High feed prices and a shortage of straw continue to be major concerns across the country, while labour availability is becoming an increasingly problematic issue, according…
Month: June 2021
Dingley Dell Cured has been named the Star Award Champion of Champions at The British Charcuterie Awards 2020/21. The award, sponsored by the Worshipful Company of Butchers,…
EU exports of all pig meat products were up by 29% in March 2021 compared with a year earlier, totalling 606,500 tonnes, according to the latest…
As part of preparations to launch a ‘slurry treatment’ grant scheme later this year, the RPA is looking for livestock farmers on slurry-based systems to provide…
Although the latest SPP has gone up again by 0.79p to stand at 155.82p, signs are emerging that UK pig prices may hit something of a…
Exports of food and drink from the UK to the EU in the first quarter of 2021, fell 47% compared with Q1 2020, as a result…
The NPA has strongly criticised what it has branded a ‘misleading’ article in the Guardian regarding the pig sector’s antibiotic usage. The Guardian article initially carried…
With temperature and humidity levels creeping up, Lallemand Animal Nutrition is reminding pig producers to make sure ventilation is in good working order to prevent heat…
The number of pigs in China has increased by 5% on the month according to figures at the 1 June 2021. The total number of pigs…
In response to the key compliance and safety challenges faced by pig producers, Datamars Livestock has developed the Simcro VS Injector. The VS injector can be…