The extent to which the entire pig supply chain is ‘Rising to the AMR Challenge’ was highlighted at a special event in London, organised by feed…
Year: 2016
Once again, we find ourselves on the quality assurance merry-go-round. Apparently, we should not have the same auditor two years in a row, to prevent bias…
Efficiency continues to drive the Danish pig sector, and this year’s Herning Congress produced clear indications that welfare, antibiotic-free production and achieving greater stability in its…
Practical advice on managing prolific sows and insights into future feeding strategies were the headline themes addressed during Rattlerow Farms’ autumn conferences in Yorkshire and the…
Average global pork prices continued to “pick up” in the third quarter of 2016 but look set to come under renewed pressure in the final three…
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is seeking a new chief executive, with interviews planned for early in the New Year. The move follows the decision by…
An extended focus on Leeds University’s Pig Research Farm formed the concluding part of BBC Farming Today’s week-long look at the British pig industry. Having already…
Mermaid, who happens to be a splendid representative of the oldest recorded breed of pig in Britain, was the star of this morning’s pig industry focus…
The twin priorities of closing the productivity gap between English and EU pig producers and increasing demand for pork, underpin AHDB Pork’s newly published three-year strategy,…
Pig and poultry industry leaders have joined forces to issue a Brexit labour warning to the Government, highlighting the “huge potential impact” on both sectors of restricting…