TheBeefSite Latest News: Denmark
07 October 2021
Danish farmers required to halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2030Denmark's agricultural and forestry sector must reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 55% and 65% by 2030 compared with 1990 levels, a majority in parliament agreed....
14 July 2021
How close are we to producing milk in the laboratory?Aarhus University in Foulum leads a new and exciting project which is to form the basis for producing sustainable milk in the laboratory as an alternative to cow’s milk. The project is funded by the Novo Nordisk Foundation....
09 July 2021
A new triple-action feed additive that can reduce cows’ climate impact by halfAarhus University leads a new project which is to reduce dairy cows’ emission of methane by 50%. The actors behind the project are going to develop a triple-action feed additive for cattle, which will limit the enteric formation of methane. Innovation...
27 November 2019
Danish Crown Introduces New Climate-friendly Packaging for FoodserviceDENMARK - From Thursday, 28 November, customers at Dagrofa Foodservice in Denmark and the 29 S-Wholesale stores across the country will find that the minced beef packages have changed from the classic black tray to a tubular packaging without oxygen....
14 March 2019
Report: Danish Farmers Face Poorer Conditions than European CounterpartsDENMARK - Researchers from the University of Copenhagen's Department of Food and Resource Economics have looked at financial data from 80,000 EU farms comparable with similar farms in in Denmark. ...
23 November 2018
Problems in the UK Weaken Danish Crown ResultsDENMARK - Much of Danish Crown’s business is performing well, but as a result of continued losses in the UK company Tulip Ltd, the group has decided to postpone its strategic target by two years....
21 November 2018
Artificially Intelligent Food Solutions Reduce Waste of ResourcesDENMARK - Klavs Martin Sorensen is an associate professor in the Department of Food Science at the University of Copenhagen (UCPH FOOD), in the Chemometrics and Analytical Technology section, where he researches rapid methods that can optimise food production....
21 March 2018
Danish Crown Group Acquires Pepperoni Giant DK-FoodsDENMARK - Through the acquisition of the Danish pepperoni giant DK-Foods the Danish Crown group will become a European market leader in pepperoni toppings for pizzas. DK-Foods will operate as a separate business unit under Danish Crown's subsidiary Tulip...
02 February 2018
Researchers Discover New Cattle Disease, Prevent it from SpreadingDENMARK - Within Danish cattle breeding, the semen of one breeding bull is used to inseminate a lot of cows. Due to the multiple inseminations, one bull can thus sire thousands of calves. It is, therefore, vital to determine whether breeding bulls carry...
06 December 2017
Sustainability to Elevate Danish CrownDENMARK - Under the banner 'Feeding the World', the Danish Crown group is launching a new strategy for sustainability and corporate social responsibility to ensure sustainable food for the Earth's rapidly growing population. ...
10 October 2017
Danish Crown Wins Arbitration CaseDENMARK - Danish Crown AmbA and Tican amba have today received the award in the arbitration case to decide whether Tican was entitled to compensation of DKK 20 million following the cancelled merger between Danish Crown and Tican. The arbitration tribunal...
06 October 2017
Antimicrobial Use in Danish Animals Continues Downward TrendDENMARK - The total antimicrobial consumption in Danish animals has continued to decrease for the third consecutive year....
22 September 2017
Researchers Discover New Cattle Disease, Prevent from SpreadingDENMARK - Within Danish cattle breeding the semen of one breeding bull is used to inseminate a lot of cows. Due to the many inseminations one bull can thus father thousands of calves. Therefore, it is vital to determine whether breeding bulls carry hereditary...
18 August 2017
Danish Crown, Tulip to Move Under One RoofDENMARK - Since its founding in 1990, Danish Crown has become one of Denmark's largest companies....
18 August 2016
Researchers Investigate Manure Greenhouse Gas EmissionsDENMARK - It is currently not possible to quantify emissions of methane from livestock manure, which is a problem when countries are making commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture....
28 April 2016
Danish Ethics Council Recommends Climate Tax on BeefDENMARK - The Danish Council of Ethics has voted that Danes should act against climate change by implementing a tax on beef....
10 December 2015
'Last Resort' Antibiotic Resistance Also Found in DenmarkDENMARK - A resistance gene to an antibiotic used in humans as a 'last resort' when other drugs do not work, recently discovered in pigs, broiler meat and humans in China, has now also been identified in Denmark....
09 October 2015
Decrease in Animal Antimicrobial Use in DenmarkDENMARK - Antimicrobial use in Danish animals decreased in 2014, due mainly to decreased consumption in the pig production....
18 September 2015
Competition Authorities Clear Danish Crown Slaughterhouse AcquisitionDENMARK - The Swedish competition authorities have finally approved the acquisition by KLS Ugglarps AB, a wholly owned subsidiary of Danish Crown, of a majority stake in the slaughterhouse Dalsjöfors Slakteri near Borås east of Gothenburg....
05 March 2015
New Model Measures Danish Agricultural EfficiencyDENMARK - Scientists from the Department of Agroecology at Aarhus University have drawn up a robust model that can put actual figures on the efficiency of the country's agricultural production and use of resources. The model uses readily-accessible data....
29 December 2014
Denmark Sees Trend for Organic Beef for New YearDENMARK - Sales of high grade cuts from organic livestock have been in high demand in Denmark running up to New Year's Eve....
25 November 2014
Danish Crown Rides out Market TurbulenceDENMARK - Despite market disruption caused by the political situation in Russia, Danish Crown Group says it has posted satisfactory results for the year....
13 October 2014
Denmark Antimicrobial Use in Animals Continues to IncreaseDENMARK - Antimicrobial usage in animals in Denmark continued to increase in 2013 – mainly due to an increased use in pigs. However, antimicrobial use in pigs is still 12 per cent lower than in 2009. In general, livestock received very little of the...
03 October 2014
European Livestock Sector Collaborates on Sustainable DevelopmentDENMARK - Research in technology and biology provides new development opportunities for European livestock farming, delegates to the recent European Association of Animal Production (EAAP) conference heard in Copenhagen....
25 August 2014
HRH Prince Joachim Opens New Cattle SlaughterhouseDENMARK - Danish Crown has celebrated the opening of the first cattle slaughterhouse in Denmark for several decades. Danish Crown in Holsted is the latest addition to the group, and even though the slaughterhouse has been up and running since spring,...
05 June 2014
Further Investigation Needed on the Effect of Glyphosate on Livestock HealthDENMARK - There is a need for further investigations to clarify if glyphosate (the active compound in Roundup and similar pesticides) residues in feed may affect the health of livestock; particularly in animals in sensitive physiological and productive...
15 May 2014
Solid Half-year for Danish Crown in Difficult MarketDENMARK - Despite weaker demand in Europe and lack of access to the Russian market, Danish Crown is posting an operating profit before special items on a par with the prior-year period....
08 May 2014
Danish Crown Beef Announces Change at the TopDENMARK – The long standing Chief Executive Officer of European meat processor Danish Crown is handing over the reins to current Sales Director, Finn Klostermann....
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