Tail biting in pigs is a serious welfare issue with significant economic impact to the producer. Systematic tail docking of all pigs prior to the start of tail biting behaviour is a common production practice in US swine farms to mitigate future welfare and economic consequences of tail biting at the finishing stage. But is the link between health and tail docking so straightforward, asks pig health and welfare expert Dr Monique Pairis-Garcia.

With the beginning of the war, «Goodvalley Ukraine», like everyone else, had to change its plans. But the company managed to reconstruct two new farms, increase production and take second place in the ranking of the largest pork producers in Ukraine.

Pig farming in the EU is expected to fall by 3 to 4 percent this year. That's what the EU Commission expects. An above-average minus is expected for Germany. In Spain, the boom in pig production is set to end.

Problematic issues of humanitarian demining in Ukraine were considered during a coordination meeting chaired by Prime Minister Denis Shmygal and involving the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Economy and the State Emergency Service.

The subject of the interdepartmental working group's review was permits from the environment and environmental sphere. The level of compliance with EU standards in this area was evaluated by one on a five-point scale.

The first case in the country was found in a dead wild boar.

U.S. wheat futures rose Friday amid fears that a grain agreement allowing Russian and Ukrainian exports from Black Sea ports could collapse amid nearly a year of escalating war between the two countries, traders commented.

On January 30 the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 76 "On mobilization training and mobilization" on reservation of persons liable for military service during mobilization and wartime came into force.

As part of the project «Ensuring Animal Health in Ukraine» in cooperation between the Association of Ukrainian Pig Breeders (AUPB) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has already conducted most of the surveys among representatives of households, pig farms, hunting farms, processing plants, as well as the buyers (sell pork) in the agrifood markets after the double slaughter of purchased pigs).

Spain's renowned jamón iberico bellota is in danger of extinction due to a shortage of a key pig food, acorns.

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denis Shmigal and Isobel Coleman, First Deputy Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) discussed Ukraine's rapid recovery and financial support. The meeting was also attended by First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine —  Minister of Economy Yulia Sviridenko.

Although Latvian pig farmers have learned to coexist with the disease, it has recently become detrimental to their business.

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine prolonged martial law in the country for 90 days - until May 18, 2023 at a meeting on February 7.

Ukraine's full economic integration into the European Union may take 2 to 4 years. This was announced to journalists in Kiev on February 2, Deputy Minister of Economy — Trade Representative of Ukraine Taras Kachka.

Nearly a third of pig herd welfare checks in 2021 triggered a sanction.

Poland's pig inventory totaled 9.62 million head in December 2022, a decrease of 6.0% compared to the same period last year.

The European Union is not considering the option of introducing previously cancelled duties on Ukrainian agricultural products, despite the negative impact on farmers in some countries. This was stated by European Commissioner for Agriculture Janusz Wojciechowski.

Because of the military actions 40% of greenhouses in Ukraine have stopped their work, others continue to work, but with a smaller output. At the same time in order to support the construction of new greenhouses, the government has initiated grant programs, the number of applications for which is growing every month. First Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Taras Vysotskiy told about it on the air of the national marathon «Unified News».

This is reported by the press service of the Ministry of Development of communities, territories and infrastructure of Ukraine. We are talking about opening new and increasing the capacity of existing border crossings with the EU, as well as the construction of roads, bridges and railroads, which play a critical role for Ukrainian exports.

The government has approved grant applications for 20 hectares of greenhouses, for 70 million UAH. This was told by the first Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Taras Vysotsky on the air of the national marathon "Unified News", reports the press service of the Cabinet of Ministers.