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Pig Keeping Courses Help Harry Gain National Honours

Posted on 2012-10-26

Well, it might not be Olympic gold but my grandson Harry has made us all very proud by being awarded the British Saddleback Club “Young Person of the Year”. To be selected to receive the Essex Pig Shield a young … Continue reading →

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JOHN’S HAMPSHIRE SOW TAKES INTERBREED CHAMPIONSHIP AT WESTMORLAND SHOW

Posted on 2012-09-17

I was a bit disappointed when the judge selected LOWPARK RAJAH as winner of the Saddleback boar class placing my COAL YEAT GRAND DUKE in second place. Why? Because Grand Duke, the son of my 2011 Champion of Champion boar, … Continue reading →

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Pig Weighing – The scales never lie or do they?

Posted on 2012-08-31

You know when you have that mad moment and think, “I’ll just hop on the scales and see how light I am” and having knocked the dust off the scales you step on only to think, “That can’t be right!” … Continue reading →

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BUTCHERY COURSE IN OCTOBER STILL HAS A FEW PLACES REMAINING

Posted on 2012-07-03

BUTCHERY COURSE IN OCTOBER STILL HAS A FEW PLACES REMAINING please check out the butchery course section of our web site for full details of this special course.

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Pig Keeping Courses help select Prize Winning Pigs at the Shows

Posted on 2012-06-02

With May behind us we have already been to two shows, Newark and Nottingham and the Shropshire. A depleted number of exhibitors turned out for Newark and Notts but it was good to see several new herds being represented. The … Continue reading →

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