I wanted to begin my column this month by congratulating South-west vet Pete Bown on being chosen as this year’s David Black Award winner, and Tony…
Year: 2013
The AHDB has started a consultation process to seek the views of levy payers and other agriculture and horticulture industry stakeholders on the priorities and commitments…
As expected the long-running pig price rally has finally come to an end, with buyers generally operating in stand on mode.The DAPP remains unchanged at 171.35p…
BPEX is urging all pig producers, stockmen and vets to attend a series of regional meetings titled How pork safety is about to impact the security…
Agrosoft Ltd has announced the appointment of Jonathan Ferguson to its UK-based customer-support team. Mr Ferguson, who has been working with the Danish-owned firm’s WinPig software…
Clean pig carcases slaughtered in UK abattoirs averaged more than 80kg for the first time ever in October. BPEX figures put the average carcase weight for…
According to provisional figures published by BPEX, the cost of pig production increased slightly in November, rising 3p to 147.3p/kg.The increase was attributed to higher feed…
The Welsh pig breeding herd amounted to 4,382 sows in the middle of this year, according to figures just released from the country’s June 2013 agricultural…
As the weather turns colder, pig farmers have ben reminded to review their storage of pig semen.ACMC veterinary consultant Paul Thompson says it’s important to measure…
BPEX has announced that the sale of its former pig development unit at Stotfold, Bedfordshire, has been completed.The 5ha site was sold with planning permission for…