One of the advantages of being at the sharp end of the global pig industry for five decades is the amount of farm records you accumulate…
Year: 2014
Producer pig prices have started to ease earlier than would be expected this year, according to Quality Meat Scotland’s head of economics services, Stuart Ashworth.He said…
WEDA Dammann & Westerkamp is celebrating the 35th anniversary of its Liqui Comp feeding computer, which was first put on the market in 1979. The feeding…
A five- to 10-day reduction in finishing time, an 80% cut in water waste, a 50% saving in fossil fuel use and performance variation narrowed by…
Controlled-environment finishing houses don’t cost as much to run as most pig farmers think, according to ARM Buildings’ environmental specialist, Tim Miller.”Some farmers have been wary…
The number of Pig Industry Scholarships, facilitated by BPEX and Harper Adams, has doubled this year with eight companies now offering the awards.The scheme was launched…
An increasing demand for green energy is enabling investors to profit from wind turbines on farms across the north of England. Turbine specialist Earthmill has opened…
Anyone who was unable to attend the 2014 BPEX Innovation Conference, or for those who want a reminder of what they saw, videos of all the…
If you don’t measure it, you can’t control it was one of the key messages to come out of the 2014 BPEX Innovation Conference. The theme…
It was another routine trading day, with contract prices easing back in line with a reducing DAPP, which this week slipped by 0.44p and now stands…