The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is developing new domestic and international approaches to ensure the safety of UK food in the aftermath of the 2013 “horsegate…
Year: 2014
All aspects of food security are potentially affected by climate change, including food production, access, use, and price stability. This is one of the key farm…
Although sources of good news have been somewhat scarce, one slightly positive factor is that German pigmeat prices seem to be holding at stand-on levels and…
BPEX have appointed a field trials co-ordinator, Dr Peter Dunne, to head a new programme of up to 12 trials a year, covering all areas of…
A packed audience of 260 students attended a Pig Industry Scholarship presentation at Harper Adams University this week, indicating strong “next generation” interest in the sector.The…
E coli is “hard-wired for survival” according to new research findings from scientists at the University of Edinburgh. The E coli bug, which is extremely common…
Many farmers still do not have an accurate feed conversion figure for their pigs, which is something that should be addressed, says the head of a…
UK pigmeat production in the coming months may grow more slowly than previously forecast, according to BPEX. Based on the larger than expected fall in the…
Stuart Lumb reports from BPEX’s recent biosecurity conference at York, where expert speakers discussed strategies to keep African swine fever (ASF) and porcine epidemic diarrhoea virus…
Danish pig finishers are being encouraged to invest in larger units to cash in on the  “brighter times that lie ahead”. The director of the Danish…