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The fourth edition of VIV Russia took place from 26-28 May 2009 at the Crocus Exhibition Center in Moscow. Despite the deep recession, in which both the Russian livestock sector as the Russian economy is embedded (-5%), VIV Russia 2009 welcomed 6,335 visitors which is an increase of 14% in comparison to 2008. The number of foreign visitors increased from 25% to 30%.

Over the next few weeks IGA supermarkets will start to use distinctive labels to help Australian consumers more clearly identify and buy Australian grown pork.

The UK pig industry is witnessing a renewed resurgence in the south of the UK, according to JSR’s latest employee Len Phoenix. Len, who started working for JSR in May, takes on the job of UK Key Account Manager for the South and, as he explains, is happy to be back at the sharp end of pig production

Leland Tollett, interim president and chief executive officer of Tyson Foods, Inc., today named Archie Schaffer executive vice president, corporate affairs, a new position that is intended to enhance and expand the company’s role in the business community. Tollett also announced that Sara Lilygren, Tyson’s vice president, federal governmental relations in Washington, D.C., will move to Springdale, AR, to become senior vice president, external relations at the end of June.

This spring the Trendmonitor surveyed 3,500 farmers in eight countries – Germany, France, UK, Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary. Included in the survey for the first time were top farming decision makers in Russia and the Ukraine: and responses from the new countries emphasised the continued importance of markets for agricultural machinery in eastern Europe and further afield.

Science and business in Germany demand more reliable legal and political frameworks and a more open social climate in order to be able to better exploit the opportunities offered by green genetic engineering.

Sara Lee Corp. announced that it will open a new, state-of-the-art sliced meat manufacturing facility in Kansas City, which will become fully operational by 2011. The plant is expected to employ more than 250 people.

The Iowa Pork Industry Center and Iowa State University (ISU) Extension are teaming up to provide training for pork producers and others who need certification in the Pork Quality Assurance Plus™ (PQAPlus™) program. One certification session has been set for June 23 in Adair County.

The Agritechnica 2009 team is set to stage an exclusive show preview in Paris on 29 May. At the event, France’s agricultural leaders, decision-makers, farming experts and representatives from the press will have the chance to assess the results from DLG’s latest Trendmonitor survey, hear some leading experts give their views on the future of European agriculture and the machinery sector, plus gain an insight into some of the highlights of Agritechnica 2009.

New president of Britain’s influential Pig Veterinary Society (PVS) is Peter Bown of the George Veterinary Group, Malmesbury, Wiltshire. Nigel Woolfenden of the Bishopton Veterinary Group, Ripon, Yorkshire, becomes vice-president.

About 760 biogas plants will be connected to the German national electricity grid in 2009 — three times the number in 2007 — according to estimates by the German Biogas Association. This is around 100 times more than exist in the UK.

Last year many herds suffered from reduced fertility in both summer and autumn. On many units this is a predictable effect says Paul Thompson, veterinary consultant to pig- breeding company, ACMC Ltd.

The global swine industry increasingly relies on vaccination. With a total market value of 525 Mio € in 2008 vaccines have become the most important health management tool for modern pig production.

VNU Exhibitions Europe and Thai-based company N.C.C. Exhibition organizer (NEO) will strengthen their cooperation in Ildex Vietnam, The International Livestock & Dairy Expo.

Neogen Corporation has acquired International Diagnostic Systems Corp (IDS), a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of test kits to detect drug residues in food and animal feed, and drugs in forensic and animal samples.

VION Food Group Ltd has announced proposals to close operations at its Ashton site which processes and slices bacon products.