• Greece Told to Follow Rules on Pig Welfare

    GREECE — Nine European Union countries, including Greece, face potential legal action for failing to implement new rules on pig welfare, the European Commission said. A quar...
    • ,
  • Greece Told to Follow Rules on Pig Welfare

    GREECE — Nine European Union countries, including Greece, face potential legal action for failing to implement new rules on pig welfare, the European Commission said. A quar...
    • ,
  • EU Pig Prices: Quotations Going Up

    EU — The price increase that was heralded throughout the EU last week continues to go on this week. The price increases range from 1 cent (in the Netherlands)...
    • ,
  • EU Pig Prices: Quotations Going Up

    EU — The price increase that was heralded throughout the EU last week continues to go on this week. The price increases range from 1 cent (in the Netherlands)...
    • ,
  • EFSA discusses animal welfare in slaughterhouses

    Nearly 100 participants from EU institutions, Member States, industry and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) met with scientific experts to discuss the identification of indicators and procedures t...
    • ,
  • EFSA discusses animal welfare in slaughterhouses

    Nearly 100 participants from EU institutions, Member States, industry and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) met with scientific experts to discuss the identification of indicators and procedures t...
    • ,
  • Zimbabwe: Droughts prompt move from crops to pigs

    Several villagers in Gutu, in southern Zimbabwe, have diversified from crop production to pig farming following poor harvests over the past few years due to perennial droughts. Pig farming has become...
    • ,
  • Producers Encouraged to Consider Needle-Free Technology

    The director of procurement for western Canada with Maple Leaf is encouraging those who supply the company's pork plants with live hogs to consider switching to needle-free administration of medicatio...
    • ,
  • Zimbabwe: Droughts prompt move from crops to pigs

    Several villagers in Gutu, in southern Zimbabwe, have diversified from crop production to pig farming following poor harvests over the past few years due to perennial droughts. Pig farming has become...
    • ,
  • Producers Encouraged to Consider Needle-Free Technology

    The director of procurement for western Canada with Maple Leaf is encouraging those who supply the company's pork plants with live hogs to consider switching to needle-free administration of medicatio...
    • ,
  • United States: Wisconsin to require PRRS certificate

    Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection announced that effective March 1, swine entering Wisconsin must be accompanied by an import permit. To successfully acquire this perm...
    • ,
  • German Pig farmers Ignore EU Animal Protection Laws

    GERMANY — Der Spiegel magazine recently met a group of activists secretly breaking into Germany’s pig farms in the dead of night to document wide-spread flout...
    • ,
  • German Pig farmers Ignore EU Animal Protection Laws

    GERMANY — Der Spiegel magazine recently met a group of activists secretly breaking into Germany’s pig farms in the dead of night to document wide-spread flout...
    • ,
  • United States: Wisconsin to require PRRS certificate

    Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection announced that effective March 1, swine entering Wisconsin must be accompanied by an import permit. To successfully acquire this perm...
    • ,
  • EU Pig Prices: Has the Penny Dropped?

    EU — Increasing prices are dominating the European slaughter pig market this week. It appears that the penny has dropped; with the quantities of live animals being scarcer, the p...
    • ,
  • Beef, Pork Exports Set New Records in 2012

    US — US beef and pork exports set new value records in 2012, topping highs set in 2011, according to end-of-year statistics released by USDA and compiled by th...
    • ,
  • EU Pig Prices: Has the Penny Dropped?

    EU — Increasing prices are dominating the European slaughter pig market this week. It appears that the penny has dropped; with the quantities of live animals being scarcer, the p...
    • ,
  • Beef, Pork Exports Set New Records in 2012

    US — US beef and pork exports set new value records in 2012, topping highs set in 2011, according to end-of-year statistics released by USDA and compiled by th...
    • ,
  • Ireland: Sow housing deadline postponed

    Some pig farmers are having trouble with getting planning permission for new sow housing, this has led to the application deadline for funding under the Sow Welfare Scheme to be postponed. Simon Cove...
    • ,
  • Ireland: Sow housing deadline postponed

    Some pig farmers are having trouble with getting planning permission for new sow housing, this has led to the application deadline for funding under the Sow Welfare Scheme to be postponed. Simon Cove...
    • ,