Europe’s farm leaders have delivered a “go it alone” ultimatum to the European Commission (EC) concerning the need to resolve pigmeat export issues with Russia. Following…
Year: 2015
The planning and management of wild boar numbers in the Forest of Dean is being exposed to an increased level of public scrutiny following a “landmark ruling”…
The economic crisis in Greece is having a sharp impact on pigmeat prices, both within the country itself and, it appears, in the Netherlands, its major…
The eventual winners of the National Pig Awards will be exceptional individuals as the competition is looking very strong! There have been in excess of 60…
Pig farmers, even after all these years, never cease to amaze me. They’re so dedicated; so forward looking; so totally involved and seem to cope with…
This is supposed to be the quiet period of the year for the NPA, when MPs and MEPs head back to their constituencies, Brussels takes the…
Maybe it’s unfair to pick on the UK’s provincial press for publishing ill-informed rubbish about pig production, but I’m going to anyway – and here’s why.…
Another month has flown by, during which we saw Andrew Knowles depart for a new job. His drive, knowledge and enthusiasm will be difficult to match…
There’s a plethora of information regarding gilt breeding programmes, and knowing which information is most relevant to each unit is tricky. I often come across units…
Coventry Chemicals, the UK-based manufacturer of veterinary and animal healthcare products, has recently conducted successful independent laboratory tests against the porcine epidemic diarrhoea virus (PEDv) with…