Four companies have secured scholars from Harper Adams University to take part in the first Pig Industry Scholarship programme, which includes a paid industrial placement year.The…
Year: 2013
The Responsible Use of Medicines in Agriculture Alliance (RUMA) has updated its guidelines for the use of antimicrobials in pigs. Speaking at the Promoting Good Veterinary…
Barrettine Environmental Health has launched Romax Muskil, a unique new rodenticide that’s claimed to be an exciting breakthrough in rodenticide technology. A patented formulation of 0.0025%…
Two new high-quality German-made electronic pig and livestock weighers have been introduced by Suffolk-based equipment supplier Quality Equipment. They both incorporate a range of well-thought-out design…
EnviTec Biogas UK showcased its new compact anaerobic digestion (AD) unit at Nextgen 2013 in October. The new unit offers the firm’s proven technology in a…
A new slurry additive with a special, brand-new composition is now available to UK farmers. Marketed under the name of Active NS, it’s 100% natural and…
An ingenious Danish product designed to cover the gaps in slatted flooring is now being exported to the UK. The extruded plastic product was designed by…
The second day of October’s Herning Pig Congress featured a series of presentations in English about how to best look after Danish-bred stock. Graeme Kirk looks…
I was reflecting recently on how much farming practices have changed since I was a lad, and that’s a long time ago. We’re constantly striving to…
We include ‘sugar’ in pig diets for many reasons such as palatability, energy and insulin manipulation. But particularly important is sugar’s role in keeping the beneficial…