The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has forecast that the global trade in pig meat will decrease by 300,000 tonnes (4%) in 2013 after…
Year: 2013
With many producers taking finished pigs to the upper extremes of their contract weight, accurate weighing of pigs is essential to minimise the risk of pigs…
As many as 150 jobs could go at Tulip sites at Boston, Lincolnshire; Kings Lynn, Norfolk; and Bodmin, Cornwall, after the company failed to win a…
A group of US farmers have remained unconvinced by the EU’s stance on sow stalls following their return from a trip to Europe to examine the…
The European Commission’s latest Short Term Outlook for EU arable crops, meat and dairy markets suggests prospects for an improved economic situation and lower grain prices…
The Queen’s Birthday Honours List included an MBE for Lincolnshire-based pig producer Meryl Ward. Sam Walton went to talk to her about the accoladeIt gives us…
Sam Walton has been to see a North Yorkshire company that specialises in securing private water supplies for businesses across BritainThe very name Dales Water conjures…
Despite the DAPP improving by 0.74p on the back of last week’s price rises and now standing at another new high of 168.18p, with the notable…
Pig production is a competitive business and the way to win is usually to produce more pigmeat at lower cost. Independent consultant John Richardson, of Production…
Having been stable through the first quarter of the year and then falling into May, EU pig prices have finally gained some upward momentum, according to…