EU Pigmeat Reflection Group concluded with recommendations for a more sustainable sector
The final report and its recommendations will provide a baseline for the sector to meet sustainability challenges whilst ensuring food security.
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CPF unveils roadmap towards Net Zero, kicked off with 100% abandonment of coal use in Thailand
2023 marks a significant beginning of the moves towards the target, after CPF achieves the 100% stop of coal use in Thailand.
Poland: Biomethane production - proposals to amend regulations
A team of experts from the Government Plenipotentiary for Rural Energy Transformation has prepared a comprehensive proposal to amend the law on biomethane generation in Poland.
Report: We visited a sustainable farm in Italy
We went to visit Piggly, a sustainable farm from an environmental, production, animal welfare, and economic perspective.
Italy conducts trials of immunocontraceptive vaccine in wild boars
The immunocontraceptive vaccine has been tested in the United States and is now authorized in Italy on an experimental basis.
USDA invests in developing new bioproducts from agricultural commodities
Awardees of support include the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign for a project that proposes to convert swine manure into biobinders for asphalt.
CP Foods demonstrates the success of its biogas system in combating climate change
Charoen Pokphand Foods Public Company Limited is producing biogas at animal farms and food manufacturing plants across Thailand.
UK: Support to tackle water and air pollution from slurry
The new Slurry Infrastructure grant will help farmers improve their slurry storage.
EU: Urgent measures to ensure fertilizer availability
There is a serious problem with fertilizer accessibility. In the EU, fertilizer prices went up 149% from September 2021 to September 2022.
PIGPEF project for calculating the environmental footprint awarded an AEI 2022 grant
The PIGPEF project for calculating the environmental footprint in the pork value chain, presented by 333Corporate together with UVIC, GSP Lleida, i+Porc, and INNOVACC, is awarded one of the AEI 2022 grants.
Slurry management: Solar drying
Using solar energy to evaporate part of the water from the slurry can be of interest, avoiding volatization of ammonia. Solar drying can be combined with other strategies.
EU reaches agreement on national emission reductions from agriculture
European Green Deal: EU reaches agreement on national emission reductions from transport, buildings, waste and agriculture.
The Commission addresses the availability and affordability of fertilisers
The Communication exposes several good practices, such as promoting the use of organic fertilizers.
ETW Energietechnik from Moers develops the CH4 and CO2 full value solution
The result is a high-quality biomethane as a direct substitute for fossil natural gas as well as a liquid bio-CO2 in a food grade quality standard.
PIC® and National Pork Board creating framework to quantify environmental benefits of genetic improvements
Framework will demonstrate how genetic improvements support sustainable pork production and bolster corporate climate pledges.
Slurry managament: Strategies based on nitrogen removal
Removing nitrogen from slurry by transforming it into N2 can be done biologically or by physical-chemical methods, the latter of which are in the experimental phase for slurry.