The Agriculture Ministry has made a nationwide plea for local governments to report new cases of the disease, which causes still-births, fever, loss of appetite, diarrhoea, redness of the skin and mortality rates of up to 50 percent on some farms. Government officials in Yunfu say the outbreak there is under control, but Zhu the pig farmer says people are still prohibited from keeping swine and others are sceptical. Officials say some 300 swine died in and around the collection of villages...

Zhongpin is a meat and food processing company that specializes in pork and pork products and vegetables and fruits, in the PRC. The new Luoyang City facility is expected to increase Zhongpin's capacity for chilled and frozen pork by over 20% in 2008 based on the planned capacity expansion in 2007. Disclaimer: If you have any questions regarding information in these press releases please contact the company added in the press release. These two facilities are scheduled to be brought online...

Luter III has built Smithfield since the 1970s, and has bought and sold millions of shares in the local company along the way. The ContiGroup shares represent 6.3 percent of the outstanding Smithfield stock, so the firm would have a long way to go before it could flex any muscle as far as decision-making on the board. This isn't the first time Smithfield has purchased another company or group with a large block of stock. The Murphy family members controlled 15 percent of Smithfield stock...

The views expressed in the articles are not necessarily those of earthtimes.org and we accept no responsibility for the views or opinions expressed in the articles either direct or indirect. The company failed to perform annual maintenance of key equipment and was found to be operating under a plan approval that expired on Sept. The company has since acquired a current plan approval for those sources, which was made part of Moyer's facility-wide permit in November 2006. Moyer Packing to...

Known as feral swine, they are tearing up the agricultural business. These are the diseases farmers and wildlife officials are concerned about; termed old diseases, farmers know and fear these three. A threat to farmers around the country for some time, wild pigs are now making a home in Missouri and Kansas. Wild pigs are at the forefront of farmers' minds across this region. She said they're coming from wildlife land, and that hunters on public land are pushing the pigs onto private...