US pork industry leaders have “applauded” the Trump administration for seeking closer trade relations with the UK, backed by a plea for talks between the two…
Year: 2017
East Yorkshire MP, Sir Greg Knight, has urged the Government to support the case against banning the use of zinc oxide in piglet feed. Describing zinc…
The Irish Farmers Association (IFA) has reported a “noted increase in activity from pig processors” in recent days. Commenting that the increase is driven by factories’…
Following a few small tweaks to his ventilation system and implementation of a basic maintenance programme, Norfolk pig producer Rob Mutimer no longer has to treat…
It was noon on a cold, foggy day and I fancied a hot pork roll. I’d had one the previous week – a brown seeded roll…
It looks as though the year has got off to a good start. I was a little nervous that we would have to endure the recent…
The beginning of another year always brings hope, often followed by despair. No farmer wants the start of this year to be as bad as 2016…
Let me tell you how this upstanding citizen of Parkes managed to get banned from visiting the hospital at Christmas. It started all very innocently, as…
There is no doubt, in my mind, that 2017 is going to be a year of opportunity. In Scotland, we have a new plant that requires…
Biosecurity will continue to be the major focus of pig production on a global scale. We can put numerous safeguards in place against transporting pathogens onto…