MEPs will vote on new rules to limit the use of antibiotics
MEPs will vote on new rules to limit the use of antibiotics in farming in order to keep drug-resistant bacteria out of our food.
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USA: Pork export value under pressure
Pork export value averaged $44.29 per head slaughtered in August, down 8 percent from a year ago, while the January-August per-head average dropped 1 percent.
Forecasts for US pork production and exports in 2019
The FAS foresees an increase in the US production of pork for next year.
ASF in China: Hunan is also affected by the disease
First ASF cases detected in the province of Hunan.
ASF: France relaxes the restrictions in the surveillance and strengthened surveillance areas
The Minister of Agriculture and Food, Mr Didier Guillaume, has decided to reduce the restriction areas for the prevention of ASF.
Cargill opens its largest feed mill in Vietnam to serve farmers in southern region’s booming livestock industry
The $28 million USD feed mill, located in Binh Duong province, is Cargill’s 12th in Vietnam.
China: ASF in Yunnan, in the south of the country
The disease has been confirmed for the first time in the province of Yunnan, in the south of China.
New CSF outbreaks in Brazil
3 new outbreaks confirmed on backyard farms in the state of Ceará.
Denmark: Antimicrobial use in animals has decreased four years in a row
The use of antimicrobials in animals in Denmark fell in 2017. This is one of the findings of the annual DANMAP report for 2017.
Watching water in piggeries
Water meters are now being fitted as standard equipment to all new pig houses supplied by ARM Buildings.
New vaccine protects pigs against pandemic flu strain
A newly-developed vaccine against swine influenza is being launched in the UK by Hysolv Animal Health UK.
Romania confirms ASF in the province of Teleorman
The disease is spreading towards the east of the country.
Income increase in the EU farming sector
The Commission published the latest Farm Economics Overview report which shows that incomes in the EU farming sector grew in 2014 and 2015, which increase reverses the decline seen in 2013.
USDA suspends pork imports from Poland
USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has suspended entry of imports of fresh and frozen pork and pork products from Poland while it completes a review of that country’s export protocols.
China: ASF appears in a new province and outbreaks surge in Liaoning
The new province affected by the disease is Shanxi. Liaoning has declared 21 outbreaks, most of them on commercial farms.
U.S. pork industry seeks 2019 pig Farmers of Tomorrow
Award aims to inspire and connect with the next generation of pig farmers.