Vietnam - MARD set 8% growth target for livestock sector
Vietnam's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has targeted a growth rate of 7.5-8% for the husbandry industry during the period 2011-15.
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Europeann Union - Commission clears extension of Dutch scheme to grant aid of up to € 15 000 to farmers
The European Commission has authorised under EU state aid rules the extension until 31 December 2011 of a temporary Dutch scheme to grant aid of up to € 15 000 per beneficiary.
South Korea to raise quota for tax free meat imports
South Korea will raise the volume limit of imported pork subject to its tariff quota system, in a bid to tame rising food costs.
Canada - Hog transition program funds fully booked up
A federally-funded exit program for cash-strapped hog producers has officially earmarked all available cash as of Jan. 31 and is now being wound down.
New European base for MTech Systems
A new joint venture business with MTech Systems Incorporated, the US-based provider of leading software for poultry, pig and animal feed industries, is aimed at developing sales through Europe and other markets outside North and South America.
European Union - MOs: Commission to transmit to Council proposals to authorise three GM maize and one GM cotton products for food and feed
At a meeting of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health (SCoFCAH), Member States returned no definitive opinion, either for or against, on proposals tabled by the Commission concerning three applications on GM maize and an application on cotton product.
Russia - African Swine Fever Outbreak among Wild Boars in the Rostov Oblast
The diagnosis of African swine fever was made after laboratory tests were performed in the Rostov Regional Veterinary Laboratory on samples of pathologic material taken from 13 dead boars in the hunting entity Verkhnesvechnikovskoye of the Kasharskiy Rayon, the Rostov Oblast. At the present moment, measures are taken in accordance with the Temporary instruction on prevention and eradication of African swine fever.
Ufac-UK: new feed appointment
Matthew Noble has been appointed area business manager for the North of England and Scotland by Newmarket-based feed supplements manufacturer, Ufac-UK.
Denmark - 3.2% drop in pig antibiotics use
According to Denmark’s VSP Knowledge Centre for Pig Production, total antimicrobial use on Danish pigs in 2010 dropped by 3.2% from the previous year.
Olmix scoop top award
At the recent Vietstock show held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Olmix received the Best New Product Award for MFeed, Olmix’ natural alternative to antibiotic growth promoters.
North Korea reports 48 outbreaks of FMD
The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) has reported 48 outbreaks of foot and mouth disease (FMD) in Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
Danisco: BioActives honoured for its excellence in probiotic science
Nutrition Business Journal bestows Danisco with a Scientific Achievement Award for its range of scientifically proven probiotics
Bulgaria - EU Commissioner John Dalli has made a commitment to provide financial support to Bulgaria to combat animal diseases
EU Healthcare Commissioner John Dalli and Minister of Agriculture and Food Dr. Miroslav Naydenov held a business meeting held at the Ministry of Agriculture and Food.
Canada - Government invests in competitiveness of hog industry
The Government of Canada is once again supporting the livestock industry as they develop a national traceability system. Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz announced an investment today of more than $3.7 million to strengthen the Canadian Pork Council’s national swine traceability system, bringing the total investment for this initiative up to $7 million.
China - Crops dry up as drought drags on
A prolonged and severe drought that has ravaged some of China's major grain-producing areas is raising concern about the next harvest, says the Ministry of Agriculture.
South Africa – Data on 2010 pork meat importations
Throughout 2010 South Africa imported a total of 26.255,68 tons of pork meat.