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Monday, February 25, 2013
Pig Industry News from United Kingdom Funding for Anaerobic Digestion Investigation
UK - Researchers at Harper Adams University have recently been awarded more than £150,000 to fund a project that will investigate anaerobic digestion as an on-farm method for the containment and disposal...
Pig Industry News from United Kingdom Markets Remain Profitable
UK - Although DAPP dropped by 1.31p to stand at 155.99p reflecting sharp falls in shout prices the previous week, contract base prices have remained at similar levels with Tulip standing-on at 153p and...
Friday, February 22, 2013
Pig Industry News from United Kingdom Wean More Pigs to Be More Profitable
UK - BPEX is re-focusing its efforts on the pig breeding herd with a ‘Breed +3’ initiative to help each herd wean an extra three pigs per sow year. ...
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Pig Industry News from United Kingdom Pleurisy Costing Pig Producers
UK - Pleurisy is costing producers at least 75p per affected pig in processing costs alone and the incidence of the complaint is increasing....
Pig Industry News from United Kingdom Welfare Assurance Scheme to be Reviewed
UK - The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) has commissioned an independent, expert review of its farmed animal welfare assurance scheme, Freedom Food....
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Pig Industry News from United Kingdom Evolution of Hydraulic/Injectable Insemination
GLOBAL - Did you ever think swine AI would be using 400 million spermatozoa and sexed semen?, asks Mark Anderson of Absolute Swine Insemination Co., with additional comments from Dr Grant Walling and Stephen...
Pig Industry News from United Kingdom Renewables Offer Profitable Diversification
ANALYSIS - Diversification into renewables can bring good investment returns for farmers providing a steady and predictable income, writes Chris Harris....
Pig Industry News from United Kingdom BPEX Pig Meat Quality Workshop Next Month
UK - BPEX is hosting a one-day workshop focusing on pig meat quality on Wednesday, 20 March 2013, at the Haycock Hotel, Wansford, Peterborough, PE8 6JA....
Monday, February 18, 2013
Pig Industry News from United Kingdom Jam Tomorrow? Outlook for the UK Pig Industry
ANALYSIS - While the prospects for the UK and EU pig industries are looking better for 2013 - they could hardly be worse after a very difficult year last year - producers will have a look further than...
Pig Industry News from United Kingdom Ad Campaign Underpins Consumer Confidence in Assured Fresh Meat
UK - EBLEX and BPEX are running a national press advertising campaign to protect consumer confidence in assured fresh meat amid ongoing revelations about horse meat....
Pig Industry News from United Kingdom A Young Herd is the Most Productive
UK - A pig unit should aim for at least 45 per cent of sows to be in parities three to five, as these are the most productive animals. 20–25 per cent of production should be from gilts so it is important...
Pig Industry News from United Kingdom Stability is Returning to Markets
UK - Some stability seems to have returned to the market after last week's shock 3p drop by Tulip with all of the major shout price abattoirs standing-on and spot prices reflecting a similar trend, writes...
Friday, February 15, 2013
Pig Industry News from United Kingdom Horse Meat Scandal Prompts Media Push
UK – In direct response to the horse meat scandal, EBLEX/BPEX and the NFU are reaching out to consumers in a media campaign to promote farm assured products after food industry confidence has taken a...
Pig Industry News from United Kingdom Hermitage Seaborough Opens New 260 Boar Stud in Cambridge
UK - On the 6 and 7 February, Hermitage Seaborough held two very successful open days at the new AI station located at Willingham in Cambridgeshire. ...
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Pig Industry News from United Kingdom Coping with a Volatile Feed Grain Market
ANALYSIS - Three consecutive years of bad weather events around the world together with volatile markets that have been seen since 2007 have created uncertainty in the grain and protein meal market, writes...
Pig Industry News from United Kingdom Jimmy Doherty Backs Red Tractor
UK - Celebrity pig farmer Jimmy Doherty has been extolling the virtues of traceable Red Tractor pork in radio interviews up and down the land....
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Pig Industry News from United Kingdom NPA: Do They Ever Ask WHY 'Euromeat' is So Cheap?
UK - Supermarket greed is to blame for the Horsegate scandal but it's decent, law-abiding British farmers who are suffering as a result, says Britain's National Pig Association (NPA)....
Monday, February 11, 2013
Pig Industry News from United Kingdom QMS Market Commentary: European Pig Prices Ease
UK - Producer prices for prime pigs across Europe and the UK have shown their usual seasonal decline over the past few weeks, reports Stuart Ashworth, Head of Economics Services with Quality Meat Scotland....
Pig Industry News from United Kingdom Scottish Pig Producers Hit out at Price Cuts
SCOTLAND, UK - Scottish pig producers have railed against unjustifiable and unexpected price cuts brought in by the processing sector....
Pig Industry News from United Kingdom Reactions to EU Budget Deal
UK - The cut to the EU’s long term budget for 2014-20 agreed by the Heads of Government for the first time in history will mean the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) will also be reduced. ...
Pig Industry News from United Kingdom Tulip Confounds Markets by Dropping Shout Prices
UK - Following signs last week of a possible improvement in pig meat prices, Tulip confounded the market by dropping its shout price to the tune of 3p and this now stands at 153p and is down by 6p (£4.50/pig)...
Pig Industry News from United Kingdom New Blueprint for Pig Buildings Published
UK - 'Finisher Pig Buildings – Design and Build' is a new guide from BPEX which provides a blueprint for English pig farms....
Friday, February 08, 2013
Pig Industry News from United Kingdom Conference on Future Design of Farm Buildings
UK - Farm building design is changing, with new materials, techniques and regulation paving the way for improved animal welfare and structural integrity....
Pig Industry News from United Kingdom Less Favoured Areas in the Spotlight after 40 Years
UK - The NFU has urged farmers to take part in a new Government consultation on the way Less Favoured Areas (LFAs) are designated, or risk having their land classified incorrectly....
Thursday, February 07, 2013
Pig Industry News from United Kingdom Help Keep on Top of Cleaning, Disinfection
UK - BPEX is offering help for pig producers with their cleaning and disinfection (C&D) – made harder now as temperatures rise above zero, thaw sets in and units become muddier....
Pig Industry News from United Kingdom BPEX Offers Info on Everything You Ever Wanted to Know
UK - Information is a valuable resource but it is being offered to the farming industry free by BPEX....
Tuesday, February 05, 2013
Pig Industry News from United Kingdom Consumer Expenditure on Pork Increased During 2012
UK - The latest Kantar Consumer Data has indicated that increased expenditure on beef and lamb during the 52 week period ending the 23 December 2012 has increased their market size by five per cent and...
Pig Industry News from United Kingdom Shout Price Operators Leave Prices at Stand-on Levels
UK - After almost four months of falling prices demand looks as though it has now turned the corner, although at this stage the DAPP remains in decline due to the historical nature of its calculation and...
Monday, February 04, 2013
Pig Industry News from United Kingdom Investigation into Halal Meat Products Tainted with Pork
UK - An emergency meeting of meat processing suppliers, wholesalers and retailers was taking place with the British Food Safety Authority today (Monday) following the discovery of traces of pig meat in...
Pig Industry News from United Kingdom Dalehead Foods Opens Spalding Plant
UK - Dalehead Foods unveiled its newly refurbished Spalding abattoir and production facility at a recently held ceremony attended by representatives from the EMPP (East Midlands Pork Producers) and BPEX....
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