Happy New Year to you all! Of course I am writing this at the beginning of December so pre-empting the fact that you’ve all had a…
Month: December 2014
I would like to start by wishing you all a successful, prosperous, healthy and happy New Year. I’m not quite sure where 2014 went, but I’m…
New arrangements, providing improved access to farm animal post mortem examination and diagnostic services in Wales, will “enhance disease surveillance” in the country says the Welsh…
Another year dawns, which inevitably makes me wonder what 2015 will bring. Some lucky people seem to have a magic wand and get their predictions right…
Major changes in the piglet’s digestive physiology, its immune status and social and environmental needs can make the difference between a lifetime of poor or high…
Feed specialist, Jane Biss, is one of two new processor appointments to the board of the Home Grown Cereals Authority (HGCA).Currently managing feed procurement for the…
As the year draws to a close, there were at least some sighs of relief that virtually every finished pig in the system has been accounted…
Scottish pig producers have been urged to maintain a status of high alert against the threat of PEDv with a call from the National Farmers Union…
Auctioneer Peter Crichton reported there were 60 registered buyers when 1,300 lots came under the hammer at Stamper Farms’ dispersal sale on December 6.Although this sale…
Rising consumer confidence, the lowest pig production costs for four years and the role of emerging markets in helping EU producers cope without access to Russian…