And so onto my last column before passing the baton back to Zoë on her return. Our chairman Richard Longthorp and I have embarked on our…
Year: 2014
There’s one thing in my job that’s certain: no two days are ever the same and there’s a challenge around every corner. CAP reform, we’d hoped,…
This is turning out to be an interesting year. Despite the supply of cereals and soya exceeding demand (according to the USDA), we have issues with…
Merial Animal Health is urging pig farmers to consider vaccination against swine influenza following an announcement by the AHVLA at the end of 2013 that there…
Suffolk-based auctioneer Peter Crichton will sell the pig equipment from a 350-sow indoor unit at Brentwood, Essex, on Saturday, April 26.The auction, which starts at 11:00…
An Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) proposal to freeze levy rates for the second year running has been approved by UK Ministers.The decision to hold…
The Canadian Swine Health Board (CSHB) has advised pig producers not to feed blood plasma products until definite evidence proves there’s no link between the product…
The Netherlands-based Rabobank has published a report estimating the effect of the ongoing outbreak of PEDv on the US pig industry will result in a 9%…
There USDA has reported that there were 62.9 million pigs on US farms on March 1 this year, the lowest number since 2007.According to the organisation’s…
BPEX has appointed Andrew Knowles as its new head of technical as part of a restructuring at the organisation.A new strategy has been developed and part…