Yorkshire Producers 'Up for Something Big'
UK - Funding is now in place to build a healthier, more efficient and more internationally competitive Yorkshire and Humberside pig herd, writes Digby Scott.

QMS Welcomes Assurance Support in SRDP
SCOTLAND, UK - Quality Meat Scotland has welcomed the announcement that its assurance schemes fees are to be eligible for support under the Scottish Rural Development Programme (SRDP).

BPEX Change for Success KT Event
UK - The BPEX Change for Success KT event that took place on 18 March was a huge success with more than 100 delegates attending from all sectors of the industry.

Technical Post for South West and Wales
UK - Strengthening the team for animal feed specialists Ufac (UK) Ltd, is Mark Townsend who has been appointed business development man and technical adviser for the South West of England and Wales.

New Focus for Pig Meat Supply Chain
UK - Pig farmers, meat processors, retailers, and the Government have agreed to work on areas of common concern for the benefit of consumers and the industry itself.

Perfecting the Pig Environment
UK - Having dealt with environmental difficulties associated with pig housing in their book, published in 2005, Pig Environment Problems, a trio of industry specialists have taken the next step...

EU Nitrates Committee Grants Derogation
UK - Intense lobbying by the National Farmers Union and other organisations paid dividends yesterday when a derogation was approved for Nitrate Vulnerable Zones in Great Britain under the Nitrates Dir...

BPEX Announces New KT Manager
UK - A NEW Knowledge Transfer manager has just been appointed by BPEX to cover the Eastern region.

Alternatives to the Farrowing Crate?
UK - Which way for farrowing crates? A possible peep into the future was provided for pig producers by an independent Swiss pig adviser, Thomas Zanotelli, at a packed meeting of the Suffolk Pig Discussion...

MEP's Back UFU Red Tape Fight on IPPC
NORTHERN IRELAND, UK - The future of the IPPC Directive (Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control measures) is currently being reviewed in Brussels.

Regional Disease Eradication Gains Momentum
UK - Pig producers and vets are increasingly lending their support to the idea of regional disease eradication, and are offering their own ideas into the mix.

Parliament Promises to Look at Pig Industry Again
SCOTLAND - The Rural Affairs and the Environment Committee in the Scottish Parliament has decided to give further attention to Scotland’s pig industry, following yesterday’s discussion on the sector, to...

QSM Anniversary: Gordon Ramsey Quote
UK - The following is a quote by Gordon Ramsey to BPEX on the 10^th Anniversary of the QSM (Quality Standard Mark).

Positive Report on English Pig Industry
UK - The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee conducted a major inquiry into the English pig industry last September, and its report has now been published.

ACMC Tip: Knock-on Effects of PCV2 Vaccination
UK - The use of PCV2 vaccines has resulted in big improvements in productivity on many farms.

Professor Peter English Passes Away
UK - The unexpected death has been reported of Professor Peter English.

Pig Health Initiative Underway in Scotland
SCOTLAND - A further project funded by the Scottish Government to offer long- term support for Scotland's pig sector is underway.

Use of Pig Production Terms in Food Labelling
UK - The need for clear, honest and unambiguous labelling of pork and pork products has been at the centre of British pig industry activity for some time.

Pig Industry Fights Back
UK - Lower mortality and more pigs finished per sow per year have given the British pig industry a boost, but it still remains one of the highest cost producers according to the latest BPEX publicatio...

Bedding Down with Mycotoxins?
UK - Mycotoxins in straw could pose a particular threat to the health of pig herds this year, according to James Hall of pig-breeding company ACMC.

Cruelty of Pork Suppliers Unleashed
UK - Pigs so crazed by cramped and filthy conditions that they resort to gnawing at each other are being supplied by farmers to British shops, a European study by a respected animal charity shows.

Uncertainities in Tackling GHG Emissions Accepted
UK - The joint agricultural Climate Change Task Force has welcomed the report published yesterday (Monday) by the Committee on Climate Change, which recognises the complexity of reducing greenhouse gas...

Juggling - Key Skills for Pig Unit Management
UK - Managers from across the South West's pig industry were posed a huge challenge at a recent staff development workshop. They were asked to do some juggling - quite literally.

Water, the forgotten nutrient
UK - Part of the problem with water and pigs is that they don't seem to miss what they can't have; they just grow more slowly, says environment specialist Nick Bird of Farmex.