Peter Crichton’s commentary for May 29, 2015
Although the SPP has continued to slide, and now stands at its lowest point since…
Monthly Archives: May, 2015
Work starts on £25m Scottish livestock research and innovation centre
Construction work has begun on the £25m innovation centre and campus hub being built at…
Deflation is a “very real threat” to farming incomes warns NFU
Continued deflation in food products poses a “very real threat” to the farming industry says…
IFA urges factories to make better pig prices “official” across the board
Demand for pigs on the domestic market in Ireland is “picking up” according the Irish…
Chinese pig farmers “gobsmacked” at UK and USA growth rates
Pig farmers in China’s Guangdong Province were “gobsmacked” when confronted with the growth rates being…
June 2015: PEDv contingency plan on its way
Of late, the veterinary team has been busy with several large projects that require development…
June 2015: Don’t ignore the basics
Last month I was talking about the combination of additives currently used in piglet starter…
June 2015: No one can afford to stand still nowadays
“Stand still and you’ll go backwards,” one of my former bosses, who was a most…
June 2015: Back to work after the election
It’s been another busy month for the NPA as we rocket towards the summer –…
June 2015: Danish conference turns the spotlight on castration
Denmark’s International Pig Welfare Conference certainly looked interesting on paper and more than lived up…