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Pork Producers Take Advantage of Trade Opportunities
The Honourable Maxime Bernier, Minister of State (Small Business and Tourism, and Agriculture), outlined the Government of Canada's commitment to supporting and enhancing the competitiveness of Canada's pork sector in international markets today at the Canada Pork International (CPI) Annual General Meeting. Minister Bernier discussed how the Canada-EU trade agreement will significantly enhance ...
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New report tracks progress in responsible pig farming
The U.S. pork industry is releasing its first-ever farming responsibility report: 2012 Pork Industry Progress Report, Responsible Farming. Our Heritage. Our Future. The 36-page report details the evolution of modern pig farming over generations and tracks advancements that have been made in vital areas such as food safety, animal well-being, environmental stewardship and worker safety. ...
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Pig feed contamination suspected during recycling process
Recycled food products are at the centre of investigations into the source of dioxin contamination which has affected Irish pork. Pork products have been pulled off supermarket shelves as the Food Standards Authority (FSA) warned against eating pork from the Irish Republic. However, the FSA stressed consumers are unlikely to be at any 'significant risk'. Concerns were raised when a sample of ...
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Yersiniosis Exposed in New Online Video
Today, the IAQ Video Network and Cochrane & Associates announced the release of another online video to help educate the public about issues that may impact their health. The latest educational video discusses Yersinia and yersiniosis and how the bacteria can impact human lives. Yersiniosis is an infectious disease caused by a bacterium of the genus Yersinia. In the United States, most ...
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US bacon prices rise after virus kills baby pigs
A virus never before seen in the U.S. has killed millions of baby pigs in less than a year, and with little known about how it spreads or how to stop it, it's threatening pork production and pushing up prices by 10 percent or more. Scientists think porcine epidemic diarrhea, which does not infect humans or other animals, came from China, but they don't know how it got into the country or spread ...
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Rising Meat Consumption Takes Big Bite out of Grain Harvest
http://www.earth-policy.org/data_highlights/2011/highlights22 World consumption of animal protein is everywhere on the rise. Meat consumption increased from 44 million tons in 1950 to 284 million tons in 2009, more than doubling annual consumption per person to over 90 pounds. The rise in consumption of milk and eggs is equally dramatic. Wherever incomes rise, so does meat consumption. As the ...
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Appeals Court sends `Dead Zone` Lawsuit Back to Judge
A federal judge who ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to take action to regulate farm runoff and other pollution blamed for the Gulf of Mexico's annual oxygen-depleted "dead zone" must take a second crack at his ruling. An appeals court has ordered U.S. District Judge Jay Zainey to reassess his 2013 order telling the EPA to set federal limits on the nutrients nitrogen and phosphorous, ...
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Munters at the Danish Pig Academy
Munters and 17 other Danish producers within the pig industry have been chosen to think outside the box and to be creative by establishment the Danish Pig Academy. A new international gathering place for pig producers has seen the light of the day. Here you can experience the best of Danish technology at one place. A common showroom in Herning creates the framework for this new cooperation. But ...
By Munters
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African Swine Fever Devastates Swine Herds Across Europe
How to protect yourself from the dangers of African Swine Fever. This year has seen the return of one of the most devastating agricultural viruses for pigs. With over 100 reports of the highly contagious outbreak of African Swine Fever Virus (ASFV-Asfarviridae) across Europe and Asia recorded during the start of autumn. Although African Swine Fever was believed to have been wiped out throughout ...
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African Swine Fever devastates swine herds across Europe.
This year has seen the return of one of the most devastating agricultural viruses for pigs. With over 100 reports of the highly contagious outbreak of African Swine Fever Virus (ASFV-Asfarviridae) across Europe and Asia recorded during the start of autumn. Although African Swine Fever was believed to have been wiped out throughout Europe in the 1990s its return has been expected following the ...
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Free Worker Safety Education Program Offered at 2015 IPPE for the Poultry Industry
U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY) is hosting a “Worker Safety Considerations: Equipment Design, Installation & Operation” workshop at the 2015 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) that will address manufacturer design considerations, new equipment installation and pre-startup safety procedures, machine guarding, lock out and other important safety ...
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Mukilteo, Washington seafood distributor to pay $35,000 for failure to properly report release of ammonia (WA)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reached a settlement with Pacific Seafood Group for its alleged failure to report the release of ammonia from the company’s warehouse and distribution center in Mukilteo, Wash., in a timely manner. EPA announced the settlement today, which includes a $35,000 penalty. The settlement is related to an ammonia release estimated at 210 pounds on May 29, ...
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Munters third quarter 2019
Stable demand, strong organic net sales growth and improved profitability In September 2019, the closure of the Data Center Factory in Dison, Belgium, was decided. This business is reported as discontinued operations in this interim report and the income statement for 2019 and 2018 has been restated to reflect this change. The CEO comments and business comments in this report focus on the ...
By Munters
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Meat and Poultry Research Showcase Scheduled for 2014 IPPE
As part of the 2014 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) education schedule, the Meat and Poultry Research Showcase will provide cutting-edge scientific presentations in practical applied ways, exploring the latest research in the meat and poultry industry. The Showcase will be held from 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. on Thursday, Jan 30. The registration fee for the program is $150 for ...
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Biosecurity Important to Poultry Operations Worldwide
“If you have a set of biosecurity rules and procedures so exhaustive that the document would do serious damage if dropped on your foot, you don’t have a plan, you have a problem. Biosecurity rules are intended to reduce risk, but if they are incomprehensible, overwhelming, ignored, outdated or essentially useless, it’s time for an overhaul,” suggested David Shapiro, DVM, ...
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First Lallemand Swine Exchange Forum in Spain
Under the title “Relationship of the probiotics with the intestinal functions of piglets”, Lallemand Animal Nutrition organized its first Swine Exchange Forum at the Faculty of Veterinary Science of the University of Zaragoza, in Spain, June 11th. The goal was to explore the role of probiotics in the intestinal functions of pigs, like microbiota regulation, nutrients digestion and the ...
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Building Demand for U.S. Soybeans through Value-Added Poultry and Egg Exports in Mexico
A project funded by the Indiana Soybean Alliance (ISA) is helping to encourage Mexican meat processors to diversify their ready-to-cook and ready-to-eat meal offerings to include more U.S. poultry as a main ingredient. ISA – the state soy checkoff program in Indiana – is working with the USA Poultry & Egg Export Council (USAPEEC) to promote expanded use of poultry in ...
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Loos Housing in Central Nebraska
Agricultural Activist Trent Loos has put MPSAGRI ESF feeding stations in his new hoop barn near Litchfield, Nebraska. Trent and his wife Kelli have embraced group housing for their small pedigree Sow herd on their rural ranch and love the benefits that have come with it. Call and ask them . . .Trent - 515 418 8185 or Kelli - 515 333 1215 Trent is a sixth generation United States farmer with a ...
By MPS Agri Ltd
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Weather and political tensions impact food markets but cereal stocks remain adequate
Weather conditions in various countries and political tensions in the Black Sea region have made food markets more volatile, FAO reports in the new Food Outlook. In its first major forecast for 2014, FAO puts cereal production at 2 458 million tonnes (including milled rice), down some 2.4 percent from the 2013 record, though global output is still expected to be the second largest ever. The ...
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Barcelona says Hola! To the 7th International LEVUCELL SB Technical meeting
On May 25 & 26, around 150 swine professionals from around the world gathered in Barcelona, the capital of Catalonia, Spain’s number one region for pig production, for the 7th International LEVUCELL® SB Technical meeting. The swine industry has changed a lot over the past few years and so have the challenges faced by producers. Meeting after meeting, we have seen evolution of the ...
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