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EU pig kill remain lower than last year
The latest EU-28 pig slaughtering figures published by Eurostat placed monthly throughputs 2% above the previous year’s level.BPEX’s Pig Market…
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Herd Productivity Award – Outdoor
Sponsored by Huvepharma Winner – Heath Barn Farm Suffolk-based Heath Barn Farm is run by Richard and Maggie Lane, who…
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Herd Productivity Award – Indoor
Sponsored by Huvepharma Winner – Blanchard Enterprises This is a family run farrow-to-finish operation in Oxfordshire. There are currently 740…
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New boars give a boost to slaughterweight
Using higher-quality boars is helping a Yorkshire farmer increase the slaughterweight of his finishing pigs by more than 17% cent…
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Government responds as non-stun petition exceeds 66,000 signatures
The campaign to end non-stun slaughter and provide consumers with better information about the welfare of animals at slaughter has…
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RSPCA seeks help with free-farrowing standards
The RSPCA is looking for help from producers with freedom farrowing systems to help it to draw-up specific requirements for…
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EU agrees to test North American live imports for PEDv
Veterinary experts from across the EU have endorsed temporary safeguard measures suggested by the EC’s Standing Committee on the Food…
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Open Farm Sunday success for Gloucestershire unit
A sow and her piglets proved one of the major attractions when Alexander & Angell (Farms), in Gloucestershire, welcomed members…
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Ludlow date to learn more about anaerobic digestion
Farmers and industry are invited to see first-hand the role on-farm anaerobic digestion (AD) can play on farms in reducing…
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Moreton Show adds pig classes for the first time
Moreton-in-Marsh Show, held at the Gloucestershire town, will have pig classes for the first time on Saturday, September 6.The classes…