Agribusiness and the Driver-less Pig
In Japan, next year the world will witness the first totally automated lettuce farm. Troupes from the Various Vegan Vagaries battalion of...
Brexit...If I was Prime Minister for a Day
I write as bystander layman, desperate to join a march towards a better future for my industry, British pig production. No one can...
Pigs, Poultry and Productvity
Before anything happens next, what is happening now is interesting in itself. In my Weekly Tribune column, I have mentioned the Human...
Opportunity or More of the Same
In his book ‘The News – A User’s Manual’, Alain De Botton writes, ‘The hum and rush of the news have seeped into our deepest selves. What...
What are New Born Litters Saying?
Every new born litter is another reference with which to build your pig production evidence base. For the amount of time it takes to...
Respect for Udders
When I visit a pig farm the most important visual I look for as soon as possible is the pen, yard or paddock holding the most recently...
Open House?
Writing in the Weekly Tribune I have, previously, questioned the continuation of the statutory levy, and the prosecution of its purpose....
British Pigs are not Factory Farmed
British Pigs are not Factory Farmed; Please Discuss. The British Pig Industry must not be found lacking in the tenets of democracy. The...
Profiting from Cull Sows
If you follow the management strategy principle, that replacement gilts are a fixed cost then the next consideration is making sure that...
Why Replacement Gilts are a Fixed Cost
Consistent, stable and financially sustainable pig production is the reasonable expectation of a breeding herd with a balanced one to...