Page 13 of articles about environment in Swine news

The Danish agricultural Minister, Mette Gjerskov, has launched an Action Plan for organic production towards 2020.

Research is also being undertaken to develop technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from animal waste.

The Australian Government is developing Australia’s first National Food Plan to better integrate all aspects of food policy.

Common indicators and guidelines for environmental assessments will lead to shared understanding of environmental impacts, better policymaking.

GHG emissions from the agricultural sector contributed nearly 10 per cent of total emissions in the EU-27 in 2010.

Provisional estimates from FAO indicate that pork production contributes about 793 million tonnes CO2 equivalent which represents approximately 1.6% of global GHG emissions.

According to the latest study on the French pig sector by CGAAER, as of 2002 the sector has been sluggish.

Aussie pork producers have taken their first step towards lowering their carbon footprint with the release of a new Bioenergy Support Program.

The Secretary of State ordered the temporary closure of the pig farm, located in the Atacama region.

Around one thousand rural farms and businesses will soon turn business plans into reality as the first grants from the new £20 million Farming and Forestry Improvement Scheme are approved by Defra.

Iowa pork producers have reached a new milestone as 15,000 Iowa pork producers, employees and others with pork industry interests have been certified through the Pork Quality Assurance (PQA) Plus® program.

Increased funding under the Manure Management Financial Assistance Program will help pig producers access more funding to help with the cost of installing manure-management and treatment systems.

The European Commission is referring France to the EU Court of Justice for failing to take measures to guarantee that water pollution by nitrates is addressed effectively.

Following a ruling by the European Court of Justice in December, it has been confirmed that the expression 'places for sows' in IPPC must be interpreted as including places for gilts that have already been served, but have not yet farrowed.

Minister Coveney highlighted 'this agreement will significantly assist the industry and make the transfer of pig or poultry manure to both new users and existing farms much easier [...]'

The new system aims to encourage employers to limit their excess manure and try to give them answers, through cooperation and innovation capacity.