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Netherlands: No limit to giant factory farm size

25-Nov-2011
The cabinet has no plans to introduce a maximum size for factory farms and there are so few at the moment there is no need for the government to intervene, junior environment minister Henk Bleker told parliament on Wednesday.

ARM to distribute Big Wheel feeders

28-Jul-2011
Staffordshire-based ARM Buildings have taken over the sole UK distributorship for the popular Osborne Big Wheel range of pig feeders, following the retirement of Terry Cross, who previously distributed these feeders.

Visit a Fifth Generation Family Farm

01-Jul-2011
George Beattie settled his farm near Sumner, Nebraska, in 1906. Today, the farm is in the hands of father and son, Jeff and Bart Beattie. This generation - fourth and fifth - run the hog farm according to the values and traditions passed down from great-grandfather and grandfather.

USA - Grants extended to improve animal welfare

28-Jun-2011
Animal Welfare Approved (AWA) has announced a call for proposals for its 2011-2012 Good Husbandry Grants. The Good Husbandry Grants program has funded nearly 100 projects across the country to improve farm animal welfare.

The Netherlands initiates a social dialogue on mega livestock complexes

16-Jun-2011
The Dutch administration wants to maintain an open dialogue with society about the future of farming and in particular, about mega livestock complexes. The most important arguments in this discussion are animal wellbeing and public health risks. This social dialogue is focused on several fronts, being carried out through an online platform, where anyone can give their opinion, converse, or ask questions on a website created for this purpose, as well as through meetings.