September 2013 – The potentially devastating side-effects of Pig idea
For the past couple of weeks I’ve been hounded by journalists looking for the NPA’s…
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September 2013 – Do we need to worry about Mycotoxins this season?
The simple answer to the question posed above is I don’t know yet. At the…
September 2013 – It’s Time to link prices to the cost of production
I t does make you wonder at times if we actually have a joined-up pig…
Peter Crichton’s commentary for August 23, 2013
As anticipated, it looks as though the shout price system originally introduced by Tulip in…
Peter Crichton’s commentary for August 16, 2013
A sigh of relief this week that none of the shout price buyers dropped their…
Peter Crichton’s commentary for August 9, 2013
Despite shout prices moving in the opposite direction a couple of weeks ago, the gap…
August 2013 – Some retailers’ behaviour makes my blood boil
At last the sun is shining, herd health is looking pretty good and prices are,…
August 2013 – Keeping it all in balance
Occasionally I like to remind producers to examine their weaning performance in order to optimise…
August 2013 – It’s not a case of them and us
It’s easy to become embroiled in our own little world with all the problems associated…
Peter Crichton’s commentary for August 2, 2013
Tulip’s decision to drop its shout price by a further penny was met with dismay…