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From 10 April 2009, butchers across Australia will help consumers more clearly identify home-grown, fresh Australian pork.

Rabobank announced the purchase of a $354 million portfolio of agricultural loans from the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (Farmer Mac).

An arrest has been made and charges laid against a former Maple Leaf Consumer Foods employee by the Guelph Police Service in regards to product tampering of several Schneider’s meat products.

As part of ongoing efforts to improve operational efficiency, Tyson Foods, Inc. is closing its Ponca City, Oklahoma, processed meats plant and is shifting production to other company facilities.

VION will adapt its organisation according to a business model with regional control for two core activities Food and Ingredients. This was occasioned by the acquisition of the Grampian Country Food Group in the UK in August 2008 and the change in the composition of the Executive Board which was announced in November 2008. VION’s new organisation and business model will come into effect on 19 March 2009. This will replace the divisional structure which has been in place since July 2006.

Maple Leaf is launching an external company blog today at http://blog.mapleleaf.com. The first posting, "The Journey to Food Safety Leadership", is a letter written by President and CEO, Michael McCain and the blog will also feature posts from other leaders at the Company going forward.

DLG at ExpoAgro attracts strong interest in European agriculture

Tulip Ltd is very disappointed to have to confirm that following the consultation process it entered into in January with colleagues at its Bromborough site, it has been unable to identify a viable alternative to its closure.

German purchasers consider German pork to be the best. However, Denmark holds a safe second place as the preferred foreign supplier of pork to the German market.

Last week Danish Crown launched the first elements of a plan which aims to ensure competitiveness throughout the value chain, also in future.

“Securing our future is not a spectator sport,” urged Dr. John U. Thomson, Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine at Iowa State University.

The International Pig Topics - VIV Asia Pig Personality Award went to Dr Orapin Sukpiriyagul. She is a nutritionist who, over the years, has been the backbone of one of Thailand's leading agribusinesses, Betagro.

John T. Waddell, DVM, MBA, Sutton, Neb., was selected Swine Practitioner of the Year by the American Association of Swine Veterinarians. He is a food animal practitioner in Sutton, Neb., where he has practiced since 1981.

The Canadian Pork Council (CPC) would like to congratulate Les Aliments Lucyporc for becoming Canada's first integrated pork processing plant to be registered and granted approval for the export of pork products to the European Union.

Dr. Rodney “Butch” Baker, Ames, Iowa, was installed as the 40th president of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians during the association’s annual meeting in Dallas, Texas, March 10

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