The recent announcement that Russia has banned the imports of any EU pigmeat following an outbreak of African swine fever in Lithuania has cast something of…
Month: January 2014
More than 100 delegates have already confirmed they will be attending the Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) Outlook Conference 2014.Jointly hosted by BPEX, DairyCo and…
Defra has commissioned a project that will help establish whether the current 5% non-organic allowance will continue to be needed in organic pig and poultry feeds…
Cranswick plc is now producing 20-25% of its weekly pig requirement in-house, the company has revealed in its latest trading statement.The processor said total sales for…
Two weeks ago I assessed what uneven litters might cost, writes John Gadd. The answer was “a lot”, and we’re getting more of them. So, what…
Pork was the only red meat to show volume growth in the 12 weeks to January, according to figures from retail analyst Kantar Worldpanel.BPEX’s Pig Market…
Herd recording and data analysis are important, and what the figures reveal about management and profit potential is certainly worth knowing. Jane Jordan has been speaking…
The British Pig & Poultry Fair has developed an excellent reputation for its free technical forums and will once again turn the spotlight on four subjects…
Gloucestershire farmer Sophie Hope will take over as chairman of UK branch of European Pig Producers (EPP) in May this year. She will take over from…
With new cases of swine dysentery reported recently in Yorkshire, Helen Clarke of BPEX looks at work that’s underway to find out more about this devastating…