Performance Grants Update – February 2010
A TOTAL of 128 performance grant applications have so far gone through decision panels to help improve animal health and welfare, nutrient management and resource efficiency on livestock farms in the North West.
Read more | Comments (0) | February 25 2010
Safety first for Lancashire farmers
HUNDREDS of local farmers attended a safety event at Myerscough College’s Lodge Farm in February.
Read more | Comments (0) | February 20 2010
New buildings charge nothing more than a tax on food production
FARMERS and growers may face a new levy on any new buildings on their holdings under a change in planning regulations.
Read more | Comments (0) | February 17 2010
Glycerol tested as a pig feed ingredient
RECENT research in Northern Ireland indicates that including glycerol in finishing pig diets increases the number of feeder visits per day.
Read more | Comments (0) | February 04 2010
Pig businesses encouraged to look to future opportunities
BPEX is encouraging pig producers to take stock and look forward towards new opportunities for their business at its second national Knowledge Transfer conference.
Read more | Comments (0) | February 02 2010
Pointers for outdoor pigs
THE practice of rearing pigs outside for part or all of their life has seen a dramatic increase over the last decade with 42% of sows in England now kept outdoors (June 2008 census).
Read more | Comments (0) | January 22 2010
Some ground rules for a dry sow yard system - Pig Progress.net
PIG Progress's John Gadd discusses the age-old problem besetting those breeders willing – or being forced by future welfare legislation – to convert the conventional dry sow stall to a group housing system for indoor sows.
Read more | Comments (0) | January 21 2010
"It is vital farmers plan ahead and invest for the future" - says NFU spokesman and uplands farmer Will Cockbain
Read more | Comments (0) | January 12 2010
Research: Piglet tail behaviour encourages tailbiting
IN case piglets carry their tails between their legs, they often become the victims of tailbiting, Dutch research has revealed. Hence, pig farmers can take preventive action.
Read more | Comments (0) | January 10 2010
Government food strategy unveiled
DEFRA Secretary Hilary Benn has unveiled a Government blueprint for food policy that will present significant opportunities and challenges for farmers over the next two decades.
Read more | Comments (0) | January 05 2010