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Friday, October 28, 2011
Dry Feeding and Liquid Feeding in Pig RearingGERMANY - 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...
Monday, October 24, 2011
Successful 2TS Focus on Health Meetings UK - The three 2TS Focus on Health conferences last week were a great success, say the organisers, BPEX.
Thursday, October 20, 2011
BPEX Research Head AppointedUK - Derek Armstrong has been confirmed as the new head of Research and Development for BPEX.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Teagasc Urges Pig Farmers Urged to Cut Input CostsIRELAND - 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 InterestMANITOBA, 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...
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Pork CRC's CEO is on the Road AgainAUSTRALIA - 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 ConferenceIRELAND - 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,...
Monday, October 17, 2011
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.
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Farmers Use Pigs to Cultivate PaddocksAUSTRALIA - Pigs are being used instead of tractors to cultivate paddocks at a farm at Mulloon in the NSW Southern Tablelands.
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Key to Accelerating Profitability in Grow-Finish PhaseUS - 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...
Monday, October 10, 2011
Conference: Boars Heading for 2018NETHERLANDS - 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 ProductionJAMAICA - 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...
Friday, October 07, 2011
Pig Study Aiming to Gauge Pork PossibilitiesJAMAICA - 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...
Thursday, October 06, 2011
Pork Producers Urge Cooperation in SustainabilityMANITOBA, 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...
Wednesday, October 05, 2011
Avoid Mixing Pigs for Industry and Consumer GainsSCOTLAND, 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.
Tuesday, October 04, 2011
AGCO to Acquire GSI HoldingsUS - 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 ConferencesUK - 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.
Monday, October 03, 2011
Electronic Pig Movements Written into LegislationUK - 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...
Thursday, September 29, 2011
13,700 Sq Metres of Extra Slicing Capacity in PolandPOLAND - Danish Crown’s subsidiary Sokolow is bringing together all its cold cuts slicing activities at a single factory.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
UK Pig Production Cost Lags BehindUK - The latest report on cost of production across Europe and further afield shows the UK is still in a comparatively poor position.
Monday, September 26, 2011
Hypor Making Major ProgressGLOBAL - 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,...
Friday, September 23, 2011
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.
Thursday, September 22, 2011
NPB: Nominations Open for Leadership PositionsUS - The National Pork Checkoff Board is accepting nominations to fill five, three-year terms as directors of the board.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
New Project Manager for BPEXUK - Helen Clarke has been appointed to take over as the BPEX Veterinary Projects Manager.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Stick to Plan for Sow Culling PolicyUK - 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 IssuesCANADA - 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.
Monday, September 19, 2011
Pork Producers Applaud Opening of New FacilityCANADA - 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...
Efforts to Keep Iowa Pork Production at the TopIOWA, US - In the short six months since he began working as an Iowa State University (ISU) Extension and Outreach swine programme specialist, Matthew Swantek has become certified as a Pork Quality Assurance...
Thursday, September 15, 2011
ThePigSite.com Launches Online Training ModulesGLOBAL - ThePigsite.com has launched two online practical training courses for the worldwide pork industry in conjunction with UK-based Pig Production Training Ltd.
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