Consumer involvement with basic meal-making processes is becoming less and less, with an increasing percentage of the population wanting speedy food solutions to fit in with…
Month: April 2016
Pig producers in the UK are in danger of losing their high-welfare reputation as the rest of Europe moves to end surgical castration, according to Zoetis.…
Further signs are emerging of something of a recovery in UK pig prices, but we still have a long way to go before producers can start…
The government is to devolve the role of providing guidance for the nation’s animal welfare codes to individual livestock sectors, with the new approach starting on…
Feed costs have fallen thanks to lower raw material prices, but this dynamic could lead to complacency in trying to maximise feed efficiency. With these lower…
I receive comments on various things throughout the year, and a big topic even a month after the event is TV appearances where Richard Lister and…
So, it seems, as has happened many times in the past, whenever we promote what’s great about British pork, we well and truly poke the vegan…
I think you’ll agree it’s nice to finally see some sunshine and warmer temperatures. However, it does seem that as soon as it dries out slightly,…
I heard through the grapevine just before Christmas that stomach ulcers in growing pigs appear to be a problem again. Usually we see it occurring in…
The debate about Improvac use in the UK has been going on for a few years now with apparently very little movement. There are two main…