BPEX Innovation Conference videos are now online
Anyone who was unable to attend the 2014 BPEX Innovation Conference, or for those who…
Monthly Archives: June, 2014
No half measures for pig producers
If you don’t measure it, you can’t control it was one of the key messages…
Massive savings from monitoring piggeries
A five- to 10-day reduction in finishing time, an 80% cut in water waste, a…
Data collection allows accurate housing cost analysis
Controlled-environment finishing houses don’t cost as much to run as most pig farmers think, according…
Pig scholarship intake doubles for summer 2015
The number of Pig Industry Scholarships, facilitated by BPEX and Harper Adams, has doubled this…
Earthmill offers crowdfunding opportunity to share in wind turbine returns
An increasing demand for green energy is enabling investors to profit from wind turbines on…
Peter Crichton’s commentary for June 27, 2014
It was another routine trading day, with contract prices easing back in line with a…
Vets are committed to tackling antibiotic resistance
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has reassured parliamentarians that veterinary surgeons are committed to playing…
BPEX could afford to help fight a PEDv outbreak
BPEX could dip into its cash reserves to help fight an outbreak of PEDv if…
Higher EU harvest forecast
Copa-Cogeca, the organisation that represents farming unions and co-ops across Europe, has released new cereal…