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Pig farmers highlight how the current market turmoil is affecting their businesses, including, in some cases, forcing them to make the incredibly difficult decision to get…
Jamie Wyllie, a second-generation pig producer in Scotland, has made the decision to close his last pig unit. All pigs will be gone from the 850-sow…
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‘I just got to the point where I thought: Why am I doing this?’
0Pig farmers highlight how the current market turmoil is affecting their businesses, including, in some cases, forcing them to make the incredibly difficult decision to get out of pigs altogether. For Sophie Hope, ultimately the head won over the heart. While she tried everything in her power to delay the inevitable closure of her pig unit, hard financial reality won out in the end. Sophie’s family have been farming pigs in Gloucestershire since the 1950s – her grandfather established the Cotswold Pig Development Company, which became part of the JSR pig genetics business. She has been running the pig business…