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New Jersey Becomes 10th State to Ban Sow Stalls
2013-03-29 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
NEW JERSEY, US - Animal protection groups have applauded the New Jersey Assembly for voting to end the use of confinement systems for breeding pigs.
Second Largest Canadian Pork Producer Phasing Out Gestation Stalls
2013-03-22 18:26:00| National Hog Farmer
Meatingplace.com reports that Quebec-based pork processor Olymel will progressively phase out using gestation stalls for pregnant sows in breeding facilities by 2022, according to Humane Society International/Canada. Olymel entered an agreement to acquire Big Sky Farms, Inc., the largest independent hog producer in Western Canada last October. read more
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Cyprus crisis stalls financial lives
2013-03-19 14:53:55| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
How do you cope when banks close for days?
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Lack of Demand Spark Stalls Cattle Prices
2013-03-09 15:53:00| Beef
Cattle and beef markets ran in opposite directions last week leaving auction sales somewhere in the middle. Keeping in mind that auction trade was hampered by widespread winter storms the previous two weeks, feeder cattle destined for the feedlot traded weak to $3/cwt. lower compared to three weeks earlier. That’s according to the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Friday. read more
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Weekly Overview: EU Countries with Sow Stalls Will Feel the Heat
2013-02-25 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
ANALYSIS - The authorities in the European Union are beginning to put pressure on those Member States where stalls are still in use for sows throughout their pregnancy, with nine countries receiving warning letters from the European Commission last week. As a result of the new regulations, high feed prices and other factors, German pig meat production was 2.5 per cent lower last year than in 2011 and producers in Australia are forecasting another difficult year. When it is so hard to make money from pigs, producers might consider diversifying into renewable energy; the topic was discussed at recent conference in the UK.
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