Cranswick has announced that it’s buying two more breeding herds – one at Mansfield, Norttinghamshire, and the other near York – to further increase vertical integration…
Year: 2013
It was a similar day as far as sellers were concerned, and although the DAPP has moved to another new high of 169.67p, spot and contract…
The environmental enrichment element of the Real Welfare Assessment pig scheme is to be suspended until the end of February 2014. The decision was taken taken…
A majority of employees in Danish Crown’s pork division have rejected proposals presented by the slaughterhouse workers’ trade union two weeks ago to invest up to…
A new ration formulation program that can produce optimised rations based on production forecasts and raw material supply has been launched in Beta Test mode.The new…
EU pig slaughterings in June totalled 18.8 million head, 4% lower than a year earlier and the smallest monthly kill since the expansion of the EU…
The latest figures from across Europe show that the size of the EU pig herd has continued to drop over the past year, according to BPEX.With…
Harbro Limited has announced the appointment of Faye Murch as pig commercial manager for England, further strengthening the company’s nutrition team.Based in Nottinghamshire, Faye will provide…
World-class genetics and advanced technical support has ensured JSR Genetics’ pig breeding franchise in Germany, JSR Hybrid Deutschland, has got off to a flying start since…
Red Tractor Week got off to an unexpected start today (September 16) when a new scientifically based system developed to enhance the integrity, provenance and traceability…