NAMI Awards Smithfield Foods for Environmental Achievements
Four U.S. facilities receive recognition for local environmental stewardship projects.
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Minnesota Pork Board presents the Pork Promoter of the Year Award
Mike Patterson of Kenyon, Minnesota, is this year’s Pork Promoter of the Year Award recipient.
Vion: Pigs in slaughterhouses better monitored by innovative camera surveillance
A unique group of organisations has co-created an innovative camera surveillance system to better monitor how animals are handled in slaughterhouses.
Smithfield Foods: New executive leadership team appointed by CEO
Smithfield Foods, Inc. today announced new executive leadership appointments following Dennis Organ's recent assumption of the president and chief executive officer role.
Iowa State University researchers investigate ag supply chain resiliency
USDA grant funds the study about how COVID-19 has impacted the U.S. food supply chain to find short- and long-term solutions to increase resiliency against future disruptions.
China lifts temporary ban on Vion pork imports
Vion has regained access to the Chinese market.
EveryPig saves farm from major fines by identifying potential withdrawal period violation
Intelligent pig health platform EveryPig recently helped one of its users stay in compliance with pig medication withdrawal periods set by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration by identifying a potential violation and alerting the production manager before the pigs were sent to market.
Pilgrim´s Pride Corporation to acquire Tulip Limited
The transaction, unanimously approved by Pilgrim’s Board of Directors and funded with cash on hand, values Tulip Limited at £290 million.
JBS announces the acquisition of a pork processing plant
The pork processing plant is located in the city of Seberi, state of Rio Grande do Sul and belongs to Adelle Indústria de Alimentos Ltda.
Smithfield Foods announces nearly $45 Million investment in Sioux Falls operations
Expansion to Meet Growing U.S. Bacon Demand and Export Demand for Ground Seasoned Pork, Rebuilding State-of-the-Art Hog Barn in South Dakota.
Miratorg invests 3.8 bln roubles in pig farms in Bryansk region
Russia No. 1 pork producer, invests 3.8 bln roubles in pig farms in Bryansk region with a capacity of 6.8 thousand sows.
gmSCAN - Automatic classification of pig carcasses and their primal cuts
The Irish firm gmSTEEL, Lenz Instruments, Mafrica, Food Service Sp. Zo. o., IRTA and IBPRS have carried out the homologation in Spain and Poland of a new system for the automatic classification of pig carcasses called gmSCAN.
Vion Pork starts pilot with Vion long term price (LTP)
In March 2018, Vion Pork will launch a pilot for closed pig farms with the Vion long-term price system (LTP).
Vion is concentrating its activities in Lower Saxony, Germany in Emstek and closing the location in Zeven
Today, the executive board of Vion Zeven AG has announced to employees, customers and suppliers that the slaughterhouse in Zeven will be closed.
HKScan Sweden joins Svenska Köttföretagen and streamlines its legal structure and operations
On 5th November, 2014, HKScan Sweden AB joined Svenska Köttföretagen AB, a new industry organization formed by a network of Swedish slaughtering companies. HKScan is a co-founder and key member of the newly formed company.
Danish Crown adjusts capacity
At an extraordinary meeting on Thursday evening, the Pork Producer Committee in Danish Crown has recommended that the slaughterhouse in Esbjerg be closed at the end of August this year.