It’s scholarship selection day at Harper Adams University for new students looking for a career in the pig or poultry industries and hoping for a “kickstart”…
Month: October 2016
Tesco and Asda “really need to do better” in terms of their stocking of British pigmeat says NPA chief executive, Dr Zoe Davies. Responding to the…
African Swine Fever (ASF) will be a priority issue on the agenda for discussion in Poland tomorrow when the European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety,…
The reduced size of the EU pig breeding herd recorded in the year to June 2016 is expected to lead to some cut in supplies over…
Two recent Daily Mail articles which focused on animal welfare and the use of antibiotics in the pork and poultry sectors have drawn a sharp response…
The UK pork market looks set to remain firm for some months to come according to a new forecast from AHDB Pork. That’s despite an acceptance…
Suffolk-based Quality Equipment has expanded its storage capacity to meet increased demand from pig farmers are plastic panels, which are widely used in piggeries, particularly for…
Tail-biting. What are the causes and therefore the cures? If only I knew. I have been in pigs for more than 40 years and I have…
How easy it is to make a mistake. I glanced through the Yorkshire Post and saw the headline ‘May to guarantee support for farms’. I was…
The autumn round of retailer meetings has begun and an interesting divergence in behaviour is appearing. The Co-op team really impressed me – not only have…