March 2014: New ways to make pigs grow more quickly
It’s not only the pigs that have improved during the past 60 years or so;…
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March 2014: Planning starts now for producer group elections
I did say my next column could be commenting on a completely different landscape, and…
March 2014: Avoiding nutritional aggression
Aggression is a feature on many pig farms, both in the rearing and breeding herd,…
Peter Crichton’s commentary for March 7, 2014
Although pig prices look as though they’re on the rise after the traditional January/February dip,…
Peter Crichton’s commentary for February 28, 2014
Although the DAPP shed another 0.48p and now stands at 163.96p, which is its lowest…
Peter Crichton’s commentary for February 21, 2014
Prices appear to have stabilised after several weeks of significant falls, and although the DAPP…
Peter Crichton’s commentary for February 14, 2014
Demand has remained somewhat calmer than the weather with most pigs traded at or around…
Peter Crichton’s commentary for February 7, 2014
Prices are continuing to ease reflecting further falls in the DAPP, which dropped 1.99p and…
Peter Crichton’s commentary for January 31, 2014
The recent announcement that Russia has banned the imports of any EU pigmeat following an…
February 2014 – We’ve a lot to thank pedigree breeders for
Being an old codger, I’m allowed to cogitate and I’ve been doing a lot of…