Swine news - Facilities and equipment

The Ministry of Agriculture will improve the treatment of livestock waste by transforming it into bioenergy, biochar, and solid fuels.

The agency’s proposal would cut the amount of nitrogen, phosphorus, and other pollutants discharged to the nation’s waters.

The co-legislators agreed to extend IED measures to pig farms with more than 350 livestock units (LSU).

Applications are now open for the second round of the Slurry Infrastructure Grant, with double the funding on offer compared with the first round.

Cooperl and Bigard withdraw from the French reference market.

Seventy-five percent of pig farms have implemented the best available techniques to reduce emissions levels at their facilities.

Farm restructuring and technology development and adoption are likely to lead to a 20% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in China's pork supply chain.

Improvement projects that are underway but not completed will have an additional 12 months to finish.

The innovative trap is called PIG BRIG and is designed to be easy to use and effective.

The European Commission will propose a revision of animal welfare standards in the second half of 2023.

Slaughterhouses must have a video surveillance system that will allow for additional animal welfare checks.

The state of Missouri has passed legislation making it a felony to interfere with the transportation of livestock.

On July 8, at the Tam Diep Nuclear Pig Breeding Station, the Center for Digital Transformation and Agricultural Statistics (DTS) in collaboration with the People's Committee of Ninh Binh Province held the groundbreaking ceremony of the project "Setting up a smart farm" in Hanoi and improving the pig farming value chain in Ninh Binh”.

Large industrial facilities and larger pig and chicken farms must reduce their emission of pollutants.

Agricultural entrepreneurs can make their businesses more sustainable or take advantage of voluntary termination schemes.

If convicted at a second hearing before the Court of Justice of the European Union, the penalty would have been significant.

The California Department of Food and Agriculture has published FAQs and a Sow Housing Guide.

BMEL makes fertilizer law future-proof.

In the future, financial support will be provided for investments in new barns and renovations as well as for ongoing additional costs for higher animal husbandry standards.

Copa and Cogeca have commissioned the first comprehensive report to better understand the economic, social, and environmental impacts of the concept popularized by the European citizens' initiative "End the Cage Age".

MEPs voted to include pig farms and poultry farms with more than 200 livestock units (LSU).

The European Commission has launched an open public consultation to gather views from citizens and interested parties on the implementation of the "polluter pays" principle in the EU.

A summary of current state legislation addressing swine welfare in the United States and its implications.