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ThePigSite Latest News
News from United Kingdom
Friday, July 03, 2009
NFUS Wary of Creation of Independent Defra Body UK - NFU Scotland, in its response to a Defra consultation on the creation of an Independent Body for Animal Health in England, has urged policymakers to take the impact on Scottish livestock farmers into...
Getting Gilt Integration Right UK - With good returns on finished pigs, attractive cull sow prices and a contracting EU pig herd, many producers are building up their breeding herds again, some of which have been run at below optimum...
To Dry or Not to Dry: That is the Question UK - The June issue of Target Farm Action from BPEX explains the benefits and best procedures for drying off gilts right after their first farrowing.
Thursday, July 02, 2009
MSP Report Welcomed Depending on Price to Survive SCOTLAND, UK - NFU Scotland has welcomed the Scottish Parliament’s Rural Affairs and the Environment Committee’s report into the Scottish pig industry. However, even if the Scottish Government and producers...
Wednesday, July 01, 2009
Severe Outbreak of Glasser's Disease in VLA Report UK - The Monthly Scanning Surveillance Report for May 2009 from the Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA) highlights a case of swine dysentery of unknown origin, parasitic pneumonia, and a severe outbreak...
FSA Backtracks on Meat Hygiene Charges SCOTLAND, UK - The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has announced that that a proposed four per cent increase in meat hygiene charges in abattoirs will not go ahead this autumn.
Weekly Outlook: Corn Acreage Jumps, Large Stocks US - Estimates in the USDA's June 1 Grain Stocks and Acreage reports were generally very negative for corn price prospects as those estimates exceeded expectations, writes Darrel Good. Acreage...
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
BPEX Seeks Ideas and Entrepreneurial Spirit UK - Rekindling the entrepreneurial spirit in UK pig producers and helping them put new ideas into practice. That is the aim of the BPEX Innovation Fund.
Pig Assurance Scheme Endorsed by Welfare Charity SCOTLAND, UK - Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) has endorsed the Scottish Pig Assurance Scheme.
Monday, June 29, 2009
Aristocrat Speaks out on Intensive Farming on TV UK - A TV programme scheduled for tomorrow night (30 June) is billed as an aristocrat taking on the world's biggest pork producer. The Marchioness of Worcester is reported to have spent five years making...
Fighting for British Pork Label UK - Pig farmer, television personality and British pig industry champion Jimmy Doherty is planning to expose retailers who connive with processors to mislead shoppers.
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Some Spot Buyers Went into Reverse UK - The market tended to move in two directions at once today with the DAPP continuing to improve and now standing at 154.33p, whereas some spot buyers went into reverse and others stood on, writes Peter...
Friday, June 26, 2009
SPCA in Endorsement of Pig Assurance Scheme SCOTLAND, UK - History will be made within the Scottish meat industry this year with the launch of the UK’s first ever farm assurance and food labelling scheme independently approved by a national animal...
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Meat Quality Prediction in Scotland SCOTLAND, UK - Plans for a project that will see Scotland leading the rest of the world in predicting the eating quality of cuts of meat were announced today.
Mike Varley to Join BPEX UK - Dr Mike Varley is to join BPEX as Head of Knowledge Transfer, Research and Development.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
BPEX Campaign Scoops Cannes Lions Award UK - The prestigious Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival has announced the winners of its inaugural awards for public relations work.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
East Anglia Winning War Against Swine Dysentery UK - The majority of East Anglia pigs are now in the region’s producer-run Swine Dysentery Eradication (Control) Scheme. And no breeding units in the scheme are positive for the disease, writes Digby ...
Monday, June 22, 2009
GB Animal Feed Statistical Notice - February to April 2009 UK - The latest national statistics on Great Britain's output of animal feed for the months of February, March and April 2009 have been published by Defra.
Mark Wilson Moves on from BPEX UK - Mark Wilson, who created the Knowledge Transfer team at BPEX, is making a career move to a leading meat company.
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Relentless Rise of DAPP Sets the Tone UK - Very firm prices (but no fireworks) in all sectors today with DAPP continuing its relentless ascent and now standing at 153.36p compared with 130.85p at the start of the year, writes Peter Cricht...
Friday, June 19, 2009
New Boar Quality Assurance Scheme UK - Although AI now accounts for 75-80 per cent of pig services nationally, the boar is still a very important animal on most farms and is used extensively to provide cover for sows both naturally and...
Iron-Clad Case for Red Meat UK - A new report highlights the importance of red meat as a source of iron in the human diet.
A Stand Against Defra's Animal Health Organisation UK - The National Beef Association has joined with the Tenant Farmers Association, Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers, British Egg Industry Council, British Poultry Council, Livestock Auctioneers...
Thursday, June 18, 2009
UK Slaughter Statistics - June 2009 UK - Defra's (Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) latest Monthly UK Slaughter Statistics report figures reveal that the country's total pigmeat production dropped slightly in M...
New Minister will Walk the English Pigmeat Chain UK - He has only been at Defra for a few days, but new farms minister Jim Fitzpatrick has already accepted NPA chairman Stewart Houston’s invitation to walk the pig industry chain.
