Make your bird stand out this Christmas
Turkey producers who want their birds to stand out from the crowd this festive season can now order luxurious packaging online. The packaging has been created to help promote locally-reared, tasty British turkeys available from producers listed on popular website UK Turkeys, where shoppers can find a bird simply by typing in their postcode. More […]
How clean is your water?
When trying to reach a high production rate many factors are taken into consideration for example the feed that is used, the pigs environment, temperature, lighting and the overall well being. But in so many cases oneimportant element is always over looked. The quality of the drinking water for pigs has to be the same […]
ADAS help Pedigree Welsh Pig Society to secure the future of the Welsh Pig
Leading agricultural and environmental consultancy, ADAS has announced a partnership with the Pedigree Welsh Pig Society (PWPS) to further develop a campaign to secure the future of the Welsh Pig. ADAS will assist the PWPS to promote and co-ordinate activities in an awareness campaign to highlight the considerable merits of this breed, both from a […]
Thompson’s Tip: Water contamination
In human medicine water contamination is a well-recognised route of disease transmission. In pigs, the importance of the correct flow rates for different classes of stock is well known but the quality of this water is sometimes neglected, says Paul Thompson, veterinary consultant to pig-breeding company ACMC Ltd. As well as achieving the correct flow […]
JSRs 22nd Technical Conference – Beddington at Bonnington
JSR Genetics 22nd Technical Conference entitled The Next Agricultural Revolution takes place on Tuesday 13th September with Sir John Beddington, Government Chief Scientific Adviser (GCSA), as keynote speaker. Held at Nottingham Universitys Sutton Bonnington Campus the event always attracts key opinion leaders from throughout the pork value chain this years is no exception. Tim Rymer, […]
1million JSR contract as Premier Wen backs pork
JSR Genetics, UK-based international pig breeding company, has signed a 1 million contract with Chinese state owned import/export company the China Animal Husbandry Group (CAHG), further accelerating its growth in Asia. The sale of nearly 800 pigs, together with a tailor-made support and training package, was formalized during the UK visit of Chinese Premier Wen […]
Third World pig prices higher than UKs
Poor Third World countries are prepared to pay more for their pork than British retailers. In Cambodia where Yorkshire-based pig-breeding company, ACMC Ltd, is doing business the farm-gate price paid for pigs is currently equivalent to 2.47 per kg deadweight. This compares with the UK price of just 1.51 per kg. This makes a mockery […]
Wherever fan noise is a problem, Hydor makes gaining planning consent far easier
With IPPC Regulations and national and European government requiring reductions in noise levels, local planning officers are now looking very closely at noise emissions from agricultural sites. In particular, they are considering ventilation systems, especially where proposed poultry sites – or extensions to existing sites – are in close proximity to residential dwellings. Meeting the […]
Farmers urged to bale rape straw
The National Pig Association is urging arable farmers to bale all available straw this year, including rape straw, to assist livestock producers who are facing a serious shortage of bedding. There is going to be significant straw deficit in the eastern half of England and we need all arable farmers to go the extra mile […]
