Dec as hog marketing hits full stride. More slaughter = more pork = seasonal pressure on wholesale prices. For speculators & ...

The National Pig Association has challenged a claim made on BBC Farming Today that sow farrowing crates will be banned “within four years”.

Jeff Senne receives Minnesota Pork's Swine Manager of Year Award for his dedication to pig health and farm management excellence.

The Government has said it plans to ban sow farrowing crates within four years under proposals in the new Animal Welfare Bill. These narrow pens are used in indoor pig units, and they confine sows ...

Animal welfare standards and regulations related to the management of pigs are changing in New Zealand. The use of conventional farrowing crates is being phased out, and pork producers will be ...

The latest edition of Pig Progress is now available online. The pages of this edition consider how Spain was affected by ASF, looks at a free-farrowing ...

The ultimate goal for a boar stud is to send out a consistent product that is of the highest quality in order to maximize productivity.

Civil servants will be spending time on farms. The Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has agreed a 4 year contract with the Allerton Project to provide training to all its staff and ...

No-till and cover crops help Jon and Cathy Nelson leave traditional farming methods behind to focus on soil health for future generations.

A new SAWC report warns Scotland must expand its farm animal welfare measures to reflect real on‑farm conditions and strengthen the Good ...

The UK rightly prides itself on having some of the highest agricultural and animal welfare standards in the world.

In late January, AHDB, the NPA and the University of Leeds joined forces to host an online workshop for Defra, APHA and ...