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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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Pig producers across European Union and beyond will remember the 24 months of 2007 and 2008 as a sharp adjustment to a change in market conditions. The combination of weakening slaughter prices with dramatic increases in the cost of feed reduced their margins by €25 per 100 kg of pig carcass.

Marcus Rhodes was elected as a new independent member of the Board. Mr. Igor Babaev was elected Chairman of the Board at the Board meeting held after the Extraordinary General Meeting.

Genus, a world leading animal genetics company, is pleased to announce significant advances in its strategy for expansion in China with progress being made in both the bovine and porcine sectors.

On 1 January, Karsten Ambrosen, 48, was appointed branch manager for pigs in SKOV A/S.

This morning Danish Crown’s Pig Production Board Committee proposed closure of some of the group’s Danish activities.