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Few people can bring valuable skills to a pig unit from any previous job, whether in agriculture or an unrelated sector. Trainee of the Year Award…
Weekly pig prices and slaughter data for Great Britain. Following last week’s welcome 1.72p gain, the EU-spec SPP has recorded its biggest decline since the start…
The NPA and NFU Scotland urged the UK’s foodservice sector to do more to support the British pork sector, highlighting the ‘massive opportunities’ there for the…
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National Pig Awards: New entrant’s initiative and readiness to learn
0Few people can bring valuable skills to a pig unit from any previous job, whether in agriculture or an unrelated sector. Trainee of the Year Award winner China Smith has thrived in her first pig farming role on a Pilgrim’s Europe outdoor breeding unit in Lincolnshire, having previously worked as a teaching assistant and with no previous experience of farming. She became a highly deserving pig industry award winner within just 10 months, having not only developed her own skills and those of the wider team, but also driven improvements in farrowing sow feeding and performance, showing great enthusiasm and…