CID LINES Celebrates Its 20th Year at Eurotier
HANOVER, GERMANY - This year CID LINES is celebrating its 20th anniversary at Eurotier. The company says that successful budget forecasts in the area of Research and Development has given the company a market edge for innovating new products.

Data Doctor: Wireless Sensors Probe Health
GERMANY - Scientists have developed a new method of determining the health of cattle automatically, using a network of wireless sensors sending signals back to a central database.

Record Booking for EuroTier 2008
HANOVER, GERMANY - Almost 1,600 exhibitors from a total of 45 countries have already registered for EuroTier 2008, which will be held in Hanover. EuroTier Project Manager Dr. Karl Schlösser, reports that this represents a 30 percent increase compared...

Experiment Infects Cattle with H5N1
GERMANY - In a recent experiment scientists showed that the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus, H5N1, has the potential to infect baby calves.

German Regulator Investigates German Dairy Farmers on Halted Deliveries
GERMANY - Germany's Federal Cartel Office is investigating the Federal German Association of Dairy Cattle Farmers after the association initiated a halt of deliveries to factories, hampering the production of milk and dairy products in the country.

Dairy Farmers in Germany Go on Strike
GERMANY - German farming leaders yesterday called for a milk protest which they believe will result in 88 per cent of dairy farmers refusing to supply milk to dairy factories by today.

A Whole New Feed Concept from Landliebe
GERMANY - Landliebe have announced that they will soon be launching a product which they claim to be a whole 'new concept' in cattle feeding.

Eurotier: Record Sales 9 Months Early
GERMANY - With more bookings and more foor space than ever before, the International DLG Exhibition for Animal Husbandry and Management, EuroTier 2008 reports record exhibitor participation from Germany and other countries.

News Item: Germany - First-Half Dairy Exports.
GERMANY - Germany's Federal Statistics Office reports that provisional figures show that Germany exported milk and dairy products worth EUR2.9 billion in the first half of this year, a year-on-year increase of 20.3 per cent.

Update on Bluetongue Disease in Germany
USDA - Germany reported a new case of Blue Tongue Disease (BT) in a sentinel cow. The outbreak occurred in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in the West of Germany. This region was already affected in the Fall/Winter of 2006 and protective measures...

Euro Tier 2006: BioEnergy Europe heralds in new era for world’s farmers - sustainable energy production.
HANNOVER - The premier of BioEnergy Europe at Euro Tier creates an impressive backdrop to a new world opening up for all farmers, and makes a persuasive case for the immediate practical potential offered by the technology.

Euro Tier 2006 Focuses on Biofuel and Innovation
GERMANY - With a record number of over 1600 exhibitors, international visitors up, expecting over 100,000 visitors in total, and following a major refocus on its pig production core together with new themes around Bio Energy production Euro Tier continues...