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China agrees to reopen market to U.S. pork

China agreed Oct. 29 to reopen its market to U.S. pork and live swine, remove barriers for American firms to China's growing clean energy market, and clamp down on Internet piracy at the 20th session of the U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade in Hangzhou, China, co-chaired by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke and U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk along with Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom ... [Read More]

USTR, Vilsack announce China's intent to re-open market to U.S. pork products

U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack on Oct. 29 announced that China intends to re-open the Chinese market to United States pork and live swine, consistent with science-based international standards. The announcement was made at the conclusion of meetings with Chinese officials at the US-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade. "Two-way trade of agricultural, fish, ... [Read More]

U.S. Pork Center of Excellence receives grant

Iowa The U.S. Pork Center of Excellence has been granted nearly $300,000 from the U.S. Department of Education to implement the Professional Swine Manager/Technician Certification Program for community college students and pork production workers. The grant, provided by the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, will run from Jan. 1, 2010 to Dec. 31, 2011, and will cover the implementation phase of the current project funded in ... [Read More]

Commissioner Staples welcomes announcement that China will soon re-open market to U.S. pork

Texas Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples Oct. 30 applauded the news that Texas pork producers will soon regain access to an important international trade market. U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack recently announced that China intends to re-open its market to U.S. pork and live swine. "I am relieved to see sound science has finally prevailed over political ... [Read More]

USDA: Six pigs tested positive for H1N1

WASHINGTON (AP)--Final tests confirm that six pigs from the Minnesota State Fair contracted swine flu, three more than initial research had indicated. The U.S. Agriculture Department said Oct. 29 follow-up tests confirmed the presence of the H1N1 virus, more commonly known as swine flu, in six samples taken as a part of a university research project at the Minnesota State Fair between Aug. 26 and Sept. 1. The tests confirm the first cases of pigs ... [Read More]

USDA-funded swine genome sequencing project succeeds in completing first draft

An international team of scientists, funded with a $10 million grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, has completed the first draft of the genome of a domesticated pig. This first draft sequence will spur advancements in swine production and human medicine. "Understanding the swine genome will lead to health advancements in the swine population and accelerate the development of vaccinations for... [Read More]

Commercial pigs test positive for H1N1

WASHINGTON (AP)--The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Nov. 4 that pigs in a commercial herd in Indiana have tested positive for swine flu, making it the first time the virus has been found in such hogs. The USDA said it discovered four tissue samples that tested positive for the virus using its swine surveillance program. The sample was collected in late October, and the USDA said the pigs as well as the people caring for the animals have recovered. [Read More]

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