Dennis Bridgeford is based near Easter Ross in Scotland’s Highland Region and operates an indoor herd of 550 sows rearing lighter weight finishers of 75kg A…
Month: February 2019
In his latest Eastern European update, Russian journalist Vladislav Vorotnitkov looks at Russia’s challenges in improving its homegrown breeding herd Although breeding stock is not subject…
Although pig prices are still generally in negative territory, for once it is good to be able to report some positive news on the price front…
The Government could cause untold damage to the British pig sector if it waives tariffs and checks on imports in the event of Brexit no deal,…
The need to allocate resources to planning for a Brexit no deal has has forced Defra to delay its response to the review of AHDB. Defra and…
Defra has published a report explaining its decision to raise the risk level of African swine fever entering the UK from ‘low’ to ‘medium’. It certainly…
The underlying message from the Defra report on the UK’s ASF risk status is that a collective effort is needed to keep the virus out –…
The NPA celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. To mark this significant milestone, it is producing a series of articles looking back at what has been…
The Campaign for Responsible Rodenticide Use (CRRU) has welcomed the progress made with rat control on farms and game shoots, but has warned that it needs…
We are pleased to announce the first speakers for 2019’s major pig industry event – Pigs Tomorrow, which takes place near Leicester on May 14 and…