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Iowa pork producers are invited to learn more about pig health and growth numbers, and get updates on ventilation management and disease research projects at the 2011 Iowa Pork Regional Conferences scheduled for early March.

Cherkizovo OJSC, one of Russia's leading integrated and diversified meat producers, today issues a trading update ahead of its results for the year ended 31 December 2010, which will be reported in March 2011.

VION Food Netherlands will not be issuing prices today (Monday 17 January 2011). This applies to both the pig price and the prices of meat cuts.

Australia's pork industry has welcomed the announcement by Federal Innovation Minister, Senator Kim Carr, that the Pork Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) has been funded for a further eight years.

Expert insights into the changes and challenges facing pig production in China and Europe have been presented to an international audience at the EuroTier exhibition held in Hanover, Germany 16 – 19 November 2010.

Pig finishers should now be thinking about their marketing strategy over Christmas. With high feed costs and lower pig prices, it is important to optimise returns by planning ahead.

Theft on farms is increasing. Pig rustling is no exception and is not confined to free-range animals. Security of housed animals has become a big worry for pig farmers.

Youth and students gather at Young Farmers Day

The Pork Commission Meeting was presided by Geert Janssen, Executive Secretary, who considered that demographic growth was a great opportunity for the sector, which should take advantage of such factor "in a sustainable way".

World population growth is increasing steadily. It is predicted that by the year 2050 there will be 9.1 billion people on the earth.

The Farmex Dicam Daylength Controller is a software package that improves pig welfare, cuts costs and is good for the environment.

AgFeed Industries, Inc., one of the largest independent hog production and animal nutrient companies in China, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of M2P2 LLC based in Ames, Iowa. M2P2 is a leading U.S. hog production company, having set standards of excellence in innovation, productivity and efficiency in pork production.