Poultry Industry News: European Union
Tuesday, March 06, 2012
CAP: European Farmers React to ProposalsEU - The European farmers’ organisation Copa-Cogeca has published its reaction to the EU Commission’s CAP reform proposals....
Thursday, March 01, 2012
New Animal Welfare Strategy Driven ForwardEU - Enhanced consumer empowerment and strengthening enforcement of existing rules is the main objective of a two-day international conference on the new EU animal welfare strategy that is taking place in Brussels on 29 February – 1 March....
Recovering Costs for Higher Welfare StandardsEU - At a major Conference held by the EU Commission and Danish Presidency yesterday to launch the new EU Animal Welfare Action Plan, Copa-Cogeca highlighted the need for farmers to be able to recover from the market their additional costs from having...
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
CAP Reforms Face Bumpy Ride with EU ParliamentANALYSIS - The reforms of the Common Agricultural Policy could be in for a bumpy ride when they come before the European Parliament. ...
Pfizer Expands UK, Ireland Poultry TeamUK & IRELAND - Tony Grainger has been appointed manager for the Pfizer range of in-feed products for the poultry industry in the UK and Ireland....
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
EU Meat Consumption Falls Along with ProductionEU - Overall meat production in the EU is expected to decrease by 1.1 per cent in 2012 and remain stable with a further small decrease of 0.1 per cent in 2013, while a decrease in total EU meat consumption is foreseen of 0.7 per cent in 2012 and 0.4...
Monday, February 27, 2012
Aviagen Sets up Club to Celebrate Outstanding Broiler PerformanceEU - In order to recognise farmers who achieve exceptional broiler performance, Aviagen has recently established the Ross 400 Club....
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
EU Misses Out on GM Livestock Feed OpportunityANALYSIS - Are European views on genetically modified (GM) crops putting EU farmers at a competitive disadvantage, asks editor, Charlotte Johnston. ...
Monday, February 20, 2012
Copa-Cogeca - CAP Must Ensure Food SecurityEU - In a position paper on the future Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) approved today, Copa and Cogeca Presidents presented their detailed reaction to the EU Commission's legislative proposals on the future CAP to 2020. They highlighted the need to boost...
Friday, February 17, 2012
Biosecurity Award for Cobb Europe TeamEU - The annual Cobb award for the biggest advance in biosecurity programs and disease prevention has been presented to Roy Mutimer, general manager for Cobb Europe — their second success in four years of the award. ...
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
UK & Italian Unions Join Forces on CAPEU - The National Farmers' Union (NFU) and Confederazione Nazionale Coldiretti have united to agree a common statement on the future of the CAP, following top level discussions between the two organisations. ...
Friday, February 10, 2012
MSD Recruits Production Specialist to Support Paracox 5UK & IRELAND - Andy Payne has been appointed by MSD Animal Health to manage the successful introduction of Paracox 5 coccidiosis vaccination programmes with UK and Ireland broiler producers. ...
Public Resistance Ousts GM Crops from EUEUROPE - Public resistance to genetically modified crops has ensured that the area grown in Europe in 2011 remained at 0.1 per cent of all arable land, shows figures released yesterday by Friends of the Earth Europe. In comparison, organic farming accounted...
Tuesday, February 07, 2012
New Report Reveals Use of Irradiation in EU FoodsANALYSIS - A new report published by the European Commission (EC) recently reveals that more than 9,000 tonnes of food were irradiated in the European Union in 2010. The main findings are summarised by senior editor, Jackie Linden....
Nanotechnology Brings in a Way to Poultry Health and HygieneEU - Red-mite are a menace to poultry farmers the world over, writes Shiva Balivada, Co-Founder of NanoLandGlobal. ...
Friday, February 03, 2012
Views Sought on How EU Can Produce More SustainablyEU - By 2050, the global population is set to reach nine billion people and worldwide demand for food, feed and fibre is forecast to increase by 70 per cent. To thrive in that context, economies will need to use natural resources in a far more efficient...
Wednesday, February 01, 2012
Why Should Spain Call for Moratorium on Layer Rules?ANALYSIS - This week, the Spanish farmers issued a plea to their ministry of agriculture to intercede on their behalf to gain time with the European Commission over the introduction of enriched cages for laying hens, writes ThePoultrySite Editor in Chief...
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Novogen Enters Market with Tom Barron LtdUK & IRELAND - Novogen and Tom Barron Limited are very proud to announce that they have entered into an agreement to distribute the NOVOgen Brown and NOVOgen White layers into the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland....
Salmonella Cases Reduced by Almost One-half EU - Salmonella – a bacterium causing salmonellosis in humans – was until 2005 the most common food-borne disease in European Union (EU) with almost 200.000 reported human cases that year. It is estimated that the overall economic burden of human...
Guidelines for Risk Assessment of Animal Welfare EU - The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published pioneering guidelines laying out, for the first time, a standardised methodology for the risk assessment of animal welfare. ...
Monday, January 30, 2012
EFSA Guidance for Food & Feed from GM Animals EU - The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published guidance for the risk assessment of food and feed derived from GM animals and on related animal health and welfare aspects....
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Reforms & Animal Health on the Agenda at Council MeetingEU - The 3140th Agriculture and Fisheries council meeting took place yesterday (23 January). The council discussed the agriculture and fisheries work programme, the CAP reform proposal, the EU strategy for the protection and welfare of animals and the...
Measures to Manage Markets Needs Strengthening in EUEU - In the wake of increased market volatility, Copa-Cogeca yesterday welcomed EU Farm Ministers debate on measures needed to manage agricultural markets, and called for them to be strengthened. In particular, EU wine planting rights and sugar production...
CAP Celebrates 50th BirthdayANALYSIS - This year, the Common Agricultural Policy celebrates its 50th birthday. ...
50th Anniversary of CAP CampaignEU – The European Commission has launched the CAP@50 communication campaign to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the Common Agricultural Policy, a cornerstone of European integration, that has provided European citizens with half a century of food security...
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