Mandy Nevel is AHDB’s senior veterinary manager and a former lecturer at the Royal Veterinary College Vaccines can have a big impact on production. However, I…
Year: 2018
Sam Walton visited A-One Feeds, recipient of the AIG Member of the Year Award at last year’s National Pig Awards Winning any sort of award usually…
A rather underwhelming day for sellers with the SPP continuing its downward drift and dropping by 0.43p to 148.28 but this was far less severe than…
An emergency United Nations meeting is being held this week to discuss the threat to Asian countries from African swine fever. China reported four cases of…
The first shipments of British pork to Taiwan are expected to go out soon, after the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) announced that that the new…
PelGar International has become a leading manufacturer of rodenticide and insecticide products. Simon King spoke to Nic Blaszkowicz, its UK & Ireland business manager, about keeping…
Increased demand for high quality and safe food means there is a need for ever-higher standards in all stages of food production. CRRU chairman Dr Alan…
A pig farmer in Norfolk has slashed pneumonia rates by over 50% by investing in new, insulated housing. Olivia Cooper finds out more. Respiratory diseases are…
The Government is facing calls to ensure the farming industry continues to have access to permanent EU labour after we leave the EU, following the announcement…
Following strong growth throughout 2017, the Northern Ireland pig herd as at June 1, 2018 declined by 2% year-on-year, according to preliminary results of the June…