Nominations for the 2013 BPEX Trainee of the Year award will close on August 26, 2013. The award is open to all British pig unit personnel…
Year: 2013
The warm summer weather can mean an increase in the number of flies on pig units. Novartis Animal Health’s pig & poultry manager, Lydia Parkin, looks…
The esteem in which Tony Cook, who died in April aged 71, was held throughout the UK pig industry was reflected by the over-capacity attendance at…
The NFU is urging the public to help turn around a decline in self-sufficiency that means the UK produces just 62% of its own food. Launching…
Ladies in Pigs (Lips) chairwoman Sue Woodall is among three people shortlisted to become Yorkshire’s Champion and now she needs the industry’s votes. Up against two…
Despite shout prices moving in the opposite direction a couple of weeks ago, the gap between the DAPP and shout prices is still far too wide…
Denmark’s Pig Research Centre (VSP) has reported that only two producers in the country have failed to meet the loose sows standard introduced following the sow-stall…
Recent heatwave conditions have highlighted problems resulting from wide temperature fluctuations in finishing houses, according to ARM Buildings’ environmental specialist, Tim Miller, who has suggested that sharp…
Sainsbury’s has lodged an appeal against the ASA’s decision to reject its complaint about a Tesco Price Promise advert. The supermarket originally complained about a regional…
Feeding herd performance is far more important to a pig unit, financially, than litter performance, according to ACMC geneticist Ed Sutcliffe.Speaking recently at a recent producer…