A creative workshop focusing on the importance of “playtime for piglets” was a success for researchers and piglets alike, says Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) who ran…
Year: 2016
All my life among pigs, I’ve been involved with light and how it affects their performance. It all started way up in Aberdeenshire as an “improver”…
Japanese pork imports increased by just under 13% during the first six months of this year with the extra trade shared by both EU and non-EU…
Consumer confidence has declined since the Brexit decision was taken while business confidence is also down sharply, according to the latest economic assessment from the Agricultural…
Danish Crown (DC) has asked its supplies in Denmark to start producing “UK pigs” to meet a growing demand for high-welfare pork. “Send us more UK…
EU pig prices continued to rise throughout June and July, reaching their highest level since September 2014, according to AHDB Pork. “A tightening of supply against…
Given the steady rise in robotic farm machinery, how far are we away from the day when IT-savvy thieves will electronically summon moving items of equipment…
The July dispersal sale of outdoor pig and livestock equipment from Glen Humber’s 450-sow herd in Somerset yielded a “firm demand” from a gathering of 110…
News that spot quotes had broken the 140p/kg barrier in places were a further indication of the strength of the ongoing recovery of UK pig prices…
England’s early departure from Euro 2016 and the poor early summer weather both had a negative impact on sales of barbeque favourites, including sausages, which fell…