There’s no single factor that causes pigs to begin tail biting, but once they start it can become a hard habit to break. This makes it…
Year: 2015
It’s not the most appetising thought, perhaps, but there’s a pretty good chance that insects will have an important role in feeding our planet in the…
Recently I took a few days’ holiday to help some friends during harvest with their mobile seed processing business. What has this to do with the…
It’s November already and the autumn round of regional NPA meetings has concluded. It was great to see so many of you there, generating some good…
What if the British premium starts to erode? What should we be doing to combat current low prices, given there’s little sign of anything better on…
A purpose-built piglet nursery on a Suffolk farm has saved enough piglets to improve returns by more than £79,000 in just a year. When Rattlerow Farms…
I know I had a bit of a moan last month about the diabolical state of farming in general, but apparently it’s not just me who…
To successfully manage and control endemic porcine respiratory disease, pig producers must identify and understand what pathogens exist in their herds and how they’re challenging their…
Another glass-half-empty day, with the SPP still in decline, losing another 0.92p to stand at 126.92p/kg, and all other index and contract prices following a similar…
A warning that British pig producers are losing £6-7 a pig was given yesterday to the UK environment, food and rural affairs committee (EFRA) as part…