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USDA Proposes to Amend Federal Meat Inspection Regulations

Jan 23, 2018

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has come up with new guidelines aimed at modernizing the way inspections at hog plants are carried out. The new rules proposed by the department’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) are ...

Tags: hog plants, Meat

Avian-Like H1N1 Swine Flu May "Pose Highest Pandemic Threat": Study

Dec 29, 2015

Chinese researchers say H1N1 swine flu viruses, which have circulated in pig populations since 1979, have obtained the ability to infect humans and may "pose the highest pandemic threat" among flu viruses currently in the animal population. ...

Tags: H1N1, Pandemic Threat

First Conditional License Granted for Avian Influenza Vaccine

Sep 23, 2015

Harrisvaccines has been granted a USDA conditional license for the company’s avian influenza vaccine, RNA. This is the first conditional license for the highly pathogenic avian influenza that swept across the Midwest in the spring of ...

Tags: Harrisvaccines, avian influenza vaccine, SirraVax technology

EU Releases Eur500m Aid to Farmers to Compensate Dropping Meat and Dairy Prices

Sep 10, 2015

The European Union is set to provide an emergency aid of €500m to compensate for falling milk and meat prices, as thousands of protesting farmers blocked the streets near the EU neighbourhood in Brussels. The Commission is set to ...

Tags: skimmed-milk powder, pork products

Three New Projects Supported by Canada to Improve Food Security in Developing Countries

Jan 27, 2015

Canada-based International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada (DFATD) have announced to support three new projects to improve food security in developing countries. Supported by the ...

Tags: food security solutions, fruits, mangos, Agriculture

The Never-Ending Theme of The Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus

Jan 23, 2015

Three steps forward, two steps back. That seems to be the never-ending theme of the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus, better know as PEDv. U.S. researchers have identified a third strain of PEDv in a Minnesota hog herd that’s ...

Tags: hog producers, diarrhea virus, Agriculture

Around 1400 Delegates and More Than 130 Exhibitors Participated at The INDA

Dec 8, 2014

Around 1,400 delegates and more than 130 exhibitors participated at the INDA hosted Filtration 2014 conference and exhibition, while 40 professionals attended the Nonwoven Filter Media training course, which it called ‘Pure ...

Tags: Pure Opportunity, Textile Research Associates, Apparel

JBS Has Signed a $1.45 Billion Deal to Acquire Ham, Bacon and Primo Smallgoods

Nov 25, 2014

Brazil’s JBS buys Primo Smallgoods Australia’s largest meat processor, marketer and export JBS Australia has signed a $1.45 billion deal to acquire ham, bacon and smallgoods producer Primo Smallgoods. The brands of the Primo ...

Tags: ham, bacon, smallgoods, Agriculture

USDA Has Offered $52m in Grants to Boost Local and Organic Food System in The Country

Sep 30, 2014

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has offered around $52m in grants to boost local and organic food system in the country to cater to the increasing demand for local and organic options. The funding will be used to increase consumer ...

Tags: Agriculture, Food, Organic Food

A Deadly Virus Plaguing The U.S. Pork Industry

Apr 1, 2014

Scientists and regulators investigating the mysterious spread of a deadly virus plaguing the U.S. pork industry are stepping up their scrutiny of what the nation's hog herd eats. With a dearth of solid leads, investigators are exploring ...

Tags: Agriculture, Food

Smithfield Has Halted Hog Slaughter Operations at Its Pork Processing Facility in Tar Heel

Mar 19, 2014

US pork processor Smithfield Foods has halted hog slaughter operations at its pork processing facility in Tar Heel,North Carolina,over Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus(PEDv). The Tar Heel site has shortened the slaughter operations ...

Tags: Smithfield, Agriculture, pork processor

Pork Board Has Announced Additional Funds Earmarked for Research

Mar 13, 2014

The National Pork Board has announced additional funds earmarked for research in the fight against the further spread of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus (PEDV), which was first identified in the United States last May. The funds – ...

Tags: Agriculture, Food, Pork

Current Futures Markets Are Suggesting a Live Price for 2014 at a Record High

Mar 12, 2014

Uncertainty surrounding total swine herd losses to porcine epidemic diarrhea virus has sent lean hog futures for spring and summer contracts to record-high levels, but it's possible the markets have overreacted, a Purdue Extension ...

Tags: PEDv, Demand for pork, avoid the disease

NPPC Elected New Officers and Members to Its Board of Directors

Mar 11, 2014

The National Pork Producers Council today elected new officers and members to its board of directors at its annual business meeting – the National Pork Industry Forum – held here. Elected as president of the organization was ...

Tags: Agriculture, Food, Pork, Meat

Pork Board Honored Maynard Hogberg, PH.D., as Recipient of Distinguished Service Award

Mar 11, 2014

The National Pork Board honored Maynard Hogberg, Ph.D., as the recipient of its Distinguished Service Award on March 8. Hogberg is professor and chair of the Department of Animal Science at Iowa State University. The award was presented ...

Tags: Pork Industry, Pork, Agriculture, Food

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