Of course performance matters, but I feel there’s too much emphasis on it these days, writes John Gadd. This comes mainly from commercial companies that extol…
Year: 2015
Eight firms, including four newcomers, have committed to this year’s pig industry scholarship scheme, run by AHDB Pork and Harper Adams. The scheme, which is now…
A Danish Crown trial designed to keep pigs antibiotic-free from birth to slaughter is proving successful, to a significant degree, but is also throwing up some…
Consumers’ unwillingness to accept rapid increases in the price of food has been highlighted by Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) as a challenging issue for producers and…
The Northern Ireland government’s decision to retain the country’s veterinary diagnostic unit in Omagh, Co Tyrone, has been welcomed by the British Veterinary Association (BVA) as…
Although demand remains relatively firm, once again there were no fireworks today with the SPP virtually unchanged at 132.57p and spot quotes at generally similar levels…
US pig prices hit a five-and-a-half year low earlier this year only 12 months after reaching record levels on the back of a PEDv-inspired depression in…
A purpose-built piglet nursery in Suffolk has saved enough piglets to improve returns by over £79,000 in the past 12 months, according to a report issued…
AHDB Pork has decided to close its Real Welfare bureau service from November 1 this year, after which all future assessments will require to be moved…
The Irish Farmers Association (IFA) has warned that it will prove “very difficult” for its pig farming members to make proper use of a new €17m…