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Despite a marked drop in grain futures predictions at the start of the week, global stock markets now begin to rally as the coronavirus media storm dies down.

The coronavirus outbreak shock to the global marketplace has impacted many markets, including agricultural futures markets.

An interview with Daniel Nelson, PhD Senior Swine Nutritionist Zoetis.

In this podcast, the Director of the Conservative Environment Network (CEN) discusses the network’s plans for the UK’s food production, agricultural land use and the environmental opportunities arising from Brexit.

What would you do if given the choice to invest or to not invest at all, in strategies to reduce aggression between pigs?

When selecting for breeding purposes you need to maximise your chances of a successful outcome i.e. healthy litters of piglets, problem-free farrowing and a careful dam supplying plenty of milk.

Tim Mordan from the UK’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs gives a policymaker’s perspective on how the UK can improve its farm productivity and safeguard the environment as it leaves the EU trading bloc.…

Trade deals, the impact of African swine fever and an update on pig prices around the world, Jim Long, president and CEO of Genesus, covers it all in this global market update, live from the Iowa Pork Congress.

It is estimated that between 2013 and 2019, over 86,546 pigs died in barn fires in the US. We speak to the Animal Welfare Institute about what’s needed to protect pigs in the future.

A valuable overview of the key factors that need to be addressed by the Scottish pig farming sector was presented by Andy McGowan at key scientific meeting last week.

Panellists from the House of Commons, Chatham House, NFU, Green Alliance UK and the Nature Friendly Farming Network debated the different methods and challenges of the UK reaching a net zero carbon farming future.

Decreasing antibiotic use on farm is one of the biggest challenges for farmers globally. We hear how producers, researchers and vets are overcoming this challenge in the UK.

Vet and animal health and welfare expert at FAI Farms, Laura Higham, explains why the launch of the new course, Antimicrobial Stewardship in the Food Chain, should be on your to-do list in 2020.

The Brazilian branch of Europe’s biggest retailer, Carrefour, has announced that all own-brand pork products will come from producers who commit to ending the surgical castration of male piglets by 2025.

Smartphone apps allow farmers to monitor and manage animal production from relatively anywhere they want, resulting in improved production efficiencies and animal welfare.

EASYFIX commercially produces pig enrichment toys and their range has fast become one of the leading pig enrichment device ranges in the market.

If you’re getting started in the pig farming industry and working at a small scale, then you’ll need to know whether butchering your pigs yourself or outsourcing this task makes the most sense.

Gregg Yan explores how population growth, global demand and disease outbreaks are changing the pork market in the Philippines.

A recent study tracking the prevalence of MRSA on pig farms and hospitals in Sri Lanka has found remarkably low rates of infection in both humans and pigs despite poor biosecurity and antimicrobial stewardship on farm.

The Pig Site speaks to SwineTech co-founder and CEO Matthew Rooda about SmartGuard and protecting piglets during that critical period when crushing mortalities are highest.