Pork

9 January 2025

With potentially increasing feed costs, it may become more profitable to finish pigs at a lower slaughter weight. Use this information to find out how to go about this.

22 August 2024

Find out how alternative feeds, such as root and forage crops and some food industry co-products, can be incorporated into pig diets.

19 March 2025

Use this information to improve, or start, recording feed conversion ratios in all stages of production to help with decision-making.

14 February 2025

Feed is the largest cost of production for the pig industry, making up around 60 per cent of total costs. Effective savings in this area can help mitigate price volatility.

23 October 2023

Views from across our Farm Excellence network on the 2018 heat wave and resulting drought

30 July 2018

A webinar to demonstrate the electronic medicines book

19 January 2026

Interim Sector Chair

7 May 2025

Catherine MacKenzie Board Member

12 July 2019

Find out how Pork trade could be affected once the UK leaves the EU, under both an agreed withdrawal and under a ‘no deal’ scenario.

3 June 2019

The Asia-Pacific region continues to offer opportunities for the UK pork sector – but industry must continue to work hard to ensure UK products are at the top of the list for importers

8 July 2024

Learn how Farm Excellence is benefiting David Goodier's 230-sow pig farm

12 December 2023

By opening up his unit to fellow producers and the allied industry, David has benefited from the pooling of ideas

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