Alarm warning to pig farmers
It is important that the back-up emergency ventilation system is triggered as soon as the alarm goes off so the mechanism operating the inlets and outlets must be checked.
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Agriculture: Commission launches crops' market observatory
The Commission launched a market observatory for crops to ensure more transparency and increase availability of market data for European farmers and traders.
Rabobank: The EU, Canada, and the US battle for China’s pork market
Global pork trade is facing new dynamics, driven by price developments, new trade deals, and more challenging business environments, according to RaboResearch’s latest Global Pork Quarterly.
USA: Record total red meat and pork production for June
Pork production totaled 2.05 billion pounds, up 2 percent from the previous year.
How NIR technology is transforming new crop use across Europe after this year’s harvest
New crop variability can negatively affect feed conversion and other production indicators, impacting performance and profits. In a bid to tackle this, more producers are using information provided by the latest NIR (near infrared spectroscopy) technology.
First occurrence of PRRS in Uruguay
The affected premises are located in the departments of Salto and Canelones.
Increase in the pork imports in Argentina
Despite the important growth of the national production, the pork exports in the first semester of 2017 have risen 79,4% versus the same period in 2016.
Continuous trickle of PEDV cases in Canada
The PEDV cases in the Canadian province of Manitoba are growing week after week.
EU: Consequences of mandatory food origin labelling on the internal market
Some ministers warned against mandatory origin labelling which would, in their opinion, not only be costly and burdensome but also detrimental to the internal market and free movement of goods.
Ridgetown Campus to open Swine Education Centre
The facility will house up to 150 animals. It will be used by about 300 students each year for studying courses such as livestock systems, animal science, pork production and animal health.
State of play in the fight against African swine fever
The Commission informed ministers of the state of play in the fight against African swine fever.
EU and Brazil join forces for global level-playing field in farm subsidies
The EU and Brazil - two of the world's biggest producers of agricultural products - submitted to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) a joint proposal on support for agricultural production and food security measures.
OECD-FAO: Agricultural outlook for the next 10 years
The OECD, together with the FAO, have just published their Agricultura outlook report 2017-2026. According to the report, in the period encompassed by the Outlooks, it is expected that the growth of the demand suffers a considerable deceleration.
Produmix obtains the "Innovative SME" recognition
Produmix has been awarded with the Innovative SME Recognition, by the Spanish Ministry of Economy.
Fifteen new ASF outbreaks in the Czech Republic
With these new ASF outbreaks detected in the Czech Republic, the confirmed outbreaks since the appearance, for the first time, of the disease by late June, total 25.