Peter Crichton’s commentary for January 31, 2014
The recent announcement that Russia has banned the imports of any EU pigmeat following an…
Monthly Archives: January, 2014
Organic diet composition under review
Defra has commissioned a project that will help establish whether the current 5% non-organic allowance…
Pork sales on the increase
Pork was the only red meat to show volume growth in the 12 weeks to…
How do we get more even litters?
Two weeks ago I assessed what uneven litters might cost, writes John Gadd. The answer…
Cranswick reports better operating margins
Cranswick plc is now producing 20-25% of its weekly pig requirement in-house, the company has…
AHDB Outlook Conference places selling fast
More than 100 delegates have already confirmed they will be attending the Agriculture & Horticulture…
February 2014 – We’ve a lot to thank pedigree breeders for
Being an old codger, I’m allowed to cogitate and I’ve been doing a lot of…
Figures are fact, so act
Herd recording and data analysis are important, and what the figures reveal about management and…
New UK branch chairman for European Pig Producers
Gloucestershire farmer Sophie Hope will take over as chairman of UK branch of European Pig…
February 2014 – Planning starts now for Producer Group elections
The NPA team has been discussing succession for some time now, of both the association’s…