Irish pig farming leaders have drawn some positives this week out of the “talk” of an early reopening of the Russian market to EU pigmeat, plus…
Year: 2015
Producers, selected on a random basis, are being asked this month to respond to a questionnaire about antibiotic use in pigs as part of a national…
The New Year has failed to trigger any upturn in fortunes for European pig producers, with prices averaging just over £100 per 100kg in the week…
Yorkshire pig farmer, Andy Brown, has invested £19,000 in a ready-to-use nursery cabin after seeing a similar unit in operation on one of Rattlerow Farms’ 600-sow…
Farmers can expect to see red diesel prices continuing to slide with the likelihood that it will be “many months” before oil prices rise again as…
US pig breeding numbers rose by 4% last year, increasing at their fastest rate since 1998, potentially leading to a 5-6% rise in slaughterings throughout most…
Suggestions that the Russians may be about to do a U-turn on its ban on imports of pork from EU member states should be treated with…
BPEX has issued a fresh warning to UK pig producers, stating that as the threat of PEDv is getting ever closer, with more unconfirmed outbreaks being…
The UK’s first agriculture and food counsellor in China has been appointed to help increase British food and drink exports to the country, which is estimated…
The Irish pig farming industry is paying the equivalent of £23 million a year more for its compound feed than is being charged elsewhere in the…