Newsletter No. 39 – Items 2 and 3 The Future of Animal Agriculture in North America is the title of a long report that has been produced by The Farm Foundation. The report discusses agriculture in Mexico, The United States … Continue reading →
Newsletter No. 38 May 2006 – Item 2 Many of you will have read Alan Stable’s last news letter and the 6 ways he gave to increase income. It all sounds excellent advise, but how can we apply this advice … Continue reading →
Newsletter No. 36 – February 2006 Item 4 Many of our members have not attended conferences or training courses where the Grading system has been explained. To develop a better understanding, this section will discuss the main points of the … Continue reading →
Newsletter No. 31 – October 2005 Item 4 Communicating with producers in different countries and travelling as I am able to do provide the opportunity to see tremendous variations in agriculture in different countries. Travelling in Bulgaria this month was … Continue reading →
Newsletter No. 30 – September 2005 Item 3 Figure 1 shows the production growth by specie since 1961. Figure 2 demonstrates the percentage of the total of each specie and shows very clearly the contribution of Pork and Poultry in … Continue reading →
Newsletter No. 30 – September 2005 Item 1 Agriculture used to be many small producers growing their produce or livestock and when ready they would take it to the market. Since the end of the 2nd World War there have … Continue reading →
Newsletter No. 23 – February 2005 Item 5 Newsletter #17 discussed the increasing power of the supermarkets. Figure 1 demonstrates their dominance in the UK market. Butchers have only 1% share of the total grocery market. A survey on customers … Continue reading →
Newsletter No. 23 – February 2005 Item 3 The UK Pig industry is introducing a Quality Standard Mark. The industry is investing £1million (US$1,87m) to launch the initiative. Consumers are becoming increasingly concerned about the manner in which animals producing … Continue reading →
Newsletter No. 23 – February 2005 Item 2 The definition of Best Practice is leading edge thinking, practically applied which brings competitive advantage. The definition of Good Practice is established wisdom, widely applied and often embodied in law, codes of … Continue reading →
Newsletter No. 23 – February 2005 Item 1 The purpose of our newsletters is to keep our members informed of industry issues and developments. The greatest challenge that our industry faces at this time is lack of production. Frik Kriek … Continue reading →
