Chances are that if you ask most pig businesses what their three top concerns are, the availability of skilled staff will feature pretty frequently, writes Richard…
Month: April 2019
Tom and Cassie Mapes were deserving winners of the Trainee of the Year award at the National Pig Awards. Simon King headed to Essex-based A&B Leamon…
After the problems caused by last year’s heatwave, Primary Diets offers advice for maintaining weaner weights in high temperatures Warmer weather can see weaning weights drop…
The latest AHDB Strategic Farm analysis outlines why producers should not assume water is clean at the drinker A second look at water hygiene by one…
AHDB Pork has announced that two new members have been appointed to the sector board, taking up their roles on April 1. Nick Davies has replaced…
Something of a two-tier trade has emerged with reports of soaring pig prices in mainland Europe where the influential German producer price has risen by 30…
A Defra Minister has acknowledged the need for a clearer strategy for managing the growing feral boar population in the Forest of Dean. Lord Gardiner was…
The eating out market is boosting pig meat performance for Britain’s beloved bangers and bacon. MCA Insight said that pork dishes eaten out increased by 3%…
Dr Zoe Davies is chief executive of the NPA March 2 started like a normal Saturday for the Hook family, in Lincolnshire. But things rapidly took…
Geordie Charles is a piggery director with more than 2,000 sows in the Central Highlands of Victoria, alongside a feed mill, crops and sheep. His agricultural…