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French Count the Cost of New Sow Housing
2013-07-01 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
FRANCE - Between 2008 and 2013, 3,000 pig farms requested support to comply with the new animal welfare housing requirements in the EU.
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NPPC Applauds Veto of Proposed Sow Stall Ban in New Jersey
2013-06-27 23:37:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: National Pork Producers Council Continuing the recent string of legislative defeats for the animal rights community, today New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie vetoed legislation that would have banned the use of individual maternity pens for pregnant sows. The legislation was pushed by animal-rights groups despite the fact that few of New Jersey’s small number of hog farmers use such housing. read more
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NPPC Hails New York Support of Sow Stalls
2013-06-25 16:29:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: National Pork Producers Council The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) has joined the New York Pork Producers and America’s hog farmers in hailing the New York Legislature for its positive action in not banning individual maternity pens for pregnant sows. NPPC says the measure could have had a devastating effect on local sustainable agriculture in New York by forcing farmers to abandon this humane animal housing system. It is the latest in a string of recent victories on the East Coast for America’s pork producers. read more
SOW Galileo Operations Service Engineer
2013-06-14 12:36:27| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Vitrociset Belgium is looking for a candidate with the profile described below to deploy in ESTEC Please submit applications not later than 01072013 by EMAIL to Mr. Massimiliano Mazza, Head of Engineering services Satellite Operations M.Mazzavitrocisetbelgium.com cc. jobsvitrocisetbelgium.com Job Overview The Galileo Project, as part of the Galileo Service Level Agreement requires engineering support for monitoring and controlling the overall preparation and execution of the Galileo Early Services operations activities. The holder of the post will support the Galileo Operations Engineering Unit in the coordinating of the definition, preparation, testing, validation, and implementation of the Galileo Early Service operations for the system and user community, as required to meet the overall Galileo requirements. This concerns the Operations service activities performed in the Galileo Control Centres, the Galileo remote stations, the Galileo external entities and the User Communities. For his day to day work heshe will report to the Head of the Galileo Engineering Operations Unit in order to provide regular support to the Galileo Operations Procurement Office. The tasks of this post include in particular Follow the definition and implementation of the overall Service KPIs to be applied to Galileo during the Early Service Validation and Provision phases, and coordinate the technical definition, implementation and validation of the specific operational KPIs. Regular review and consolidation of OPS contractors contribution to the Service Provision schedule and constraints impacting the Service Provision. Support the preparation and validating the operational procedures for interfacing with the external service providers. Collection, preparation and reporting to the Galileo Project Operations team of all the operations products necessary for the generation of the Galileo NAGUs by direct interface with the Operations contractor for the inputs collection. Collection, preparation, formatting of the Operations Input Operations Service Messages to the Galileo Service Reports in close cooperation with the Galileo Project System Team from one side and the OPS contractor on the other side. Supporting the GALILEO Engineering Boards by ensuring the proper flow down and implementation of the Early Services Specifications down to Operations Contractor. Supporting the Galileo Anomaly Review Boards and Configuration Control Boards in the area of operational activities impacting Early Services Supporting the organisation of the GALILEO Project Operations Service Reviews. Support the achievement of Operations readiness for GALILEO Services Provision Specific Requirements In view of the complex interaction with numerous entities, candidates should have good communication skills and the capability to work in a complex environment complex task. Good practical and analytical skills are also required. Perfect command of English, verbal and written. Education University degree or equivalent education in Electric or Electronic Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or Telecommunications Engineering. Experience Significant experience in position for operations andor service provision related activities, with some experience in management tasks. A proven experience in a commercialindustrial environment is required. Experience related to developments in the Galileo project GIOVE, IOV, IOC will be considered an asset
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Tools Help with Sow Housing, Worker Safety, Environment, Breeding Stock
2013-06-10 18:28:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: National Pork Board At World Pork Expo last week, the Pork Checkoff announced new and improved tools to assist pork producers in evaluating the financial impact of sow housing choices, improving workplace safety, reducing their environmental footprint and identifying problems within breeding stock. Sow Housing Calculator A new Sow Housing Calculator will assist producers in making important decisions about remodeling or other facility or management choices on the farm. read more
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