Pig numbers in Scotland have seen a 3% increase in 2013/14, after large decreases in the past few years, according to the latest Scottish Government census…
Month: October 2014
Research scholarships worth £2,000 each have been opened for application by the Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) under its 2015 Dorothy Sidley Memorial Scholarships programme. Established in 1986…
The challenge of delivering sustainable agriculture while also meeting the ever-growing global demand for food will by the focus of next month’s Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC)…
BOCM PAULS has started a rebranding process that will see the company trade as ForFarmers in the UK, writes Pig World editor Graeme Kirk. The move…
Danish farm studies have shown that using Circovac vaccination to combat Porcine Circovirus type 2 (PCV2) goes on working to the end of finishing, according to…
The EU weaner price has hit its lowest level for almost three years, largely influenced by lower producer returns for finished pigs, despite falling feed prices,…
Ulster farming leaders have applauded the support given to a new Northern Ireland pigmeat label by retailers Tesco and Lidl, congratulating them on their show of…
Pig price movements over the past year highlight the complexity of the European pork market, in which trading dynamics between the UK and Europe have changed…
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) Pig Disease Surveillance Report for August 2014 reveals that Klebsiella pneumoniae septicaemia has been associated with mastitis in sows…
A difficult day in the office as prices continue on their slippery downward slope, with spot bacon prices losing another 5p and the final DAPP published…