Canadian Pork Council: Pork producers share election priorities
Calling on parties to support the sector’s growth potential
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Slurry management: Fertilization plan
Fertilization is the most direct and simplest way to give value to our slurry. Here we explain several points to take into account for proper fertilization of your soils and crops.
Slurry management: Measures to reduce slurry at the source
Reducing slurry at the source means modifying production guidelines to reduce environmental effects and improve the subsequent management of slurry.
A new tool to help you with slurry management
Is the slurry generated by your farm becoming a problem? Good slurry management allows you to turn it into a valuable resource. This new tool will help you decide which management system is best suited to your situation.
Slurry management: Making decisions in an orderly fashion
The slurry that my farm produces is becoming a problem. How can I get the most value from it? How do I make the most of this resource? This step-by-step guide will help you decide which way is best suited to your situation and will allow you to transform what is perceived as a problem into an opportunity.
NAMI: Animal agriculture organizations launch ambitious new Protein PACT
The Protein PACT for the People, Animals, and Climate of Tomorrow is the first joint initiative of its kind designed to accelerate momentum and verify progress toward global sustainable development goals across all animal protein sectors.
China eases environmental requirements for small pig farms
To encourage pig production, small farms will no longer need environmental approval for their new projects.
Belgium: Organic hog production up nearly 60% in Flanders
In 2020 consumption of organic products rose by 14% in Flanders and organic hog production saw a significant increase.
Nearly 300 Dutch pig farms will close their operations
A total of 278 pig farmers will receive funding through the Subsidy Scheme for the Remediation of Pig Farms to close and demolish their pig farms.
Evonik proves ecological advantages of its feeding solutions for swine
Modern feeding concepts based on amino acids reduce acidification, eutrophication and nitrogen-based emissions.
Brazil: New resolution for commercialization and monitoring of genetically modified animals
The new resolution will allow the commercialization of genetically modified animals and their products.
Brazil launches Agricultural Observatory Portal
The Portal brings together information from more than 200 databases on crops, climate, and rural credit, as well as information on the fisheries industry and geo-referenced images of rural Brazil.
Danish Crown: Sustainability to push up the price of Danish meat
Danish Crown will no longer be hunting for growth by slaughtering more animals. In the Group’s new Feeding the Future strategy, focus will be on reducing the carbon footprint of meat and use this as a foundation for increasing earnings on the Group’s products.
EU: greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture have stagnated since 2010
EU greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from agriculture fell by more than 20% since 1990, but have stagnated since 2010.
Joint declaration: Without a comprehensive impact assessment, we will not be celebrating the one-year anniversary of the Farm to Fork strategy
Today marks one year to the day since the Farm to Fork strategy was presented by the European Commission. However, the strategy still raises questions in the European farming and agri-food community.
The coming limits to US and global pork production
How will policies geared toward the environment and animal welfare shape our swine industry? Here's an overview of the potentially limiting factors.