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Monday, December 14, 2020
Taiwan Sugar Corporation to shut down major pig farm in Vietnam
Taiwan Sugar Corporation (TSC) plans to shut down its biggest pig farm in Vietnam, a move that would reduce its pig farming activities in the country.
Monday, December 14, 2020
Virtual summit focuses on challenges faced by pig farmers in Germany
During a late-November virtual summit to analyse the challenges faced by pig farmers in Germany, measures had been proposed to help the industry.
Monday, December 14, 2020
Fewer pig farms in Germany face increased Salmonella risk
Germany's QS Salmonella monitoring system has revealed a 50% drop in the critical Salmonella classification (category III farms) compared to 2019.
Friday, December 11, 2020
Muyuan Foods aims to establish world's biggest pig farm
China's top pig producer Muyuan Foods planned to raise more hogs in a single site than any company in the world by building a mega farm, which will eventually house 84,000 sows and their offspring.
Monday, December 7, 2020
WEDA to present innovative solutions for pig farming at virtual edition of EuroTier 2021
Pig husbandry specialist WEDA Dammann & Westerkamp will take part in the virtual edition of EuroTier 2021 on February 9-12 next year.
Tuesday, December 1, 2020
UK pig farmers at risk of experiencing losses
Pig farmers in the United Kingdom are facing losses as the average cost of production is now at its highest level since 2013 while farmgate prices are under pressure.
Friday, November 20, 2020
Footage of poor standard animal welfare in Spain's pig farms released
Animal welfare campaigners in Spain released footages of newborn piglets lying in faeces, pigs with pus-covered wounds and pig carcasses in varying states of decomposition.
Monday, October 19, 2020
Holygate Farm ventures into pig farming
Holygate Farm at Stapleford, England is set to expand with the addition of a pig finishing enterprise to diversify its business and add to the arable farming, which currently takes place over 3,000 acres of fields, Melton Times reports.
Monday, October 5, 2020
Pig farmers in Suffolk, UK, put on alert following new swine dysentery case
A fresh outbreak of swine dysentery at a pig farm in Suffolk, the United Kingdom, has led to a call to local farmers to comply with increased levels of biosecurity.
Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Classical swine fever reemerges among Japan's farmed pigs
Japan has reported its first case of classical swine fever among farmed pigs in about half a year.
Monday, September 28, 2020
South Korean pig farms now allowed to restock following ASF outbreaks
South Korea's Ministry of Agriculture has permitted pig farms to resume operations following outbreaks of African swine fever in the country.
Saturday, September 26, 2020
Taiwan puts up $343-million fund to help pig farmers compete with US pork imports
Taiwan's Council of Agriculture (COA) has announced the establishment of a NT$10-billion (US$342.96-million) fund to help the pig farming industry in the face of US pork products' entry into the local market in 2021.
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
30 UK pig farms needed for EU-backed project focusing on cost-effectiveness of biosecurity
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) is seeking for 30 UK pig farms to join the EU-funded BIOPIGEE project that explores the cost-effectiveness of biosecurity.
Saturday, August 8, 2020
North Carolina pig farms suffer little to no impacts from Hurricane Isaias
Initial reports after Hurricane Isaias made landfall in North Carolina on Monday night, Aug. 3, said that no pig farms experienced any significant issues, according to the North Carolina Pork Council (NCPC).
Thursday, July 9, 2020
German abattoir's closure disrupts pig farming industry
The closure of one of Germany's largest slaughterhouses is disrupting pig farming in the country following an outbreak of the new coronavirus, an industry association said on Friday, Reuters reported.

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