Scotland’s farming leaders have pitched into the GM/animal feed debate with a stark warning that the European Commission (EC) plan to let member states decide for…
Month: April 2015
One of the few bright spots of the day were reports that UK live pig numbers are starting to dwindle a shade and, as a result,…
The need to look at enhanced and alternative measures to the EU’s private storage scheme was a key topic of discussion earlier this week between the…
Input from a Danish pig research scientist and a case study focus on an English pig unit are listed as features of an innovation event taking…
Pig and poultry producers are being put in an “especially vulnerable” position by the latest European Commission (EC) proposal to “re-nationalise decision-making power on GM feed or…
Construction work at the new Scottish pig abattoir at Brechin is now “well underway” and on schedule for completion towards the end of this year, according…
BPEX weekly pig prices, slaughter data and commentary for Great Britain.Following falls in the price of finished pigs throughout 2015, in the week ending April 18…
The pig industry is looking to horticulture, human medicine and aquatics for new insights into how to safeguard pig health, including looking at similarities between growing…
The supermarket giant Tesco has hit the headlines today with its announcement of a £6.4bn annual loss for the 12 months to February 28, largely due…
Irish pig producers have welcomed a 3p/kg price increase, paid last week, with the additional comment that there is a long way to go before they…