The organic sector in the EU has been growing rapidly in the past few years, although organic pig production remains low at just 0.3% of EU-27…
Month: September 2014
Farmers with concerns over the number and frequency of livestock inspections and statutory visits to which their businesses are exposed are being asked to join a…
The management team at the National Pig Association (NPA) are considering the industry’s strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities as part of their task of setting their own…
While many of you are hopefully raking in a bumper harvest, we’ve been using the time when most of Brussels and half of DEFRA seems to…
The steady fall in finished pig prices looks to be bottoming out and there are even signs of some of the smaller fresh meat buyers prepared…
Kate Parkes of the RSPCA’s Farm Animals Department discusses the current position regarding the Freedom Food scheme and tail dockingSince the launch of the Freedom Food…
A research project funded by DEFRA and delivered by the Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency (AHVLA) has been commissioned in order to understand more about…
Looks can be deceptive, as we know, so it was with no surprise, but great disappointment, that my final harvest outcome didn’t live up to its…
When it comes deciding between two pig diets, the information on the label isn’t quite enough to make an informed decision. Two diets may look very…
While the past month has been largely one of good weather, interspersed with short intense rain storms, these lagoon-filling showers have been a nightmare for outdoor…