Page 20 of articles about environment

Organic pig producers, abattoirs and organisations related to animal welfare have signed a new agreement that will further improve the pigs’ welfare and their environmental impact. This agreement sets more requisites and regulations and will give place to an E-brand that will come into force in January 1st 2018.

The Manitoba government is introducing proposed legislation that would reduce outdated, contradictory, complicated or ineffective regulatory requirements imposed on businesses, industry and local governments.

One of the major themes of the 13th Plan was the goal to improve environmental protections by moving swine production away from waterways and crowded urban populations.

The European Commission has just published the Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/302 of 15 February 2017 establishing best available techniques (BAT) conclusions, under Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, for the intensive rearing of poultry or pigs.

Considering that the agricultural sector is the main responsible for the methane and nitrogen oxide emissions, the German Federal Environment Agency suggests increasing the VAT on animal foods.

The EU ended, last Thursday 8 December, the lawsuit regarding the implementation of the “Nitrates Directive”.

Member states insisted on excluding methane from the scope of the directive. However, the EU Commission confirmed that it could trigger a review on this point.

EU PIG is a new concept which aims to improve the connection between producers and the latest science, husbandry techniques and technologies from within their industry via fellow producers, academics and advisors connected through thematic and regional platforms.