Dr Alan Buckle, chairman of the Campaign for Responsible Rodenticide Use, sets out the challenges pig producers face Rats resistant to some of the most widely-used…
Month: September 2019
Pork prices in many parts of the world rose rapidly during the second quarter of this year, driven largely by China’s African swine fever (ASF) crisis.…
Known as Farmer Tom, Tom Martin is the co-founder of FaceTime a Farmer, and farms cereals and sheep in north-west Cambridgeshire Before answering the call of…
In his latest Eastern European update, Russian journalist Vladislav Vorotnitkov takes a look how the region is already looking to a post-ASF future When it comes to…
Louise Blenkhorn was named Young Yet of the Year at the 2018 National Pig Awards. Simon King went to meet her to discover what made her…
Rapidly falling supplies and record pig prices are set to fuel further pork import demand from China, according to analysts at Rabobank. More than a year on…
Chris Fogden is a first-generation farmer and Nuffield Scholar, who owns and manages 950 outdoor sows on 40ha of rented land within the rotation of a…
Pig producers should finally enjoy better prices towards the end of the year, following a flat market over the summer, according to NPA chief executive Zoe Davies.…
Lacklustre production is driving higher EU pig prices, according to AHDB analysis. In the week ended August 18, EU pig prices continued to rise to a…
The NFU is urging the government to back up its assurances to uphold British farming’s high production standards post-Brexit with firm actions. At the NFU’s Conference…