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The National Pork Board has announced a stewardship plan to guide and support the responsible use of antibiotics for the U.S. pork industry.

Paul Marland has been promoted to the position of UK sales manager by Staffordshire based pig-housing company, ARM Buildings.

Michael D. Flemming, vice president and corporate general counsel for Smithfield Foods., Inc., has been appointed to the board of visitors for Virginia State University (VSU) by Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe.

Three years after Keystone (USA), more than 300 people gathered in Kliczkow (Poland) for the Digestive Physiology of Pigs (DPP) conference.

The Centre for Innovation Excellence in Livestock (CIEL) is a step closer to becoming reality following confirmation that the bid has reached formal interview stage.

The Nuscience Group announces the official opening of its new plant in Tianjin, China, on 26 May 2015. The new plant – with a capacity of 10,000 metric Ton per month – replaces the old plant Nuscience acquired in 2000 in Central TEDA.

The Ontario Pork Congress is pleased to announce the launch of its 42nd show, slated to take place June 17 and 18 at the Stratford Rotary Complex in Stratford, Ontario.

The 29th SPACE expo, to be held from September 15 to 18 at the Rennes Exhibition Centre, will confirm its status as a leading global expo for the livestock industry.

Twenty thousand pork producers and other professionals from throughout the world will visit World Pork Expo, June 3-5, at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa.

Product update reinforces commitment to responsible use of antibiotics medically important to human health.

Moving disease diagnostics from the laboratory to the field could provide significant time and cost savings for the pig industry.

Hormel Foods Corporation today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Applegate, the No. 1 brand in the natural and organic value-added prepared meats category.

Air sampling techniques for early detection of disease in the cucumber growing industry could help indoor pig farmers reduce disease spread.

Smithfield Foods, Inc. and Kansas City Sausage, LLC announced construction of a $44.8 million, 90,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art sausage plant in Sampson County, NC. The project represents an investment by Kansas City Sausage, LLC, a 50-50 joint venture between Smithfield and Kansas City Sausage, that is expected to create 177 new jobs.

New system created to help prevent body condition loss in sows.

More than a dozen seminars scheduled for Wednesday, June 3, and Thursday, June 4, are included in the price of admission to the 2015 World Pork Expo.

It was the first time the event’s plenary sessions were held in the famed Rupp Arena, a venue large enough to accommodate the nearly 3,000 attendees from 63 countries.

Increasing lactation feed intake and lameness prevention may support sow longevity.

At the World Pork Expo 2015, Des Moines, USA, Vostermans Ventilation Inc. introduces the Multifan High Pressure Filter Fans.

Global animal health leader Alltech has signed a memorandum of understanding with Jiangsu Guo Ming Agricultural Development Company at the China Animal Husbandry Expo in Chongqing

Seaboard Foods and Triumph Foods announced today the formation of a joint venture, with equal ownership, to construct a new pork processing facility in Sioux City, Iowa

Now indicated for use in piglets of all ages

JSR Genetics will become the exclusive distributor of Topigs Norsvin genetics in Great Britain and the AI activities of AIM UK in Great Britain will be integrated into the JSR AI network.