Asia PacificChina lifts U.S. beef banChina has restored imports of United S...
Asia Pacific
China lifts U.S. beef ban
China has restored imports of United States beef, ending a two-and-a-half year ban prompted by fears of mad cow disease, state media reported.
Bush and Koizumi talk beef and North Korea
Beef, North Korea - and Elvis Presley - were among the topics discussed by the US and Japanese leaders in Washingtonon Thursday.
Australia
Beef Down Under
Sam White says he feels fortunate for now. An eastern Australian cattleman, he, like thousands of his Aussie counterparts, is riding a five-year wave of prosperity. When asked why the beef business has been so good lately, he points across the Pacific Ocean.
Europe
One year late, pigs take off in Russia
A growing appetite for pork, backed by government incentives and high profit margins, has attracted over $1 billion (540 million pounds) in investment that only now -- a year after the government declared 2005 the Year of the Pig -- is beginning to show results.
Americas
Canada loosens import restrictions for U.S. beef
Canada announced Thursday that it is opening its border to a broader range of U.S. animals and animal products, which were suspended following the confirmation of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in Washington state in 2003.
Canada-US Pork Producers Strengthen Research and Communications Cooperation
Swine producers in Canada and the United States and taking steps to deepen the integration of their two industries in an effort to better coordinate and capitalize on research and communications activities being undertaken in the two countries
United States
US could target Australia pork market, researcher says
The re-entry of the US into the Japanese beef market could see American producers try to sell more pork to Australia.
Hog Waste Trials Funded: Grant May Lead to Useful Byproducts
A $750,000 grant announced Wednesday by Environmental Defense and a contract farmers group will be used to help develop and evaluate markets for selling byproducts of innovative hog- waste treatments such as fertilizer, compost and soil additives.
Berkshire pigs, a cut above
I keep seeing Berkshire pork on restaurant menus. What is it, and does it come from the Berkshires? Berkshire pork comes from Berkshire pigs, a breed that dates back more than 300 years to the swine herd of the House of Windsor, according to the American Berkshire Association.
Hogs make comeback in Texas
Somewhere between cattle production and a billion dollar equine industry, swine have taken a stand among Texas livestock.
Asia Pacific
China lifts U.S. beef ban
China has restored imports of United States beef, ending a two-and-a-half year ban prompted by fears of mad cow disease, state media reported.
Bush and Koizumi talk beef and North Korea
Beef, North Korea - and Elvis Presley - were among the topics discussed by the US and Japanese leaders in Washingtonon Thursday.
Australia
Beef Down Under
Sam White says he feels fortunate for now. An eastern Australian cattleman, he, like thousands of his Aussie counterparts, is riding a five-year wave of prosperity. When asked why the beef business has been so good lately, he points across the Pacific Ocean.
Europe
One year late, pigs take off in Russia
A growing appetite for pork, backed by government incentives and high profit margins, has attracted over $1 billion (540 million pounds) in investment that only now -- a year after the government declared 2005 the Year of the Pig -- is beginning to show results.
Americas
Canada loosens import restrictions for U.S. beef
Canada announced Thursday that it is opening its border to a broader range of U.S. animals and animal products, which were suspended following the confirmation of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in Washington state in 2003.
Canada-US Pork Producers Strengthen Research and Communications Cooperation
Swine producers in Canada and the United States and taking steps to deepen the integration of their two industries in an effort to better coordinate and capitalize on research and communications activities being undertaken in the two countries
United States
US could target Australia pork market, researcher says
The re-entry of the US into the Japanese beef market could see American producers try to sell more pork to Australia.
Hog Waste Trials Funded: Grant May Lead to Useful Byproducts
A $750,000 grant announced Wednesday by Environmental Defense and a contract farmers group will be used to help develop and evaluate markets for selling byproducts of innovative hog- waste treatments such as fertilizer, compost and soil additives.
Berkshire pigs, a cut above
I keep seeing Berkshire pork on restaurant menus. What is it, and does it come from the Berkshires? Berkshire pork comes from Berkshire pigs, a breed that dates back more than 300 years to the swine herd of the House of Windsor, according to the American Berkshire Association.
Hogs make comeback in Texas
Somewhere between cattle production and a billion dollar equine industry, swine have taken a stand among Texas livestock.