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Thursday, May 17, 2012
Shining New Light on Illegal Cage Eggs IRELAND - A new means of detecting battery cage eggs, which became illegal across the EU from 1 January, is currently being used in other countries.
Monday, April 30, 2012
Researchers Examine Variation in Litter Use for Hens US - Litter use depended on the times and pen, according to researchers at Iowa State University.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Burger King Announces Animal Welfare Reforms US - Burger King Corp. announced that it will eliminate the practices of confining breeding pigs in gestation crates and egg-laying hens in battery cages from its US supply chain, a move supported by The Humane Society of the United States.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Foodmate US Names Operations & Engineering Manager US - Foodmate US has named veteran engineer David Hughes as Operations and Engineering Manager.
No Choice at Free Range Egg Talks AUSTRALIA - Consumer group Choice has been excluded from participating in egg industry talks over what can be labelled as free-range.
Schothorst Feed Research Expands Poultry Research Possibilities NETHERLANDS - Schothorst Feed Research has small-scale and large-scale research facilities for poultry. With the purchase of 144 new ground-floor pens and 96 new balance cages, the possibilities for poultry research are further expanded.
Monday, April 23, 2012
SA Egg Producers Crack Free Range Definition AUSTRALIA - South Australian egg producers want different free range egg definitions for different density farms.
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
EU Hen Welfare Tops Agenda at UK NFU EU - The Welfare of Laying Hens Directive remained top of the agenda when poultry board vice chairman Duncan Priestner made his report at a council meeting of England's National Farmers Union yesterday.
Chicken Farm Closes Ahead of Welfare Changes NEW ZEALAND - A Christchurch chicken farm is being wound up by a feed supplier after its owner threw in the towel due to low profitability and the ongoing costs of keeping abreast of animal welfare requirements.
Wednesday, April 04, 2012
Petersime Expands Sales and Marketing Team BELGIUM - Petersime, the world leader in incubation and hatchery equipment, has appointed Rudy Verhelst to join the Sales and Marketing Department as Product Manager.
Greens Introduce Free Range Egg Bill in South Australia AUSTRALIA - The South Australian Greens are teaming with the Liberal Party in an attempt to define what is and is not a free–range egg.
Tuesday, April 03, 2012
MP Pushes for Free Range Eggs Change AUSTRALIA - Proposed legislation in South Australia will try to outlaw selling eggs as free range if they are from a farm which has more than 1,500 hens per hectare.
Friday, March 30, 2012
New and Expanded Range of EOR Circulation Fans ITALY - With the recent introduction of the new 53” diameter propeller into the Pericoli range of EOR circulation fans the company has taken the opportunity to add 4 new models to the range.
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Ohio Voters Favour Federal Bill on More Space for Hens OHIO, US - A new survey of Ohio voters conducted by Columbus-based Saperstein Associates reveals overwhelming support — by more than a three-to-one margin — for a federal bill to give more space to laying hens in the egg industry. Ohio is the second-largest...
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Congress Mulls over Law on Battery Cages ARIZONA, US - Congress is considering new rules for chicken housing, and the plan hatched in Arizona is an unprecedented compromise between egg producers and animal-rights activists.
Friday, March 23, 2012
Reform to Hen Cages Right & Necessary, Says Labour MEP UK - "New EU regulations on hen cages will help ensure better animal welfare," said Brian Simpson MEP, a member of the European Parliament's Agriculture and Rural Development.
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Oaklands Farm Eggs Hatch Plan to Expand with Move to HSBC UK - Shropshire-based egg producer Oaklands Farm Eggs has completed the refinancing of its existing debt and working capital facilities, moving all of its facilities to HSBC Commercial Bank. The new arrangement provides the company with up to £28 million...
Egg Farm Urged to Change But Money Not on Offer AUSTRALIA - The ACT Government is once again trying to encourage Canberra's only battery hen egg farm to convert to a barn laid operation.
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Vencomatic Introduces High Capacity Vencobelt GLOBAL - Poultry equipment supplier Vencomatic announced the release of their new version of the Vencobelt, conveyor belt for eggs.
European Food Industry Hit by Egg Shortage EU - A shortage of eggs in Europe is causing major problems for the food industry.
Friday, March 16, 2012
David Harris Joins Foodmate US as Service Technician US - Foodmate US has announced the addition of David Harris to its team of service technicians.
Thursday, March 15, 2012
New Poultry House for Free Range Egg Production GERMANY - Mathias Hoppe from Melle in Lower Saxony (Germany) decided to start egg production on his farm. The young farmer continues his parents Barbara and Hubert Hoppe's farm, which is also into pig finishing. Construction has just been completed of...
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Egg Market Must Respond to ‘Seismic Shift’ UK - Free range egg producers need to see a significant and immediate increase in the price they receive to maintain supplies in the long-term, the NFU said last week.
NFU: The 'Good Egg' List UK - British egg producers have invested £400 million to meet new legislation that came into force on New Year’s Day and banned battery cages across the EU.
Friday, March 02, 2012
Petersime Presents New Distributor for Japan JAPAN - From 2 March 2012 onwards, the Japanese company Hytem Co. Ltd., established in Kakamigahara, Gifu, will be distributing Petersime’s products and services in the Japanese market.
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