As the threat to pig businesses from vegan and animal welfare activists grows, producers are being urged to sign up to the ‘Safecall’ service, which was…
Year: 2017
While still well above 2015 levels, the Chinese pork import market has fallen behind the exceptional performance of 2016 in recent months. According to AHDB analysis,…
Each quarter the AHDB publishes the estimated cost of pig production in GB.The latest data shows that in Q2 this year the estimated cost of GB…
Following a modest decline this year, UK pig meat production looks set to move up in 2018. This follows from modest expansion in the UK breeding…
The average Farm Business Income (FBI) for specialist pig farms in England grew by 167% on the year in 2016/17, from £21,600 to £57,800, according to…
November 11, 2017, is the date by which every Red Tractor-assured pig unit must have two quarters of antibiotic usage data entered onto the eMB-Pigs database…
Attending the Woman of the Year awards recently was one of the most surreal events of my life. Still bemused as to how I managed to…
Scotland’s specialist pig abattoir in Brechin is due to re-open in mid-November following a three-a-half month closure due to a major fire. The abattoir, which was…
Recently, I have found myself being asked on farm when is the right age to wean, writes Maisie Lord. While I stress that the cross compliance…
Pig World will again be the official media partner on the pig side for the 2018 British Pig & Poultry Fair. The event is back on May 15 and 16 at…