TheBeefSite Latest News: Germany
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Minister Calls on Companies to Share Cost Burden of Food ControlsGERMANY – German Federal Consumer Protection Minister Ilse Aigner has called for improved and more targeted food safety controls in Germany. ...
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Borrowing Survey Shows Farmer Confidence Remains StrongGERMANY – Farmer confidence remains strong and has led to a rise in planned investments, according to a survey of economic and agricultural investment barometers....
Tuesday, March 05, 2013
German Parliament Proposes Strict Measures to Cut Antibiotic UseGERMANY - The Bundestag (Parliament) has decided on a major revision to the regulations on the use of medications for livestock, including stronger conditions for antibiotic use, more controls and greater transparency. ...
Monday, February 25, 2013
Meat Production in Germany Fell in 2012GERMANY - Total meat production in 2012 was just over eight million tonnes. For the first time in 15 years, this represents a reduction from the previous year....
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Strong Sector Requires Further Improvements GERMANY – Despite a gross domestic product of 160 billion euros and employing 5 million people the German agri-food industry still has much to achieve, this was the message of the German Farmers Association (DBV) at Green Week, the International food...
Friday, January 18, 2013
More Specific Labelling Trials Prompted by Regional RenaissanceGERMANY – A government initiative is trialing new regional labelling for five areas areas of the country in an attempt maximise a ‘regional renaissance’ that has been observed in consumer demand patterns. ...
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Tönnies Increases Beef Slaughter Capacity GERMANY - German meat processor Tönnies has significantly boosted capacity at its Jade slaughterhouse in Wilhelmshaven....
Monday, November 26, 2012
Agricultural Exports Up in Income, Down on VolumeGERMANY - Officials at the German Federal Ministry of Agriculture have announced the nation's agriculture and food export income has increased but volume of produce export has decreased....
Monday, November 19, 2012
EUROTIER: Vets Focus on Reducing Antibiotic UseGERMANY - At the Animal Health Event in Hanover, the focus was on the future use of antibiotics for food animals and how best to achieve the optimum health and well-being of the animals....
Friday, November 16, 2012
EUROTIER: Biology Meets TechnologyGERMANY - EuroTier has made a number of innovation awards in the area of livestock farming but what is the origin of such new innovation trajectories? The EU Biobusiness Project explains its work on lameness in cows, aggressive behaviour in pigs and...
EUROTIER: World's Largest Exhibition for Animal Husbandry GERMANY - Record participation has been recorded at the show with 2,445 exhibitors from 51 countries and high visitor numbers are expected. Organiser, DLG, says that animal farmers are looking for modern concepts, while BioEnergy Decentral offers a marketplace...
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
EUROTIER - Novel Feed Materials to Change Nutrition ConceptsGERMANY - A range of new feed materials could soon be expanding the way livestock and fish are raised and finished....
EUROTIER: China Changing Global Soybean MarketGERMANY - China is changing the world in the soybean market according to the European president of the American Soybean Association, writes Chris Harris....
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
EUROTIER: Animal Health is Key to Reducing Antibiotics for LivestockGERMANY - The importance of animal health and the veterinary profession are key to reducing the use of antibiotics in the livestock industry, according to the President of the Federal Association of Practising Veterinarians in Germany. ...
Tuesday, October 02, 2012
New Antibiotic Laws Introduced in GermanyGERMANY - The use of antibiotics in animal production is to be reduced significantly in Germany....
Friday, September 28, 2012
InterMeat 2012: German Meat Consumption Remains StableGERMANY - Despite all negative reports on industrial livestock farming and lacking animal protection, the consumption of meat and meat products remains remarkably stable, with consumption levels hardly changing in 2011. ...
Thursday, September 27, 2012
IFFA 2013: No. 1 Show for Meat Industry GERMANY - For the next IFFA in Frankfurt in May 2013, the organisers report that all market leaders have signed up. Being introduced at the upcoming show are a new hall on packaging technology and the International Meat Vision Congress with Gala Evening....
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
25th Conference of the OIE Regional Commission for EuropeGERMANY – High-ranking officials from OIE Member Countries in Europe and from international, regional and national governmental and non-governmental organisations discussed several key issues in the field of animal health and animal welfare, including...
Friday, August 31, 2012
Agricultural Exports Rose in the First Half of 2012GERMANY - Exports of agricultural and food products have increased in the first half of 2012....
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
German Meat Production Down SlightlyGERMANY - Total meat production was down slightly for the first half of 2012. While volumes of pork and beef were lower than the same period of last year, poultry meat production reached a new record. ...
Monday, July 30, 2012
Germany Reviewing Animal Welfare StandardsGERMANY - The German Parliament has reached cross party agreement to boost animal welfare regulations. ...
Thursday, May 10, 2012
OIE: More Schmallenberg Outbreaks ConfirmedGERMANY - The OIE has confirmed 22 more schmallenberg virus outbreaks in Germany....
Tuesday, May 01, 2012
OIE: Further Schmallenberg Cases in GermanyGERMANY - Twenty eight more outbreaks of Schmallenberg virus have been reported to the OIE by Dr Karin Schwabenbauer, Ministerial Dirigentin and Chief Veterinary Officer, Germany. ...
Monday, April 23, 2012
EuroTier 2012 Remains Bound for SuccessGERMANY - The international EuroTier 2012 exhibition to be held in Hanover from 13 to 16 November is attracting more suppliers of machinery and equipment, farm inputs and animal breeding from home and abroad than ever before. ...
Monday, April 16, 2012
Danish Crown Celebrates 10 Years in OldenburgGERMANY - Ten years have passed since the first slaughterhouse workers said “Guten Morgen” to each other at Danish Crown in Oldenburg....
Wednesday, April 04, 2012
German Beef Imports Rise in 2011GERMANY - German beef imports increased five per cent during 2011, to 314,600 tonnes, with 83 per cent of shipments coming from other EU member states. The Netherlands was the largest supplier, at around 90,000 tonnes, followed by France (40,000 tonnes),...
Tuesday, April 03, 2012
Germany Makes Schmallenberg Notifiable DiseaseGERMANY - The German government has added Schmallenberg to the list of notifiable diseases....
Thursday, March 08, 2012
Liberals Call for ‘Antibiotic–Free’ LabelGERMANY - The liberal party in one region is calling for a national system for the mandatory labelling of meat from animals reared without antibiotics. ...
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