£200,00 Available - For Ideas Quick Off the Mark
UK - Pig producers with a 'big idea' they'd like to put into practice shoudl talk to BPEX Ltd - and fast? Producers and processors have got until the end of April to submit ideas and qualify for the BPEX Innovation Fund.

Manure Issues: Analysis, Values and Compliance
UK - With fertiliser prices hitting dizzy heights, the value of livestock manure is becoming more important and the 'product' much sought after.

Marathon Man Matthew Says Thanks to Industry
UK - Matthew Curtis, Managing director of Yorkshire-based pig breeding company, ACMC Ltd has fitness in his genes. He completed the Flora London Marathon last week 4 hours 15 seconds and has raised over £3,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support.

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.

Feed Crisis Slashing Herd Numbers
UK - Industry reports say the increasing price of feed is now biting at UK herd numbers. The national pig herd is declining at an alarming rate with cull sow rates up 40 per cent on last year.

Pigs Producers' Patience Wearing Thin
SCOTLAND - This was the stark message as representatives of the Scottish pig industry gave evidence to the Scottish Parliament’s Rural Affairs and the Environment Committee in Holyrood this morning.

Plight of Pig Industry Highlighted
UK - Threats to the British pig industry from rocketing feed costs and almost static prices are likely to continue says an independent report just published.

UK Slaughter Statistics April 2008
UK - This publication by Defra shows various statistics obtained from surveys of slaughterhouses run in England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Action to Support Pig Sector
SCOTLAND - A Task Force will be set up immediately to alleviate the plight of Scotland's pig meat sector, it was announced today.

Flexibility Needed in Meat Hygiene Reform
SCOTLAND, UK - Plans to transform the Meat Hygiene Service (MHS) into a more efficient organisation were ratified in 2007, but now the National Farmers' Union for Scotland (NFUS) is calling for greater flexibility to allow for the unique situation within...

Action Demanded to Save the Industry
UK - Scotland's pig farmers are going to the Scottish parliament, Holyrood, to demand action to save their industry.

Wheat Plant Breathes New Life into Livestock
MANCHESTER, UK - The opening of Cargill's redeveloped Manchester wheat processing plant will provide benefits for the livestock and dairy sectors as well as arable farmers, the chairman of the NFU's combinable crops board said today.

Grampian's Position Needs to be Sorted, says Industry
SCOTLAND - The crisis stricken Scottish pork industry has called for a quick end to the sale process for Grampian Country Food Group. It claims that the uncertainty over its future is adding to the suffering of the sector, writes Steven Vass.

New World Beating Boar Goes to War on Feed Costs
UK - A new boar bred by UK's pig genetics company JSR Genetics, is consistently achieving a record breaking reduction in feed conversion rates (FCR) - 13.4 per cent less than the UK average - and the lowest achieved by any pig, anywhere in the world....

'Intelligent' Site for BPEX
UK - BPEX has updated its website to be more focused on providing practical information to the English levy-payer. It's also much easier to navigate ands packed with information and the latest industry statistics.