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USA - USDA announces implementation of Livestock Disaster Assistance Programs

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that producers may begin applying for benefits under the provisions of the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-Raised Fish Program (ELAP) and the Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP).

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United Kingdom - Vets hit out at plans to split animal health and welfare

Vets have hit out at Defra’s plans to retain control of animal welfare under its Responsibility and Cost Sharing Agenda (RCS). Following its consultation, Defra recently confirmed the new independent animal health body would not be given responsibility for animal welfare.

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Egypt - Swine-Flu slaughter leaves Cairo without pigs to devour trash

Five months after anxiety about swine flu prompted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s government to order the slaughter of all the country’s 300,000 hogs, the organic waste they once devoured is piling up on Cairo’s streets, contributing to a garbage crisis.

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USA - Industry groups meet to explore PRRS eradication

Producer and veterinary members of a pork industry task force conferred at the Leman Swine Conference last week in St. Paul, MN, to explore setting a course for possible eradication of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS).

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Philippines to import 20,000 tons of pork to avert shortage

An expected tight supply of pork in the coming holiday season amid low production has prompted the government, private traders and even hog raisers to agree to import an additional 20,000 metric tons (MT) this year.

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USA - Integrators and cooperatives reduce the number of breeders

The 25 biggest integrators and producers of swine livestock in the United States have reduced the number of breeders by around 200,000 head in just one year (-6%).

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Argentina establishes subsidies for swine producers

The Government of Argentina has approved of a process of subsidies for producers of swine livestock in need of assistance, due to the drought that is affecting the productive regions of the country.

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Poland – Slight increase in the swine population

Figures for the Polish swine population in July 2009 show a 2% increase compared to April 2009, reaching a total of over 14 million head, though this continues to be 7% below the figures for July 2008.

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Australia - The value of farming on the rise

The gross value of total Australian agricultural production increased 20 per cent from 2006-07 to $43.3 billion in 2007-08, according to new figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

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Japan to buy domestic pork to boost prices after demand drops

Japan, the world’s largest pork importer, will purchase about 70,000 swine carcasses from local herds to boost prices after an economic slump cut consumption and sent stockpiles of the meat to the highest level in 20 years.

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Agritechnica 2009: Five Gold Medals and 28 Silver Medals for Innovations

Agricultural machinery manufacturers aim to inspire the markets with innovations

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United Kingdom – Scotland: Farming for a better climate

A new action plan to help cut greenhouse gas emissions from across the agricultural sector was launched.

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Canada - Quebec backs more ASRA advances to hog farmers

The Quebec government will spot the province's ag lending agency another $233 million for loans, partly to go toward a new round of advances for hog producers.

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USA - Senators introduce veterinary services legislation

The American Veterinary Medical Assn. (AVMA) applauded Sept. 24 U.S. Sens. Debbie Stabenow (D., Mich.) and John Thune (R., S.D.) for introducing a Senate bill, the Veterinary Services Investment Act (VSIA), that will confront critical veterinary service shortages.

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EU - "One Health" is the theme of this year's EU Veterinary Week

This year's edition of the EU Veterinary Week (28 September to 4 October 2009), organised by the European Commission in partnership with Federation of Veterinarians of Europe, aims once more to promote the work and the role of EU veterinarians for animal and public health.

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Allen D. Leman Science in Practice Award Honoring Laura Batista

Laura Batista graduated from the Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia (FMVZ) de la Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM) in 1984. Her career, which to date has spanned more than 25 years, specializes in diseases and health management of swine with special interest in porcine reproductive and respiratory virus (PRRSV).