Swine news - Facilities and equipment

The Member States have amended the Commission's proposal to extend the scope of the Directive to intensive livestock farms.

New law raises the EU carbon sinks target for the land use and forestry sector, which should reduce greenhouse gases in the EU in 2030 by up to 57% compared to 1990.

A Royal Decree modifying several aspects related to animal welfare affecting pig farms has been published by the BOE.

Now by 2030 at least 74% of nitrogen-sensitive nature in protected nature areas must have a healthy nitrogen level.

The revised law increases the 2030 GHG reduction target at EU level from 30% to 40% compared to 2005-levels.

The program promotes novel approaches to meat and poultry processing by implementing pioneering production system technology.

The new Slurry Infrastructure grant will help farmers improve their slurry storage.

European Green Deal: EU reaches agreement on national emission reductions from transport, buildings, waste and agriculture.

The project will contribute an additional supply of swine that can help stabilize the prices of pork in the market.

France has more than 1,400 anaerobic digestion facilities, with the agricultural sector accounting for 47% of the total.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is working with the pork and poultry industry to design traceability systems that make possible to know the origin, transit and final destination of the meat.

The concentration of pig slaughtering in larger facilities continues.

Large slaughterhouses will have one year to adapt to the new regulations and small slaughterhouses will have two.

The Federal Council has approved an administrative regulation to designate areas particularly contaminated with nitrate.

The control program will guarantee an effective and homogeneous application of the Royal Decree for the management of intensive pig farms.

The USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture announced the investment of $3.84 million for two new 1890 Centers of Excellence grants.

Up to $6 million will help build a new facility that will increase the production of sustainable, insect-based products to feed animals.

It is expected to prevent and control odor emissions from pig farms by establishing technological improvements and reducing emissions from the source.

The project will assess the acceptance and applicability of information and communication technology (ICT) based tools in pig and poultry farming.

Commission decides to refer SPAIN to the Court of Justice of the European Union for poor implementation of the Nitrates Directive.

A trial will allow participating swine slaughter establishments to operate at an increased line speed.

This is part of the government's efforts to support the sector’s growth and strengthen the food supply chain.

AHDB’s Pork Board to fund an off-farm cull and render service as a backstop for producers who are struggling with a backlog of pigs on-farm.

These amendments establish proactive measures that recognize the importance of biosecurity practices and ensure that biosecurity zones are protected.