Pork/Swine/Pig/Hog

10/02/2020 SOURCE: www.vice.com

Big Meat Is Selling Veggie Burgers—But It's Still Destroying the Environment

As the world's largest meat producers launch plant-based products to compete with vegan start-ups, beware of those greenwashing for profit.

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09/30/2020 SOURCE: www.biomin.net

Successfully Eliminate Tail Biting in Pigs to Improve Herd Performance

Across the world, each pig farm differs in its approach to tail docking. There are some units with consistent success in keeping pigs with long tails. Others are keen to continue docking to reduce problems with tail biting. Legislation was passed in 1994 banning tail docking in Europe. Increasing enforcement of the legislation means adopting new strategies to ensure compliance. Summary of remarks made by Nicole Kemper Prof. Dr. med. Vet., Director of the Institute for Animal Hygiene, Animal Welfare and Farm Animal Behavior, Veterinary University of Hannover, Germany.

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09/29/2020 SOURCE: uk.finance.yahoo.com

Tesco pledges to boost sales of plant-based meat alternatives by 300%

Demand for chilled, meat-free foods has risen by almost 50% over the past year, according to Tesco.

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09/28/2020 SOURCE: www.bnnbloomberg.ca

China Wants to Rely Almost Entirely on Pork Produced at Home - BNN Bloomberg

China, the top pork consumer, has set a long-term goal to be almost completely self-sufficient in the staple, with big hog farms dominating the industry, as the nation seeks to reduce its dependency on food imports.

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Topics: Soybeans, Pork/Swine/Pig/Hog,

Soy Isoflavones may be Beneficial to Pigs Facing Health Challenges - Soy Meal Info Center

In today’s swine industry, nutrition is a powerful way to provide a solid foundation for growing pigs that may face [...]

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09/17/2020 SOURCE: www.businesswire.com

Niman Ranch Awards Over $169,000 in Scholarships to Young Farmers, Future Sustainable Agriculture Leaders

The Niman Ranch Next Generation Foundation, the philanthropic arm of sustainable and humane meat pioneer Niman Ranch, last week awarded scholarships t

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09/16/2020 SOURCE: www.pigprogress.net

Examining the alternatives to piglet castration

There is a growing consensus that this process should be discontinued.

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09/16/2020 SOURCE: www.vox.com

Why North Carolina has giant lagoons of pig poop

Introducing Future Perfect season 3, all about the human cost of factory farming.

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09/15/2020 SOURCE: ocj.com

NFU urges FTC, USDA to strengthen meat labeling standards

For years, beef and pork that was born, raised, and slaughtered in another country but processed in the United States has legally been labeled as a “Product o

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Randy Krotz Randy Krotz
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Topics: Livestock/Meat, Poultry, Beef Cattle, Pork/Swine/Pig/Hog,

Rapid test could predict COVID-19 in meat processing workers

Differentials can be used to screen people to identify those likely to test positive for COVID-19, triage by predicting COVID-19 in the early stage of infection and track progress of those patients.

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