Generally similar prices, although contract pigs with a DAPP link will have moved up slightly following the 0.2p rise in the DAPP, which now stands at…
Year: 2014
The launch of the National Pig Awards created much interest at last month’s Pig & Poultry Fair. This is a major new initiative launched by Pig…
The technical director of Primary Diets, Paul Toplis, tackles some of the question marks hanging over plans for a new pig sector centre of excellenceWhy ask…
I’m still reeling from a very busy couple of days at the Pig Fair, but even though it’s pretty exhausting, I really do get such a…
The start of May saw two bodies seeking to raise awareness of global impacts arising from meat production and consumption. The first came in the form…
Production and the availability of the world’s number one cereal, maize, is due to be much higher in 2014/15 than the previous year, according to the…
It’s a fact that our industry is now much more technical than it was, with meaningful targets to achieve. On most modern units the daily drudge…
It doesn’t seem like two years since the last Pig & Poultry Fair. Having said that, it doesn’t seem that long since I was invited to…
As I write, the country is shrouded in a gloomy fog. We’ve had warnings from the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) that human behaviour is…
A seamless transition from weaning to 100% creep feeding with improved performance can be encouraged by adding flavour and antioxidants to the sow ration, and continuing…