The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for a change to the naming of new human infectious diseases, avoiding the invention of such terms as “swine…
Month: May 2015
Average pig prices have been increasing since the end of March in the EU, leaving values the equivalent of £4.35 per 100 kg higher that four…
Farm ministers of the G20 group have agreed a draft ‘action plan’ on food security and sustainable food systems, with European farm commissioner, Phil Hogan, telling…
Top performing specialist pig farms in England returned an average management and investment income (MII) of £197,965 in 2013/14 at the same time as the poorest…
The General Election has proved to be somewhat more exciting than the pig trade, and although prices have generally remained at stand-on levels, retailers are still…
The auction catalogue for this month’s Martlesham pig equipment dispersal sale is now available online. The sale, set for Saturday, May 16, is being handled by…
Not that long ago, I read some extremely relevant advice from pig nutritionist Paul Toplis, writes John Gadd. It concerned the hesitancy that some breeders feel…
A leading environmental specialist has urged producers to be aware of the impact of “temperature lift” in a piggery and the influence that can have on…
Supermarket sales have slowed to a revenue growth of just 0.2% compared to last year, according to the latest figures from Kantar Worldpanel, covering the 12…
The first phase of a new series of BPEX field trials has begun, focusing on studies of feeder space and stocking density in finishing systems and…