Festive Hog Roasts: Calling all Pig Farmers!
UK - As part of the ongoing Pigs Are Worth It campaign, BPEX is planning a series of festive hog roasts in and around major UK cities.

Pig Crisis in Denmark and the Netherlands
EU - Both the Dutch and Danish herd sizes are shrinking and pig producers throughout Europe are in crisis.

Outlook on Challenging Future
UK - Outlook is a word often associated with uncertain weather conditions, but this year’s Outlook Conference is looking at an extremely variable and challenging future for the meat and livestock indu...

Unique Pig Project a Huge Success
UK - A unique £1.5 million project involving national mass vaccination of pigs – something that has never been tried before in the UK – is proving a resounding success.

Meat Labelling - Could Do Better?
UK - New guidance from the Food Standards Agency on labelling the country of origin of meat is a step in the right direction, say two of Britain’s leading meat bodies.

Real Time View of Feed Wheat Price
UK - A new section on feed grain prices - vital for producers - has just been added to the BPEX website.

Reception for Chinese Delegation
GERMANY - A top level Chinese delegation will be attending a reception, sponsored by BPEX, at the world's biggest specialised livestock event, Eurotier in Hanover, Germany.

Avoid Performance Drop
UK - Performance of the 2nd parity sow can be disappointing and badly affect the breeding herd performance average, according to the British Pig Executive (BPEX).

BPEX Workshops
UK - The British Pig Executive (BPEX) will be holding a workshop on improving reproductive efficiency next week.

BPEX Hits the One Million Mark!
UK - The vaccine voucher scheme being run by BPEX has now hit the million mark in less than six months.

BPEX: Roadshow to Recognise and Reward Butchers
UK - Butchers in the East of England have kicked started the new season of regional roadshows in style with over 60 products entered for evaluation.

BPEX: Targeting Pork Quality
UK - Excellent pork eating quality is one of the main drivers for consumers and a consistently high quality product is essential to keep them coming back for more.

BPEX: Ready For A Challenge?
UK - Picking up ideas from abroad and applying them here is a tried and tested way of taking the British pig industry forward.

Monitoring Sow Prices
UK - Sow prices are almost double the level they were at this time last year because of an increased demand for manufacturing meat.

BPEX Export Bulletin - August 2008 - Week 35
UK - Danish pig industry loses billions and pig breeding in the Czech Republic loses its self-sufficiency, according to the August 2008, Week 35 BPEX Export Bulletin.

First Professional Development Scheme Launched
UK - Fancy a voucher worth £125 for a Red Letter Day? Then sign up as a new entrant to the pig industry professional development scheme.

NADIS Pig Health Trend Graphs - August 2008
UK - BPEX has published the latest NADIS report covering production indices and diseases in graphic format, interpreted here by ThePigSite Editor, Jackie Linden.

British Pig Industry Goes for Gold in Beijing
BEIJING - As the Olympics get underway in China, there is good news for the UK pig industry. From, Thursday 7^th August, the Peoples Republic of China has lifted all the restrictions on imports...

Action to Improve Productivity
UK - The latest in a comprehensive series of practical tips for pig keepers have just been published by BPEX.

EU Breeding Sow Numbers Collapse
EU - EU member states are only obliged to carry out surveys of pig numbers once a year, in December writes Tony Fowler, BPEX Ltd. However a year is a long time in the pig industry, and consequently most...

Million Piglets Vaccinated for PCV2
UK - More than a million piglets have been vaccinated as part of a BPEX research project into PCV2 in the UK.

Training Session Leads Staff by Example
UK - The first season of meetings for the BPEX Devon and Cornwall training group has gone with a bang.

Successful Season for Producer Clubs
UK - This season's East Anglian pig producer groups, funded by BPEX, came to a close recently with a successful farm walk.

Government to Review English Pig Industry
UK - The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee is to undertake a short inquiry into the English pig industry.

Happy Staff = Good Productivity
UK - You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear - in other words, you can have the best pig unit on the planet, but unless you've got the right staff to run it it's worthless.