‘Smart pig farming’ offers producers a brighter future

Danish Bacon goes for Gold with new sponsorship for 2008 The airwaves are once again sizzling with the sound of Danish Bacon thanks to this year's highly targeted consumer marketing and promotional campa... Vietnam to limit pig sales to China due to disease Vietnam will limit pig exports to China from this week as it seeks to prevent a disease from spreading among its swine stock or to its neighbours, the... Oregano supplement for suckling piglets Ropadiar, a feed supplement for pigs, based on the natural herb, oregano, is now available as an emulsion for suckling piglets from GE Baker (UK) Ltd ... Pig and Poultry Fair 2008 The 2008 British Pig and Poultry Fair will take place at Stoneleigh Park on 13th-14th May. Expectations are higher than ever this year, following the ... Traditional Pigs at Highland Show Traditonal pigs will be making a comeback to this years Royal Highland held just outside Edinburgh in June. The Bidgiemire Pig Co. on behalf of the B... Vets advise farmers facing bluetongue threat Farmers are being reminded to be aware of the signs of bluetongue disease as virus-carrying midges become active again. The warning came at a roads... Scottish Government agrees to order bluetongue vaccine Farmers in Scotland will be given the opportunity to vaccinate against bluetongue this winter after the Scottish Government agreed to secure 12 millio... Take a journey through time with ABN at 2008 British Pig & Poultry Fair Visitors to this year's British Pig & Poultry Fair should prepare for a journey to the future, courtesy of the Fair's partner, leading monogas... Extra bluetongue vaccine delights farmers Livestock farmers warmly welcomed Defra's announcement yesterday that five million doses of the bluetongue vaccine could be ready by the end of ne... Scientists, vets and farmers work to beat pig disease A virus that can cause economic devastation for pig farmers, welfare issues for animals and drive up the price of pork and bacon for consumers is bein... Germany moves to vaccinate farm animals against bluetongue German officials said Monday they were bulldozing through plans to inoculate farm animals against bluetongue disease, which is common in Mediterranean... New bluetongue case is confirmed Bluetongue precautions have been extended after a new case of the animal disease was confirmed in Hampshire. The Department for Environment, Food an... Rochdale Bluetongue zone Rochdale has been included in a protection zone after an outbreak of Bluetongue - one hundred miles away. The borough has been placed in a `surveil... Big plans for poultry health at the British Pig and Poultry Fair The Farm Health Planning initiative, led by producers and vets in partnership with DEFRA, has been running successfully for some time and is already w... Debut for Gerald at insurer’s 105th AGM A Cornish farmer, who breeds pigs near Wadebridge and Liskeard, is preparing to preside over his first Annual General Meeting as the new Chairman of S... Hog farm expansion turned down Not wishing to nearly double the number of animals, Chatham-Kent councillors have shot down a proposed hog farm expansion. Monday's planning a... 10,000-plus sign petition supporting pig industry More than 10,000 people have signed an online petition calling for an increase in pork prices in support of the struggling pig farming industry. Th... Celebrity chefs back British bacon Gordon Ramsay and other celebrity TV chefs are backing a campaign to support British bacon. The F word star branded it a "complete disgrace" that t... Farmers to decide on wild boar controls Farmers and rural communities will have to decide for themselves whether they want wild boar living on their land. The government has drawn up an a... Pig farmers trot out Internet song to save bacon In what they say is a last-ditch attempt to save the country's pork industry, dozens of pig farmers gathered in London on Thursday aiming for an I... Pigs are shot after motorway fire Police marksmen have had to shoot a number of badly injured pigs after an animal transporter caught fire on a stretch of motorway in County Durham. ... Pig and poultry supply chain to debate feed prices Grain prices and risk management are just two of the topics set to fuel the headline feed debate at the British Pig and Poultry Fair 2008 on 13th and ... Residents not wild about pig farm plan A frustrated property owner's vow to build a pig and poultry farm within shouting distance of Vallejo's upscale Hiddenbrooke homes is causing ... Pigs lay the golden ham At $82 a pound, I certainly won't be making sandwiches with this ham. I recently tried Iberico ham, the famous Spanish ham that's been av... Free-range pork demand Demand for free-range pork has gone up but supply could be limited if action is not taken to support farmers, warns a leading producer. Following J... Hong Kong to receive over 3,900 pigs a day Hong Kong is to be supplied by Beijing with more than 3,900 live pigs daily to meet Lunar New Year demand and to help stabilise prices. The Lu... PIG farmers are the latest to feel the effects of the disastrous harvest of 2007 Just under 4% of Welsh farms – fewer than 1,500 holdings – keep pigs, but as we report today, that figure is sure to fall after the dramatic increase ... 200 pigs die in farm blaze AROUND 200 piglets are thought to have died in a fire at a farm near Great Horwood today, Friday. Firefighters from Winslow, Buckingham and Bletchl... China denies spreading pig disease to neighbors An official with the Ministry of Agriculture dismissed allegations that blue-ear pig disease had spread from China to Vietnam and Myanmar. "It is grou... Hog farmers seek stake in plant Hog farmers in the Upper Midwest and Canada's prairie provinces plan to buy a majority interest in a North Dakota slaughter plant, in what one off... Pig lorry crash closes road A lorry, carrying 200 pigs, has crashed on the A1075 at Great Hockham. The driver was trapped in the cab of the lorry, which crashed at about 1.10p... Ministerial inquiry a breath of fresh air for free range pork farmers A Ministerial inquiry has been launched to gain consensus on what rearing practices constitute genuine free-range pork. The inquiry follows a rece... Sheffield farmer on a mission to save our bacon Imagine a world without roast pork and crackling, a place without ham or a good pork pie. Daft as it sounds it may well happen - according to Sheff... Are the food labels telling porkies? The supermarket meat aisle is a minefield for those seeking sausages and bacon from pigs that were once as happy as, well, pigs in muck. More than ... Positive signs from pig producers The British pig industry is still showing improved production performance according to the latest Cost of Production survey published by the British P... Ant antics to help piggery communications Computer systems specialist, David Dobson, has been appointed by Farmex — the Reading-based high-tech company — to research methods which could revolu... East Anglian pig farmers invited to farm health workshop A workshop for local small-scale pig producers is taking place next week in Bedfordshire offering advice on putting together a farm health plan. A ... Heavier pigs hitting the market Foot and Mouth restrictions have caused a huge backlog of pigs which means average slaughter weights are now some 3kg higher. Pigs weighing more th... Bacon knocks 'em for a four Bacon sales hit a high last week - just as the World Cancer Research Fund was urging people to cut down saying it was a potential cancer risk. Figu... Master Classes to Breath New Life into Agriculture Pioneering Reaseheath College in Nantwich, Cheshire, has launched a programme of free evening master classes to encourage farmers to increase their pr... Move to suspend Pig Levy With the British pig industry facing a crisis from rocketing feed prices, the British Pig Executive (BPEX) has launched a major campaign to improve re... Cash grants for pig development New ideas are the lifeblood of the pig industry and to develop them, the British Pig Executive (BPEX) is putting its money where its mouth is. A to... Answers to a weighty pig problem? With feed costs rocketing pig producers are asking themselves how best to minimise the effects. Should pigs be taken to a higher slaughter weight t... Pig meat export ban eased News that exports of pig meat can restart from parts of the UK is a small step on the road back to normality says the British Pig Executive (BPEX). ... I'm backing British pigs Award-winning sausage maker John Langford is throwing is weight behind the campaign to get a fair return for British pig producers. John, who runs ... Wireless system for piggeries — it’s not the Home Service! Farmex — the Reading-based high-tech ventilation company — has been awarded a grant for a £100,000, two-year project to look into ways of producing a ... Pork - We'll pay more say shoppers British consumers have said 'yes' to digging a bit deeper into their pockets to help secure the future of quality British pork supplies accord... Back British pig and poultry to secure future supplies At a time when the world's food supplies are coming under unprecedented pressure because of a combination of climate change and soaring demand, th... Pig industry losses unsustainable Britain's pig farmers and processors today launched a major campaign www.britishpigsareworthit.com to persuade supermarkets and foodservice outle... Web link shows pig farmers how to save expensive feed With hard-pressed British pig farmers facing sharp increases in feed costs — in addition to pressure on pig prices caused by foot-and-mouth disease re...