Chris McCullough

A new digital solution communicates with feed formulation software to enable us to easily understand the environmental impact of animal production

The Covid-19 pandemic caused chaos for the agricultural sector all around the world but was particularly troublesome in sub-Saharan Africa.

As part of the focus on China at the virtual EuroTier 2021 conference, experts discussed the feeding requirements for pigs and alternative sources of protein that could be used to reduce costs.

A large Croatian agricultural group has just introduced a new 1,350 sow herd to its already established range of livestock and grain farming enterprises.

A number of pig farmers in the Netherlands are enjoying the benefits of joining forces, having forged a united approach to marketing produce.

Tests have been carried out on female consumers in a number of European countries to assess their thoughts on the taste of boar meat burgers with varying levels of ‘boar taint’, reports Chris McCullough.

Using more prolific genetics as well as increasing the feed intake to lactating sows has helped boost the overall pig herd performance in Northern Ireland over the past few years, writes Chris McCullough, a freelance wri…