Charlotte Rowney

US - Jungbunzlauer will be exhibiting again at the International Production and Processing Expo for the meat and poultry industry (IPPE) with its solutions for sodium reduction and food safety.

GERMANY - Poly-clip System’s MPL Manual Poultry Loader (bagger) is ideal for efficient bagging of chicken. In combination with single-clippers of the Easy Clip Line®, it sets new standards for packaging in bags.

US - Termotecnica Pericoli S.r.l. the well-known Italian brand of Innovative, Quality and Performance livestock environmental equipment and systems will see much "news and new" in 2015.

US - Hostazym X is one of the world’s most versatile non-starch polysaccharide (NSP) enzymes, according to Huvepharma.

DENMARK - Dol-sensors develops, produces and markets capacitive and climate sensors under the dol-sensors® trademark.

UK - ECO Animal Health will be showcasing its innovative antimicrobial treatment, Aivlosin®, on its booth at IPPE.

INDIA - 2014 ended with Poultry India showing overwhelming participation by the world’s leading companies and with a record number of visitors, according to Dr T. Kotaiah of Indbro Research & Breeding Farms Pvt. Ltd.

US - Newcastle disease virus (NDV) can be lethal to poultry or weaken birds’ immune defences against other disease, says Diamond V.

UK - New broiler nutrition specifications for all Aviagen® brands, Arbor Acres®, Indian River® and Ross® have been released.

US - EggTester.com will return to the 2015 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) following its great success at previous shows, introducing its new Digital Haugh Tester.

GHANA - The National Association of Poultry Farmers (GNAPF) says it is yet to receive the financial support the government promised to revive the ailing poultry industry.

NEPAL - Poultry entrepreneurs are urging the government to introduce policies and programmes for reducing their production cost.

US - The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA), in partnership with the IGP Institute of the Department of Grain Science and Industry at Kansas State University, will host a distance education programme offered every…

GLOBAL - 2014 is third consecutive year of falling prices as all commodity groups declined except for meat, which approached its record high level.

US - The National Farmers Union is calling for all future US trade agreements should be negotiated with the goal of reducing the US trade deficit, while ensuring that the trading partner abides by the agreement and by US…

US - Humane Farm Animal Care has developed an innovative app that can improve the health and welfare of turkeys and chickens.

UK - Professor Venugopal Nair, Head of the Avian Viral Diseases Programme at The Pirbright Institute has been awarded an OBE by the Queen in this year’s New Year Honours.

UK - AB Vista will be an exhibitor in Atlanta, Ga, at IPPE, 27-29 January, 2015 (Hall A, Stand A721). During the expo, AB Vista will present the benefits and future potential of superdosing with Quantum Blue.

CHINA - The National Video Conference on Permanent Basic Farmland Designation and Protected Agriculture Land Management jointly organised by the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Land and Resources was held on …

CANADA - Providing 64,570 jobs across Canada, the meat industry is the largest component of this country’s food processing sector.