ASEANMalaysian pork sellers claim 70 percent pigs are fed banned drugMalaysia...

ASEAN
Malaysian pork sellers claim 70 percent pigs are fed banned drug
Malaysian pork sellers have alleged that about 70 percent of locally-bred pigs are still being fed a banned growth enhancing drug and urged the government to take action against the farmers responsible.

Europe
Change of fortune for beef sector as prices rise
Confidence within the specialist beef sector is at its highest level for a decade. The resumption of exports and the end of the over 30-months scheme have given the industry a real boost and this is being reflected at sales of store

United States
More toxic E. coli samples found on Calif. ranch
Six new samples of toxic E. coli bacteria matching the strain in tainted spinach that killed three Americans and sickened 200 have been found on a California ranch, a state health official said on Thursday.

Animal ID plan angers some farmers
A thousand turkeys, 500 cattle, 300 pigs, 1,900 chickens and four generations of the Salatin family share the grassland on this 550-acre farm in the Shenandoah Mountains.

Processing Capacity, Exports Key To US Hog Prices
A hefty increase in daily hog processing capacity and higher export sales are chewing through higher-than-expected slaughter and pork production in the past few months, keeping hog prices supported and producers in the black.

Grassley working to prevent horse slaughter bill in Senate
The House of Representatives passed a bill banning horse slaughter earlier this year but it has not come up in the Senate. Iowa Senator Charles Grassley sent a letter to the chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee Thursday, asking him to block any effort by other members to attach measures related to the prevention of horse slaughter in the United States.

ASEAN
Malaysian pork sellers claim 70 percent pigs are fed banned drug
Malaysian pork sellers have alleged that about 70 percent of locally-bred pigs are still being fed a banned growth enhancing drug and urged the government to take action against the farmers responsible.

Europe
Change of fortune for beef sector as prices rise
Confidence within the specialist beef sector is at its highest level for a decade. The resumption of exports and the end of the over 30-months scheme have given the industry a real boost and this is being reflected at sales of store

United States
More toxic E. coli samples found on Calif. ranch
Six new samples of toxic E. coli bacteria matching the strain in tainted spinach that killed three Americans and sickened 200 have been found on a California ranch, a state health official said on Thursday.

Animal ID plan angers some farmers
A thousand turkeys, 500 cattle, 300 pigs, 1,900 chickens and four generations of the Salatin family share the grassland on this 550-acre farm in the Shenandoah Mountains.

Processing Capacity, Exports Key To US Hog Prices
A hefty increase in daily hog processing capacity and higher export sales are chewing through higher-than-expected slaughter and pork production in the past few months, keeping hog prices supported and producers in the black.

Grassley working to prevent horse slaughter bill in Senate
The House of Representatives passed a bill banning horse slaughter earlier this year but it has not come up in the Senate. Iowa Senator Charles Grassley sent a letter to the chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee Thursday, asking him to block any effort by other members to attach measures related to the prevention of horse slaughter in the United States.