The pig industry has always been a forward- thinking sector and, as technology advances, the opportunities continue to grow. Ahead of the British Pig & Poultry…
Year: 2020
If African swine fever (ASF) crosses the border from Poland to reach German wild boar, the German export market of approximately 500,000 tonnes of pork would…
Tulip has confirmed that its site in Bodmin will remain open, although a total of 124 jobs have been lost as part of the recovery plan. …
Cranswick has continued its recent expansion, with the acquisition of the Buckle family’s pig farming and rearing operations, in Yorkshire. The deal includes the family’s 50%…
MSD Animal Health has launched what it says is the first intramuscular pig vaccine to control Lawsonia intracellularis, the bacteria which causes Ileitis. Porcilis Lawsonia provides…
AHDB’s pork knowledge exchange (KE) team has been strengthened to add further value to the services offered to levy payers. Jen Waters, who now heads up…
Factory unreliability and uncertainty over the coronavirus outbreak are both affecting the pork market, according to Thames Valley Cambac’s latest pig marketing summary. A ‘not unsubstantial’ number of…
Glenda Montgomery, a hugely respected and much-loved figure across the pig industry who co-founded Ladies in Pigs in 1991, has died at the age of 89.…
Producers, vets and representatives from Government, industry bodies and allied industry companies came together last week to discuss a new long-term ‘pathway’ for health and welfare…
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 I…