAL - Hypor is growing every day - growing as new markets learn it is are and what it does, growing through the targeted acquisitions of 2008 through 2010 and growing with new technologies, new products,...

New Monitor Farm for Eastern Cairngorms
SCOTLAND, UK - A local team of farmers has helped Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) appoint a father and son enterprise as the first Donside farm to be involved in Scotland’s Monitor Farm Programme.

NPB: Nominations Open for Leadership Positions
US - The National Pork Checkoff Board is accepting nominations to fill five, three-year terms as directors of the board.

New Project Manager for BPEX
UK - Helen Clarke has been appointed to take over as the BPEX Veterinary Projects Manager.

Stick to Plan for Sow Culling Policy
UK - Direct income from cull sows should not be a major factor in determining sow culling policies, says BPEX in its new culling management guidelines. It should only account for around two per cent of...

Lake Winnipeg Water Quality Issues
CANADA - A former Neepawa are pork producer is calling for common sense in addressing water quality issues in Lake Winnipeg, Bruce Cochrane writes.

APL: Winner of Undergraduate Scholarship Award
AUSTRALIA - Australian Pork Limited (APL) is proud to announce La Trobe University student Karly Barker as the winner of the Ron Pollard Undergraduate Scholarship Award for 2011.

Pork Producers Applaud Opening of New Facility
CANADA - Manitoba's pork producers are confident a newly opened farm and food discovery centre will play a key role in educating consumers about what it takes to put food on their tables, writes Bruce...