USA: Agricultural cuts
President Obama introduced Monday the deficit reduction and economic growth plan. Some excerpts of the Agricultural Chapter are reproduced here.
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EFSA: opinion on the safety and efficacy of thaumatin
Thaumatin at a recommended use range of 1 to 5 mg/kg complete feed is safe for all animal species with a considerable margin of safety.
USA: Introducing FDA's CORE Network
FDA announces the Coordinated Outbreak Response and Evaluation (CORE) Network – created to manage not just outbreak response, but surveillance and post-response activities related to incidents involving multiple illnesses linked to FDA-regulated human and animal food and cosmetic products.
Pfizer Animal Health announces 10 under 40 swine veterinarian award winners
This biennial program is designed to recognize 10 veterinarians under the age of 40 who are making significant contributions to swine medicine.
Charoen Pokphand Group answers China's call for modern agriculture
The company had signed with the provincial government of Jilin with an investment totaling RMB 7,900 million that will consist of farming 3 million broilers, 1 million swine and 100 million chickens for meat per year.
UK: New Defra Minister announced
Lord Taylor of Holbeach has been appointed as the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
USA: New World Farmers Organization Chartered
North Dakota Farmers Union President Robert Carlson has been elected to lead the World Farmers Organization at the first international general assembly held in Stellenbosch, South Africa.
Vietnam agriculture ministry seeks help for meat producers
The agriculture ministry is considering tax incentives and other support for the animal husbandry sector in order to bring down food prices, news website VnExpress reported Sunday.
New Zealand: New code of welfare for animal transport released
Minimum standards of animal welfare and recommended best practices for everyone involved in transporting animals in New Zealand are outlined in a new code of welfare issued today by Agriculture Minister David Carter.
Belgium renounces castration without anesthesia
The National Federation of Belgian meat (FEBEV), has decided to abandon the practice of surgical castration of pigs without anesthesia starting in 2012.
USGC consultant boosts Mycotoxin understanding in Taiwan
A Kansas State microbiology expert has completed an intense schedule of briefings in Taiwan in an outreach effort to update industry and government officials on mycotoxins.
Osborne Industries announces George Eakin as President and Chief Operating Officer
Manufacturer of livestock management equipment and custom molded plastics, Osborne Industries, Inc., has named long time employee George Eakin as the president and chief operating officer of the Kansas based employee-owned company.
New Zealand: Canterbury ban on pigs and cows near waterways
Pigs and cows are to be banned from entering all lakes, streams and rivers in Canterbury in a move to clean up waterways around the most intensive farms in the region.
BRF Brasil Foods and Copercampos inaugurate plant in Campos Novos
With an investment of R$ 145 milhões, the unit has an annual production capacity of 151 thousand tons of pork.
Ukraine will preserve grain export duties
Duties for grain export from Ukraine that led to the fall of shipment volumes will be preserved until the end of 2011, since the government turned down a proposal from the Agrarian Policy and Food Ministry to refuse from the duties, Deputy Director of the Ministry's Market Department Anatoliy Rozgon told journalists.
USA: Livestock and poultry subcommittee listens to concerns about feed availability
The House Committee on Agriculture’s Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy and Poultry heard firsthand the challenges the livestock and poultry industries face and expect to face in the coming years because of tight feed grain supplies.