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1 month ago | 
pigprogress.net | Natalie Berkhout |Natalie Kinsley
Pig Progress brings you the latest business news and updates from the global pig industry, including a significant investment into insect genetics and a 3-strain Bacillus probiotic that is now available for pigs. This and more. New breeding goal at DanBred aims to improve sows’ ability to care for more pigletsLitter weight gain is a new robustness trait in the breeding goal for DanBred Landrace and DanBred Yorkshire.
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1 month ago | 
pigprogress.net | Natalie Berkhout |Natalie Kinsley
The latest edition of Pig Progress is now available online. This edition highlights how China’s pig industry has stablised, and zooms in on Africa’s role in the global meat and egg production. In Denmark, a farm has decided to move away from floor feeding. Also, did pig farming send Salmonella around the world, and can amino acids help reduce piglet diarrhoea? This and much more.
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1 month ago | 
dairyglobal.net | Natalie Berkhout |Natalie Kinsley
World Dairy Expo has announced the recipients of the 2025 Expo Recognition Awards. Nominated and selected by their peers, these individuals have made remarkable contributions to the dairy industry and their communities. Dairy Producers of the Year As 4th generation dairy farmers, McCarty Family Farms is recognised as the world’s largest registered herd of Holsteins, milking 15,000 cows across 4 sites in Kansas with an additional 4,000 cow herd in Ohio.
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2 months ago | 
pigprogress.net | Natalie Berkhout |Natalie Kinsley
As of March 12, 2025, Germany has regained its FMD-free status for most of the country, with only a small containment zone in Brandenburg remaining under restrictions. The World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) now officially recognises most of Germany as “foot-and-mouth disease (FMD)-free without vaccination”.
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2 months ago | 
pigprogress.net | Natalie Berkhout |Natalie Kinsley
The latest edition of Pig Progress is now available online. The pages of this edition highlight the dynamics of the meat industry in the ASEAN zone, considers new frontiers in pig feed efficiency, and visits a Dutch couple who enjoying good result at their spacious sow farm in Germany. This and much more.
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2 months ago | 
dairyglobal.net | Natalie Berkhout |Natalie Kinsley
The food and agriculture sector could face significant disruption if the US imposes 25% tariffs on European Union exports. A recent RaboResearch report highlights that these tariffs could have far-reaching consequences, particularly affecting agricultural machinery and processed consumer foods. Given the EU’s substantial trade surplus with the US, multiple areas within the food and agriculture industry may feel the impact, affecting farmers, food processors, and equipment manufacturers.
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2 months ago | 
pigprogress.net | Natalie Berkhout |Natalie Kinsley
Pig Progress brings you the latest business news and updates from the global pig industry, including a new partnership aimed at orally-delivered vaccines for PED and PRRSV, as well as a new business focusing on science-led storytelling, advocacy, and education to highlight agriculture’s role in sustainability. This and more. Renaissance BioScience partners with Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization Renaissance BioScience has partnered with the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization.
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2 months ago | 
pigprogress.net | Natalie Berkhout |Natalie Kinsley
The food and agriculture sector could face significant disruption if the US imposes 25% tariffs on European Union exports. A recent RaboResearch report highlights that these tariffs could have far-reaching consequences, particularly affecting agricultural machinery and processed consumer foods. Given the EU’s substantial trade surplus with the US, multiple areas within the food and agriculture industry may feel the impact, affecting farmers, food processors, and equipment manufacturers.
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2 months ago | 
dairyglobal.net | Natalie Berkhout |Natalie Kinsley
What’s NEW in the dairy farming world? We report on the progress of a new facility that will produce methionine for ruminants,the results of mycotoxin survey, and the launch of a new business entity dedicated to science-led storytelling, advocacy and educational initiatives that amplify agriculture’s vital role in creating a sustainable future.
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Feb 10, 2025 | 
dairyglobal.net | Natalie Berkhout |Natalie Kinsley
What’s NEW in the dairy farming world? We report on a partnership to expand the precision minerals business, a fund to reward farmers for reducing emissions, as well as an update on dairy events and awards.
