The search for further improvements in pig welfare, covering such issues as tail docking, mortality and castration, is to be the focus of a major international…
Month: December 2014
Pat comments on the positive impact of DNA certification in Ireland which helped to semi-maintain prices during what became a very difficult year for producers. He…
Scots producers are gearing up for the launch of Scotland’s 2015 Year of Food and Drink, with the enthusiastic backing of the country’s food and farm…
Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) chairman, and former NFU president, Peter Kendall (pictured) has received a Knighthood in the New Year’s Honours. The award drew…
Running a farm business will become a simpler operation in 2015 if EU farm commissioner, Phil Hogan, proves true to his word when being elected to…
MS Schippers exhibited its latest Piglet Treatment Wagon at Agromek 2014 held at Herning, Denmark.The new version of this time-saving device has a couple of improvements…
Suffolk-based livestock weighing and identification specialist Pharmweigh has introduced a Bluetooth “dongle” that can be fitted to its Senior and Auto Drafter indicators to allow them…
With large rodent populations being recorded this year, pig farmers are urged to ensure they have a planned, integrated control programme at the top of their…
Canada Pork International has decided not to exhibit at Moscow’s big international food fair, Prodexpo, in February 2015, stating that continued uncertainties over when the Russian …
Arriving on a large and busy breeding farm some two years ago, I met the owner at the entrance having, like a good little consultant, left…