Sponsored by Zoetis Winner – Charlotte Garner Charlotte says completing the BPEX training courses has given her a better understanding of the pig industry as a…
Month: November 2014
In association with BPEX Winner – BQP To aid investment in new facilities, BQP undertook a project to design a new straw-based building for growing pigs…
Sponsored by Virkon Winner – MP&PM Howland To be a pig farmer you need to be passionate about your job, and they don’t come more passionate…
People are being urged to check the food hygiene ratings of restaurants before booking Christmas meals out with family and friends, following the completion of a…
Former head of industry development with Quality Meat Scotland, Andy McGowan, has been appointed as the new chief executive of the Grampian-based pig marketing co-op, Scottish…
England’s early exit from the football World Cup, followed by a chilly August, took its toll on this year’s barbecue business, according to BPEX. Quoting the…
The first National Pig Awards were presented at a gala industry event in London on Tuesday, November 4. More than 270 producers and representatives from the…
NPA webmaster (and former Pig World publisher) Digby Scott MBE has been named as the recipient of the 2014 Chris Brant Award. He received the award…
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh have published a study showing that some meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bugs in UK hospitals can be traced back to…
Pig producers in Canada’s Manitoba province have been urged by their chief veterinary officer to step up their focus on PEDv biosecurity as the weather turns…