On-farm in Russia (I): Cherkizovo’s ambitions Russia is full of stories. From a visit to Cherkizovo’s brand new sow farm, called ‘Dankov Lipetsk 89’, a range...
Farm visit: Outdoor UK farm faces both Brexit and Covid-19 About 40% of the UK’s sows are kept in outdoor facilities. That type of high-welfare pig production is not...
Farm visit: The journey to make money from pig welfare 'Consumers will always choose cheap pork over premium.' Annechien ten Have-Mellema disagrees.
Manure surplus solved by selling it French swine farmer Bernard Rouxel joined the initiative of French pig cooperative Cooperl to start with a new...
Danish pig farmer creating low emission pig houses Danish pig farmer Jørgen Berth developed his own type of pig house which is low in emissions. He uses manure...
Pork production in Kaliningrad – seizing the challenge Kaliningrad – formerly known as Königsberg – is a Russian exclave tied in between Poland and Lithuania....
Going for more volume in South Africa Pig farming in South Africa offers its definite advantages – as there is a good climate, the space and the...
North Carolina: No corn, but great pig farming North Carolina is the United States’ second-largest pig state. Far away from the corn belt, and surrounded by...
Pig production in China – not only the sky is the limit With China developing at an astonishing pace, it remains to be seen how agriculture can adjust itself to the new...
New meets old at the shores of the Black Sea In one of the easternmost places of the European Union, pig farming is a mix of both opportunities and...
Vietnam’s pig industry is growing – and facing new... With pig numbers in Vietnam rapidly approaching 30 million, the country’s livestock industry faces the same...