BPEX knowledge transfer manager Angela Cliff discusses the worrying trend of increased sow retention that’s emerged during the past 12 months Producers should avoid the temptation…
Month: May 2015
After the severe shocks of the last year, pork production in the countries of Eastern Europe is showing signs of stabilisation, and returning to a position…
Pig production costs moved above incomes for the first quarter of 2015, creating average losses of up to £8 a pig towards the end of the…
The first of a series of specialised guides to help the industry cope with an outbreak of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea (PED) is now available on the…
A live oral vaccine used by pig producers in Canada for more than seven years to help prevent post-weaning diarrhoea (PWD), has now been licensed for…
North Lincolnshire producer, John Godfrey CBE, has been awarded the National Pig Association’s first lifetime fellowship in recognition of his “exceptional service to the British pig…
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is considering commissioning new research on consumers’ views on transparency in relation to animal welfare, while also strengthening its monitoring and…
A new training module on pig production has been launched by Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) in response to industry concerns over the small number of skilled…
Karro Food Group has secured a £74m funding package to “support” its planned UK and international expansion strategy. Over the last two years, the group has “seen…
Catherine Sayer has been elected as Chair of NOAH (National Office of Animal Health), bringing a practical farm-based input to the organisation which celebrates its 30th…