Month: July 2013

With many producers taking finished pigs to the upper extremes of their contract weight, accurate weighing of pigs is essential to minimise the risk of pigs…

Circovac could provide protection for piglets against PCV2 up to the age of 21 weeks, according to new research revealed recently at the American Association of…

Two of the major problems associated with wet harvests – the high cost of grain drying and the risk of mycotoxins – can both be addressed…

A group of US farmers have remained unconvinced by the EU’s stance on sow stalls following their return from a trip to Europe to examine the…

As many as 150 jobs could go at Tulip sites at Boston, Lincolnshire; Kings Lynn, Norfolk; and Bodmin, Cornwall, after the company failed to win a…

Sam Walton has been to see a North Yorkshire company that specialises in securing private water supplies for businesses across BritainThe very name Dales Water conjures…

The Queen’s Birthday Honours List included an MBE for Lincolnshire-based pig producer Meryl Ward. Sam Walton went to talk to her about the accoladeIt gives us…

Real Welfare is expected to come under the spotlight on BBC One’s Countryfile on Sunday, July 14.The programme is scheduled to show a report filmed recently…

Having been stable through the first quarter of the year and then falling into May, EU pig prices have finally gained some upward momentum, according to…