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ThePigSite Company News
BPEX Company News
Monday, December 01, 2008
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.
Monday, November 24, 2008
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.
Thursday, November 20, 2008
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...
Monday, November 17, 2008
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.
Thursday, November 13, 2008
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.
Monday, November 10, 2008
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.
Thursday, November 06, 2008
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.
Monday, October 27, 2008
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).
Monday, October 13, 2008
BPEX Workshops UK - The British Pig Executive (BPEX) will be holding a workshop on improving reproductive efficiency next week.
Friday, October 03, 2008
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.
Monday, September 29, 2008
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.
Friday, September 12, 2008
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.
Tuesday, September 09, 2008
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.
Thursday, September 04, 2008
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.
Wednesday, September 03, 2008
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.
Friday, August 22, 2008
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.
Friday, August 08, 2008
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 7th August, the Peoples Republic of China has lifted all the restrictions on imports...
Tuesday, August 05, 2008
Action to Improve Productivity UK - The latest in a comprehensive series of practical tips for pig keepers have just been published by BPEX.
Friday, August 01, 2008
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...
Thursday, July 31, 2008
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.
Friday, July 25, 2008
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.
Monday, July 21, 2008
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.
Tuesday, July 01, 2008
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.
