The potential to breed cereals to enhance their feeding value for use in pig production is to be the focus of a meeting to be held…
Month: September 2014
Staff at Harper Adams University have tasted and rated more than 400 products as their part in the search for Britain’s best pork sausages. Although involved…
The latest figures published by USDA indicate a slowdown in the number of piglets being affected by the PEDv outbreak, according to BPEX. Although the US…
The Confidential Reporting Service launched by the National Pig Association (NPA) is primarily designed to protect pigs and not for use in reporting on standard farm…
Farm animal and equine veterinary surgeon John Blackwell has been elected as president of the British Veterinary Association (BVA). Taking the theme of “delivering change and…
Britain’s veterinary leaders have been challenged to reach a “right” and “responsible” position on the future use of antibiotics or risk having a new European Commission…
Subdued demand for pork from EU consumers, plus the impact of a closed Russian market until “at least next summer” could easily mean that the current…
Aids to private storage or export refunds must be introduced as a temporary, but immediate, measure to prevent further price drops says the Irish Farmers Association…
It was another difficult day for sellers, with prices still falling, mainly due to an oversupply of pigmeat throughout much of mainland Europe. The causes include…
The man management professionals tell me that farmers don’t do this well, writes John Gadd. Too hurried and unstructured, they say. Too much concentration on discovering…