Figures published by Defra on agriculture in the English regions for 2012 show that output from pigs was up nearly 8% on the previous year at…
Year: 2013
BPEX is reporting that the latest figures from Kantar Worldpane show consumer spending on pork was 5% higher in the 12 weeks to May 12, 2013…
ABN has appointed Richard Panton to assist the existing pig feed sales team in the East Anglia region. He will be particularly concentrating on piglet nutrition…
Meryl Ward has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for her work on pig welfare. She was a key member of the…
It’s an age old problem, when the summer temperatures rise, fertility in pigs (and many other mammals) declines. It’s nature’s way of limiting the number of…
The NPA has warned that recycling human food by feeding it to pigs must take place only under strictly-controlled conditions, otherwise there is a risk of…
Andrew Cheale, who has died aged 77, was an Essex lad who left school to farm and become a wholesale butcher and a leading exporter of…
A large company of buyers attended Mike Sheldon’s pig unit dispersal sale on June 8, which was conducted jointly by auctioneers Peter Crichton and Will Abbott.A…
The winner of this year’s NPA Chris Brant Award is Jonathan French, key accounts manager for national feed compounder BOCM PAULS in the south of England.…
Nuffield Farming Scholarships are encouraging prospective scholars to apply for the life-changing opportunity, as the July 31st deadline for applications approaches. “We welcome applications from individuals…