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Specialist Courses 2012
Available Course Dates
Saturday and Sunday 24th/25th March 2012 Showing Course
Saturday 16th June 2012 Pig Breeding Course
Sunday 21st October 2012 Butchery Course
Essentials
The course will be very practical with the majority of the time spent on the farm. Outdoor
clothing is a must, wellington boots essential and overalls a strong suggestion. Please bring a change of clothing as you may not wish to travel home smelling like a pig!Stay Updated
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Show Time
Whilst we are still a couple of months away from the first shows of the season the earlier shows will already have their schedules ready. A calendar of shows can be found on the British Pig Association site. If you … Continue reading
“Ark” the Herald Angel sings, Beddings wet and pigs need wings!
With all the wet weather keeping the bedding in your arks clean and dry for as long as possible can be a problem. Even with plenty of thought to placing arks on higher, well drained ground the constant rain of … Continue reading
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Christmas Preparations
Be prepared for Xmas and New Year when your supplier of pig feed will be closed for several days. You don’t want to be feeding left over mince pies and Christmas cake to your pigs because you have run out … Continue reading
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Buying and Storing Feed
Obviously those with a large number of pigs to feed are likely to buy their feed in bulk. Either blown into a building or some type of hopper. This allows them to considerably reduce their feed costs. For those with … Continue reading
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All Change for Pig Movement Reporting
From this month (October 2011) the rules for reporting movements of pigs is changing. The paper AML2 form is being phased out. If you have Internet access you can set up the movements yourself. If you do not have computer … Continue reading