• Europe
    • Menu

    Chris McCullough

    Multimedia freelance agricultural journalist

    EuroTier 2021: new digital solution for the feed industry to contribute to the European Green Deal

    Herd management Feed and nutrition Market Trends
    calendar icon 5 April 2021
    clock icon 3 minute read

    EuroTier 2021: Impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on livestock agribusinesses in Africa

    Market Trends Coronavirus (COVID-19) Markets and economics
    calendar icon 10 March 2021
    clock icon 3 minute read
    The Covid-19 pandemic caused chaos for the agricultural sector all around the world but was particularly troublesome in sub-Saharan Africa.

    EuroTier 2021: Aspects for efficient feeding and alternative protein sources for Chinese pig industry

    Disease Notifiable diseases African swine fever
    calendar icon 11 February 2021
    clock icon 5 minute read

    From birth to bacon: the Croatian pig enterprise running its own supply chain

    Disease Managing disease Genetics and reproduction
    calendar icon 4 October 2018
    clock icon 6 minute read
    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.

    Tag-team farming: the benefits of franchise production

    Disease Pig Welfare Husbandry
    calendar icon 4 September 2018
    clock icon 6 minute read
    A number of pig farmers in the Netherlands are enjoying the benefits of joining forces, having forged a united approach to marketing produce.

    Our Partners

    Lallemand Lanxess Hamlet Protein

    December 2017 - April 2021

    EuroTier 2021: new digital solution for the feed industry to contribute to the European Green Deal

    Herd management Feed and nutrition Market Trends
    calendar icon 5 April 2021
    clock icon 3 minute read
    A new digital solution communicates with feed formulation software to enable us to easily understand the environmental impact of animal production

    EuroTier 2021: Impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on livestock agribusinesses in Africa

    Market Trends Coronavirus (COVID-19) Markets and economics
    calendar icon 10 March 2021
    clock icon 3 minute read
    The Covid-19 pandemic caused chaos for the agricultural sector all around the world but was particularly troublesome in sub-Saharan Africa.

    EuroTier 2021: Aspects for efficient feeding and alternative protein sources for Chinese pig industry

    Disease Notifiable diseases African swine fever
    calendar icon 11 February 2021
    clock icon 5 minute read

    From birth to bacon: the Croatian pig enterprise running its own supply chain

    Disease Managing disease Genetics and reproduction
    calendar icon 4 October 2018
    clock icon 6 minute read
    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.

    Tag-team farming: the benefits of franchise production

    Disease Pig Welfare Husbandry
    calendar icon 4 September 2018
    clock icon 6 minute read
    A number of pig farmers in the Netherlands are enjoying the benefits of joining forces, having forged a united approach to marketing produce.

    Female consumers test boar meat burgers in Europe

    Disease Pig Welfare Castration
    calendar icon 16 February 2018
    clock icon 4 minute read
    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.

    Northern Ireland pig herd shows resilient ‘bounce back’ ability

    Genetics and reproduction Husbandry Herd management
    calendar icon 6 December 2017
    clock icon 4 minute read
    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 writer based in Northern Ireland. The industry there has suffered hard in recent times, pushing many pig farmers out of business, with increasing feed costs a major culprit. However, increased efficiencies in pig production has meant the overall pig industry has proven well capable of bouncing back especially after a tough time.
    7 posts 1 1 — 1

    Our Partners

    Lallemand Lanxess Hamlet Protein
    No Advert Set
    © 2000 - 2025 - Global Ag Media. All Rights Reserved | No part of this site may be reproduced without permission.
  • Our Sites