After buying gilts/sows that are both good mothers and strong milkers (see my last blog) the next strategy of importance is what I call “thinking ahead”,…
Month: December 2014
A major strengthening of animal disease surveillance is needed on a worldwide scale, with more attention required to be given to early detection systems, says the…
A renewed commitment to “remain vigilant” in addressing the impact on EU producers of the Russian ban has been issued by European farm commissioner, Phil Hogan.…
The CLA has pledged to engage fully in the structural review of business rates, announced today by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the autumn statement,…
The continued restructuring of global pigmeat trading patterns in response to the trade restrictions placed by Russia on supplies from the EU, US and Canada, has…
Ireland’s pig industry will remain “moderately profitable” in 2015 according to new outlook forecasts from economists at Teagasc, the country’s agriculture and food development authority. They…
The advantage of single-species sites, free from “backyard poultry”, has been highlighted by a leading veterinary consultant, commenting on how some businesses were caught up in…
A new diagnostic testing service, designed specifically for veterinary surgeons and businesses involved in the pig/poultry industries, has been launched by Sci-Tech Laboratories. Created to deliver…
One of the most talked about presentations at this year’s BPEX Innovation Conference looked at how Harper Adams University has revolutionised the way it carries out…
JSR’s director of meat science, Caroline Mitchell, who also heads the JSR Food Quality Centre, says it’s time to start thinking more about the eating quality…