This week’s Slaughter Pig Marketing Summary, from Thames Valley Cambac, reported that trade was quiet with processors more inclined to match kill plans to factory staff…
Month: August 2019
The NFU is calling on government to make a strong commitment to British farming to ensure a secure supply of home-grown food for shoppers after new…
Gemma Thwaites is a director at Garth Pig Practice. She is involved in advisory work and all aspects of investigations on farm and has a particular…
How a West Sussex pig farm is using on-farm AD to generate energy, fertilise the land and control odour Broadley Copse Farm, a 2,500-acre arable and…
Dennis Bridgeford is based near Easter Ross in Scotland’s Highland region and operates an indoor herd of 550 sows rearing lighter weight finishers of 75kg There…
Red Robin, our producer and industry insider, on the interesting changes in disease control over the last 20 years I am sure the months of April…
It can be difficult for producers to step out of the ‘day-to-day’ routine and know where to start with long-term planning. Here, AHDB offers some guidance…
Although UK pig prices have remained at similar levels with the SPP only moving up a fraction to stand at 152.8p, on the other side of…
A range of materials, produced by AHDB and NPA, can now be ordered for display at farms, abattoirs, feed mills and haulage companies, as well as…
Jane Jordan discovers the multiple benefits outdoor pigs can offer for arable farms Outdoor production might foster a much-valued ‘back to nature’ image, but this romantic…