Environment TV Programme to Feature Perdue
US - Perdue Farms will be one of seven companies from around the world featured on the premiere of a new Discovery Channel...

Greenhouse Surprise for Red Meat
AUSTRALIA - Beef produced in feedlots has a smaller carbon footprint than meat raised exclusively on pastures, according...

Customers Drive Sustainability in Animal Agriculture
US - Poultry and red meat companies are developing sustainability programs, not because of government mandates, but because...

Turning Beef Fat into Biofuel
PORTUGAL - To recover the waste of meat that is produced daily in the industry is the aim behind the R&D project "FatValue”,...

Betagro Extends its 'Green' Programme
THAILAND - Betagro is expanding its low-carbon programme.

Poultry Plant Switches to Environment-Friendly Boxes
US - Mountaire Farms has switched to recyclable, wax-free boxes for product to reduce the environmental impact.

Helping Beef Farmers Reduce Carbon Footprints
US - A new study investigating methane emissions from cows which will help producers reduce their carbon footprint has been...

OIE to Study Meat Production and Climate Change
GLOBAL - The World Animal Health Organisation (OIE) is expected to produce an environmental report on the role on meat in...

Brazil's Poultry Sector Focuses on Sustainability
ht BRAZIL - The Brazilian Poultry Exporters Association plans to intensify the promotion of its sustainability, quality...

Processor, Farmer to be Sued over Water Pollution
US - Two environmental groups are alleging that Perdue Farms and one of its growers have polluted the Pocomoke River, which...

Roadmap to Reduce Livestock Emissions
UK - The English livestock sector has set out a roadmap to reduce the impact that beef cattle and sheep have on the envi...

Report Calls for Livestock Production Cuts
UK - A new report in the medical journal The Lancet has called for a 30 per cent reduction in livestock production to reduce...

Meat, Poultry Companies Seek Ways to Sustainability
US - From plastics to proteins and fuels, meat companies are becoming ever more inventive in finding uses for by-products....

Renderer Reports Sales and Income Fall
US - The largest rendering company in the US Darling International has reported net income of $16.1 million for the third...

Smithfield CEO to Address Sustainability Summit
US - Smithfield Foods' CEO, Larry Pope, will be the keynote speaker at the 2010 Animal Agriculture Environmental Sustainability...

Poultry Firm Dodges Tamworth Council Fee
AUSTRALIA - Tamworth Regional Council has voted not to charge Baiada Poultry more than $500,000 for non-compliance with council's...

Biofuel from Wastewater Chicken Fat
US – "We use everything but the cackle" is an old adage that nicely captures the poultry industry's approach to the efficient...

Study to Bring Benefits to Meat Sector
UK - New research will develop detailed 'resource maps' to identify the amount of food and packaging waste generated and...

Renderers Partner With Poultry and Meat Processors
US - Rendering companies are important partners with poultry and meat processors, according to Gerald Smith, Jr.

Keep Warm with Danish Crown
DENMARK - It may be hard to imagine right now, but the heating season is almost upon the country, and Danes must gradually...