The latest Farm Business Income figures suggest that farmers are still feeling the impact of an unpredictable and volatile market place, the NFU said. The latest…
Month: March 2017
Pigs that may be protected from Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) have been produced following a collaborative project between genetics company Genus, PIC’s parent company,…
With the UK livestock sector under pressure to reduce on-farm antibiotic usage by 20% by 2018 and longer-term targets being agreed this year, pig producers are…
Average income on specialist pig farms is forcecast to more than double to £57,000 in 2016/17 on the back of vastly improved pig prices. The latest…
Vaccination against bowel oedema has saved a large-scale, high-performing pig unit thousands of pounds due to lower mortality, improved growth rates and reduced medication costs in…
The Ulster Farmers’ Union has said it is encouraged following a recent meeting with Cranswick bosses and believes that the company’s takeover of the Cullybackey processing…
Last year, Russia produced 3.39 million tonnes of pork, to overtake Vietnam as the world’s fifth most prolific producer. The figures helped the domestic pork market…
One of my colleagues often quips, ‘out of every challenge comes an opportunity’, and in the pig industry, that has always been the case. With a…
It’s a useful thing, I find, to have someone to blame occasionally; like the dog, a husband or a politician. When our digital radio stopped being…
During a mid-life crisis 15 years ago, I was fortunate enough to win a Nuffield Scholarship, which gave me a fantastic opportunity to look at the…