The latest figures from Kantar Worldpanel show that the amount of pork purchased in the 12 weeks to December 8 was 5% higher than a year…
Month: January 2014
Figures from BPEX suggest heavier, fatter pigs going for slaughter contributed to the post-Christmas penny fall in the DAPP. The organisation said farms holding onto pigs…
The European Commission is forecasting that, following two years of declines, EU pig meat production will begin to increase again from this year. Reporting on the…
A Suffolk pig farmer, whose produce is on the menu in some of Gordon Ramsay’s restaurants, has been working closely with JSR Genetics to tailor the…
Graeme Kirk reports from the 2013 Provimi Nutrition Seminar, held in Barcelona in NovemberProfessor Georg Dusel Kicking off the swine sessions at Provimi’s Nutrition seminar, Professor…
The annual BPEX confidence survey is currently being sent out to people across the pig industry. The survey not only gives a snapshot of the level…
BPEX is part-funding a series of free training courses on euthanising pigs that are taking place during January to help prepare stockmen for new Red Tractor…
With a theme dedicated to helping pig farmers grow their businesses, the British Pig & Poultry Fair 2014 is set to take place at Stoneleigh Park…
This is the full text of the article on Dr Amy Taylor’s pig nutrition PhD project that appeared in the January 2014 issue of Pig World,…
Due to the continued demand for Paneltim plastic panels for piggeries, Suffolk-based equipment supplier and manufacturer Quality Equipment has invested more than £75,000 in a new…