The Royal Agricultural Society of England (RASE) is hosting a series of farm visits and workshops across the country looking specifically at the use of technologies…
Month: September 2013
Leading bodies from the food industry have been coming together to support Red Tractor in its drive to engage shoppers through the ‘Trust the Tractor’ campaign.…
The committee of union representatives at Danish Crown has presented a proposal to invest up to £68 million of the slaughterhouse workers’ pay in Danish pig…
Despite reports of falling pigmeat prices in Europe, UK demand remains firm due to a significant shortage of slaughter-weight pigs, but the gap between the remaining…
With feed costs being the major financial component of rearing pigs, any improvements in feed conversion efficiency are enormously important, says ACMC veterinary consultant, Paul Thompson.…
The Pig Idea, the organisation that’s campaigning for a change in the law to allow food waste to be used for animal feed, has backed warnings…
The EU-spec DAPP increased marginally to 167.95p/kg for the week ended August 31, according the latest BPEX Pig Market Weekly.Normally, finished pig prices would ease during this…
Ladies in Pigs (Lips) new show unit has gone on the road and straight into work promoting Red Tractor pork. The keys were handed over to…
June pig census figures published by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in Northern Ireland indicate a 2% increase in total numbers of pigs to…
JH Lambert Ltd’s multi-species abattoir based at Eye airfield, Suffolk, has received planning permission to double the size of its lairage facilities. Mid Suffolk District Council…