Wish Me Luck as You Wave Me Goodbye
Another tough week ahead as far as pig trading is concerned and, although the latest…
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Rise in slaughter pig numbers drives modest US pig herd growth
As at 1 September, the national US pig herd experienced modest growth, standing at 79.1…
An update on the Pig Health and Welfare Pathway
Stewart Houston, who chairs the Pig Health and Welfare Pathway Group, which developing a new policy…
Get Ready for It
No particular daylight is yet showing at the end of the pig price tunnel, with…
You Can’t Always Get What You Want
A difficult week for sellers with more of the same to come and, although the…
Lessons learned from the pandemic
Ciara O’Neills, one of the vet team at the Garth Pig Practice, considers what the pig sector…
Troubles, Troubles, Troubles
More questions than answers at the moment for the pig industry, with some very negative…
Safe and Sound
Although the SPP has continued its downward trip and has fallen by 0.34p to stand…
View from Ireland: 2020 – so things haven’t quite turned out as predicted!
Irish pig producer Shane McAuliffe, who is also secretary of the Irish Pig Health Society…
How do we get more young people involved in the pig industry?
Young NPA member Flavian Obiero, who is pig unit manager at Plumpton College and is studying…