Danish pig finishers are being encouraged to invest in larger units to cash in on the “brighter times that lie ahead”. The director of the Danish…
Month: October 2014
Sarah Brown of the Environment Agency considers the outcomes from a recent project to develop soil management advice for outdoor pig farmsThere’s no getting away from…
Sam Walton has been to an East Yorkshire unit where a simple pig-rearing system leaves the owner plenty of time for his other enterprises and interestsThe…
This month I’d like to pay tribute to Professor Brian Chambers, who recently passed away suddenly. While some of you may have had dealings with him…
Stuart Lumb reports from BPEX’s recent biosecurity conference at York, where expert speakers discussed strategies to keep African swine fever (ASF) and porcine epidemic diarrhoea virus…
What a difference a few weeks makes. Lack of demand across Europe for pig meat, coupled with better than usual production and the continued Russian ban,…
Updates to the environmental permitting process by the Environment Agency (EA) should simplify the application procedure for many pig producers. The reintroduction of a specific form…
Swedish manufacturer AquaGlobe has developed a new drinking bowl for sows made entirely from stainless steel. The bowl has a unique valve that’s extremely easy to…
Colin Ley takes a closer look at the recently released UK industry plan to deal with an outbreak of this devastatingly virulent diseaseUnveiled by BPEX in…
Weda will launch a system on rails to which various toys can be attached to keep piglets, growers and finishers occupied at EuroTier 2014. The PlayLine…