The money is the latest round of handouts under a 2000 settlement between the state and Smithfield Foods, which agreed to pay 50 million dollars over 25 years to improve the environment. The money was offered after hog waste lagoons overflowed and polluted rivers and streams as a result of Hurricane Floyd in 1999. In addition, NC State University will get 15 million dollars to develop new technologies for processing and treating hog waste. The grants announced today also include money for...

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Advanced Swine Reproduction Seminar is primarily for decision-makers who are interested in learning about cutting-edge technologies and management procedures to achieve a high but efficient sow reproductive rate. Presentation topics include prefarrowing management, the farrowing process, processing piglets, key sow and piglet health issues, managing the sow, meeting the environmental needs of sows and litters and managing the piglet. Farrowing Basics is designed to cover the basics in...

Closing bordersRussia closed its borders for Polish meat about a year ago, because the quality of the meat would be insufficient. The European Commission (EU) has high hopes the meat dispute between Poland and Russia will end soon. Brussels recently sent results of a series of inspections in Poland. This point of view worsened political relations between Poland and Russia, as it caused the Poles to be not amused. This spring, the Polish prime minister vetoed a very important treaty between...

New research indicates small and very small meat-processing facilities can use household steam cleaners to reduce naturally occurring bacterial populations on freshly slaughtered beef and hog carcasses. Researchers exposed three anatomical sites on the right half of each carcass to a 60-s steam treatment, and the corresponding left half of the carcass remained untreated. Samples were collected from 72 beef and 72 hog carcasses before, immediately after, and 24 hours after the steam...

Sumner said 30 percent of poultry products in the country are consumed by food processing industries while the rest goes to the food and retail service sectors. Star Cebu - RP demand for US poultry, eggs increasing. He said chicken leg quarters are among the popular export products in the country. Price hike Sumner is optimistic about capturing a good market for US poultry products because according to him, a future increase in the prices of corn and other feed products used by animals...

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The negative results however do not mean a lifting of the protective measures, brought into effect after an outbreak of swine fever was reported from nearby Croatia. The two pigs from the farm were culled and brought to Ljubljana for testing. Pig Not Infested with Swine Fever, Radio Reports. Laboratory tests of a pig from a farm near Brezice (E) have come out negative to swine fever, public broadcaster Radio Slovenia reported on Saturday, 17 March. The possible case of the disease was...

Price Middle School, said this is the fifth year shes been involved in the show and auction and has had some success in the past. Unfortunately, Tilton added, with the large number of hogs and a general slowdown in the market, the auction probably was not going to have record prices. How about 35 folks? After showing the grand and reserve (1st and 2nd place) steer and grand and reserve hog, to some 300-400 buyers and fans, Ralphs turn came up next, immediately following Mullins other...