JSR has invested in an advanced cooling system within its AI boar accommodation as part of the company’s commitment to ensuring rigorous quality control methods and…
Year: 2013
UK pig prices recovered slightly in the week to August 3 according to figures from BPEX.After a couple of weeks when the EU spec DAPP registered…
The latest information from the European Commission suggests that three more EU member states have now complied with the partial ban on sow stalls that came…
Scientists who undertook a study commissioned by Denmark’s Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries have concluded that efforts should be made to reduce the high rates…
Three new HGCA research projects worth a total of £1.5 million will investigate better ways to measure the nutritional value of grain and oilseeds. The organisation…
Scotland’s First Minister, Alec Salmond, has written to Prime Minister David Cameron urging him to finally put a stop to Defra’s current arrangements for collecting the…
The National Pork Board (NPB) in the United States is to spend another $350,000 (£229,000) towards efforts to better understand Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus (PEDV). The…
Tulip’s decision to drop its shout price by a further penny was met with dismay by many sellers at a time when European pigmeat prices are…
Education is an integral part of pig production and vital to keep pace with technical advances and the constant demand for greater efficiency. However, formal training…
It’s easy to become embroiled in our own little world with all the problems associated with being a farmer, and more especially a pig farmer. Either…