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News Archive
Pig farmers rally in Taipei protesting ban lift
08 Mar 2012 - Taiwan’s pig farmers protest plans to lift ban on imported ractopamine tainted beef.
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Pork Checkoff honours pork industry environmental stewards
08 Mar 2012 - The National Pork Board honoured four farm families as recipients of the 2011 Pork Industry Environmental Stewards Award at the annual National Pork Industry Forum being held here. The award, now in its 18thyear, recognises producers who demonstrate a firm commitment to safeguarding the environment and their local communities.
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Belarus plans to abandon imports of protein feed ingredients by 2020
08 Mar 2012 - Belarus plans in the coming years to minimise the import of protein components of compound feed due to the significant rise in domestic production.
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NPPC elects new officers, board members
08 Mar 2012 - The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) at its annual business meeting – the National Pork Industry Forum – held in Denver March 1-3 elected new officers and members to its board of directors.
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German pork consumption per capita dropped in 2011
07 Mar 2012 - An agricultural agency has deciphered that total pork consumption per person in Germany came down in 2011. Germany is the European Union's most important pork market. Read more >>
Pfizer AH teams up with veterinarian colleges
07 Mar 2012 - Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine and Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences have announced a partnership with Pfizer Animal Health.
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Russia considers banning all EU pork - not only pigs
07 Mar 2012 - Russia may also prohibit the imports of European pork, on top of an already issued ban to imports of live cattle and pigs, effective as of March 20. Read more >>
African Swine Fever in South Africa
07 Mar 2012 - According to Dr Peter Evans, SA Pork Producers' Organisation’s (SAPPO) health liaison officer six farms in Mpumalanga with 345 pigs, tested positive for African Swine Fever since the outbreak in January this year. Read more >>
New NPPC vice president elected
07 Mar 2012 - Dr. Howard Hill, a pork producer and veterinarian from Cambridge, Iowa, was elected to the post of vice president for the National Pork Producers Council. He was elected for a one-year term at NPPC’s annual business meeting – the National Pork Industry Forum – held in Denver March 1-3.
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Healthy Taiwan pigs test positive for routine FMD checks
06 Mar 2012 - Taiwanese officials have reported a number of healthy pigs to have tested positive to Foot-and-Mouth Disease to the Animal Health Organization (OIE).
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New NPPC president-elect
06 Mar 2012 - Randy Spronk, a pork producer from Edgerton, Minn., was elevated to the post of president-elect for the National Pork Producers Council. He was elected for a one-year term at NPPC’s annual business meeting – the National Pork Industry Forum – held in Denver March 1-3.
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Dutch agricultural show LIV attracts over 20,000 visitors
06 Mar 2012 - A novel Dutch agricultural show concept for the pig, poultry and dairy/beef industry attracted over 20,000 visitors last week.
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UK: More recognition for pig professionals
06 Mar 2012 - Giving recognition for pig producers’ professionalism is about to become easier and membership fees are lower as a result.
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PRRS breakthrough - reduced susceptibility in pigs
06 Mar 2012 - Building on work originally funded by the Pork Checkoff, a consortium of scientists from around the country has discovered a genetic marker in pigs that identifies whether or not a pig has a reduced susceptibility to porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) - a disease that costs the US pork industry an estimated $664 million per year. Read more >>
AMI urges Congress to reject user fees
05 Mar 2012 - The American Meat Institute joined more than 45 agriculture and food industry organizations in calling on Congress to reject the Obama Administration’s request for user fees as part of its Fiscal Year 2013 United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) budget proposal.
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Russia to ban all EU livestock imports, including pigs
05 Mar 2012 - The Russian Federation has decided to ban livestock import from the European Union starting on March 20, the agricultural watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor said last Friday. Read more >>
Research: Dehulled lupins in weaner pig diets
05 Mar 2012 - Combined Australian/Canadian research studied the performance and intestinal responses to dehulling and inclusion level of Australian sweet lupins (Lupinus angustifolius L.) in diets for weaner pigs. Read more >>
Russia reports FMD on mixed farm with pigs near Chinese border
05 Mar 2012 - A Foot-and-Mouth Disease outbreak has been found on a private farm in the village of Usachevka, in the Primorye region, known as Primorsky Territory, in the far South East of the country. Read more >>
WTO accession forces Russia to spend billions on pig industry
05 Mar 2012 - The Russian federal government will allocate six billion roubles (US$ 200 million) to support the pork industry in 2012. This amount was announced at a nationwide agricultural forum in Ufa by Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin. Read more >>
BPEX marketing head retires
05 Mar 2012 - After 20 years working first for MLC then later for BPEX, Chris Lamb has decided to retire. Chris, head of marketing for BPEX, has spent almost all his career in the food industry.
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