Tesco announces £25 million investment in British farming
This is the first time in the UK that a retailer has had direct contracts with livestock farmers alone, rather than suppliers and processors too.
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Productivity need not suffer with group sow housing
The move to group-sow housing — following Europe’s partial ban on sow stalls in January — doesn’t have to mean a drop in herd productivity.
The Spanish livestock breeding equipment industry strengthens its position at EuroTier 2012
38 Spanish companies take part in EuroTier 2012 coordinated by AGRAGEX and with the support of ICEX (Spanish Foreign Trade Institute).
Baker is new Iowa Pork Industry Center Director
Baker will serve as interim IPIC director for two years, and intends to use his experience and expertise in the veterinary medicine field to help guide the center’s work during that time.
Ukraine: slight fall of the swine census
The last data published by the Ucranian Statistics Service show a slight fall of the swine census of a 0.7%.
Czech Republic: pork production decreased
The total number of slaughtered pigs decreased by 8.9%, y-o-y. The pigmeat production decreased by 9.0% to 58 166 tonnes.
United Kingdom: outlook for pig meat supplies
According to the 2012 June Survey of Agriculture and Horticulture, the UK pig herd was slightly larger than a year earlier.
Holland exports pig feet to China
Since November 1st the Chinese authorities have formally admitted the entrance of pig feet produced in Holland.
France: The Ministry and the swine sector work on a specific plan
The participants agreed on the urgent need to define a common strategy for the future of the swine industry.
FAO "Food Outlook": global cereal production in 2012 is expected to fall
Global cereal production in 2012 is expected to fall by 2.7 percent from previous year’s record crop.
Netherlands: antibiotics reduced by half in livestock farming
The use of antibiotics in Dutch livestock farms has gone down by 51 percent in the last three years.
It is 3tres3.com.pt 10th birthday
In November 2002 we saw the birth of 3tres3.com.pt, the Portuguese version of 3tres3.com (that had started its activity four years before).
New recruitment service for global agri-food businesses
The company has undergone considerable growth over the past two years and is moving into this field to help maintain its position as a leading training and development business in the food, agribusiness and biotechnology sectors.
Hermitage Italia establish new high health terminal boar nucleus unit for the Italian market
The unit is stocked with 130 Large White and 30 Duroc sows.
India’s booming livestock sector: On the cusp?–Or on a knife edge?
A partnership dialogue organized by the International Livestock Research Institute and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research on livestock, research and development was held yesterday in New Delhi.
New feeder acts as “extra stockman”
Good design, combined with modern materials which lower cost, are features of a brand new feeder being launched by Quality Equipment at the EuroTier.