Jane Jordan reports on a special round table debate, organised by Pig World and sponsored by MSD Animal Health, that brought representatives from the pig industry,…
Year: 2014
Thanks to social media, there are now more ways than ever to try and connect with consumers. It has proved to be a valuable way to…
Pork producer Stockcroft Pigs has joined sustainable farming organisation LEAF (Linking Environment And Farming) as a corporate member.The company is looking to implement LEAF’s Integrated Farm…
A record 14 British meat exporters are attending this week’s (April 8-11) Food and Hotel Asia (FHA) exhibition in Singapore on the EBLEX-BPEX pavilion as part…
Cranswick plc has announced that underlying sales increased by 12% in the year ended March 31, 2014.Total sales for the year were 13% higher after taking…
The Government has appointed Peter Kendall as the new chairman of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB). The appintment, which took effect from April 1,…
Jane Jordan explores the history of Rattlerow Farms, which celebrates its diamond anniversary this yearIt was another reasonably positive day for sellers despite the DAPP easing…
A train to Norwich, a bicycle ride to Stradbroke to buy a farm and a night locked out for being home late. This was Philip Lawson’s…
Stephen Hall considers the value of data to a pig production business and explains how to calculate total herd FCR, one of the sector’s key measures…
I believe this is my 323rd column since the first edition of Pig World came out in June 1987. Quite honestly it seems like yesterday, and…