A trial order for 100 doses of semen from a British genetics company has been placed by a group of Latvian producers. The deal follows a…
Month: December 2014
EU weaner prices have “turned the corner” after falling to a three-year low in October, according to BPEX. The average EU weaner price for the week…
Pig genetics and great tasting pork are definitely linked says Rattlerow Farms and they have several 2014 award-winning customers to support their case. Two of the…
An online workshop featuring an examination of the latest pig building trends in Ireland, Belgium and the Netherlands is being run by BPEX on Thursday next…
The European Commission (EC) has approved PORCILIS PCV M Hyo, a single-injection combination vaccine from MSD Animal Health which the company says will “protect piglets against…
Average third quarter margins remained positive this year but have subsequently slipped “close to break-even” or even worse for spot market sellers, according to BPEX. Based…
The pig scholarship scheme, based Harper Adams University, is going from “strength to strength” according to BPEX, who facilitate the programme in conjunction with the university.…
The European farmers’ organisation, Copa-Cogeca, has written to the European Commission (EC) to protest about planned ammonia reduction targets which it says would be “almost impossible”…
ForFarmers has announced its intention to buy Countrywide Farmers’ £124 million turnover feed and forage business, accounting for 400,000 tonnes of annual delivery to UK farms.…
Denmark’s food minister has been accused of hanging the country’s pig industry “out to dry” over a proposed change to the country’s stocking density, a move…