US Feed Association Offers Online Feed Manufacturing Course 9 Jan 2015US - The American Feed Industry Association in partnership with the IGP Institute of the Department of Grain Science and Industry at Kansas State University will host a distance education programme of…
Irish Pig Sector Faces Another Crisis 9 Jan 2015IRELAND - Irish Farmers Association (IFA) President Eddie Downey has said the Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan and the Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney need to push for the introduction of m…
Global Meat Price Index Approached Record in December 20149 Jan 2015GLOBAL - 2014 is third consecutive year of falling prices as all commodity groups except for meat decline.
US Trade Deals Should Aim to Reduce Trade Deficit9 Jan 2015US - National Farmers Union President Roger Johnson argues that all future US trade agreements should be negotiated with the goal of reducing the US trade deficit, while ensuring that our trading part…
Canada: Hog Markets8 Jan 2015SponsoredCANADA - Despite the variability and price spikes in March and July, which sent both cash hog prices and pork cutout values to all-time highs, prices end the year close to where they started, writes B…
Irish Minister Urged to Take Action to Protect Pigs from PED7 Jan 2015IRELAND - Following a meeting of the National Pig Health Council (NPHC), Irish Farmers Association (IFA) Pigs Committee Chairman Pat O’Flaherty said Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea caused enormous losses o…
Pork Commentary: Reaction to 1 December USDA Report6 Jan 2015SponsoredUS - The USDA December 1st Hogs and Pigs Report that was released a week ago was not negative for lean hog futures, writes Jim Long President – CEO Genesus Inc.
Farmland Protection Needed in China 6 Jan 2015CHINA - The National Video Conference on Permanent Basic Farmland Designation and Protected Agriculture Land Management jointly organised by the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Land and Re…
Research into Soluble Fibre in Gestating Swine Diets 6 Jan 2015CANADA - A nutritionist with the Prairie Swine Centre says the inclusion of soluble fibre in the diets of gestating sows will increase their comfort level and reduce their instinct to fight over feed,…
Pork Industry Responds to Canadian Labour Shortage 6 Jan 2015CANADA - The president of the Canadian Pork Council warns failure to address the chronic shortage of workers within the Canadian pork industry will result in lost opportunities throughout the pork val…
Agriculture Development Board Appoints New CEO6 Jan 2015UK - Jane King has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB).
Canadian Food Processing Industry in Critical Shortage of Workers 6 Jan 2015CANADA - Providing 64,570 jobs across Canada, the meat industry is the largest component of this country’s food processing sector.
African Swine Fever Confirmed in Polish Wild Boar5 Jan 2015POLAND - There has been one new outbreak of African Swine Fever reported and confirmed in the Podlaskie region in the east of the country.
Hog Outlook: Slow Cash Livestock Markets 5 Jan 2015US - Because of the holidays, cash livestock markets have been quiet in recent days, write Ron Plain and Scott Brown, University of Missouri.
Research into Increasing Sow Milk Yield5 Jan 2015CANADA - Researchers working on behalf of Swine Innovation Porc are confident that increasing the volume and quality of milk produced by the sow will boost the productive performance of her piglets, w…
Key Highlights of 2014 from Canadian Pork Council Chair5 Jan 2015CANADA - The chair of the Canadian Pork Council reports key highlights of 2014 included substantial improvements in profitability, significant developments on the trade front and major advances in ter…
Russia Accuses Lithuania of Risking Spread of African Swine Fever5 Jan 2015RUSSIA - Russia's state veterinary watchdog has accused Lithuania of risking the spread of African swine fever by trying to supply pork to the Russian market by falsifying documents.
Extra Precautions Needed During Extreme Cold in Canada2 Jan 2015CANADA - The barn manager with Starlight Colony is advising swine producers and transporters to take extra care in ensuring transportation equipment is working properly during extremely cold weather, …
Mexico: Hog Market2 Jan 2015SponsoredMEXICO - 2014 was an excellent yet atypical year for the Mexican pork industry, write Carlos A. Peralta (President) and R. Carlos Rodredguez (Vice-president) of Genesus Mexico.
Pork Commentary: US Expansion Hog Cycle is Still Alive30 Dec 2014SponsoredUS - What does the most profitable year in US swine production ever lead to? Simple answer - Expansion! Writes Jim Long President – CEO Genesus Inc.
