Welcome to the news page for the British Pig & Poultry Fair 2016. All the news and press information for the Fair is available here.
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Little changes can make a big difference to productivity, according to speakers at the British Pig & Poultry Fair. With margins under tremendous pressure, it is more important than ever to keep tight control over costs, performance, and animal health, whether in the pig, poultry or egg sectors. So what were the forum speakers’ top […]
Visitors had plenty to see and do at the British Pig & Poultry Fair this week, with more exhibitors than ever before. More than 10,000 people attended the two-day show, to see new products, hear the latest advice, and catch up with suppliers and old friends. “The mood at the Fair was incredibly upbeat, with a […]
Industry leaders and farmers locked horns in a Brexit debate at the British Pig & Poultry Fair today, with passions running high on both sides of the argument. Organised in conjunction with BBC Farming Today, which will be airing the debate at 6.30am on Radio 4 on Saturday, the panel featured AHDB chairman Peter Kendall, […]
Visitors flocked to the first day of the British Pig & Poultry Fair on Tuesday, with standing room only at the ever popular forum programmes. Kicking off with the outlook for the poultry and egg sector were Chris Hall from Cargill and Tom Willings, formerly of Noble Foods. That was followed up by the pig […]
Visitors to the British Pig & Poultry Fair will have a chance to find out whether farming is better off in or out of the EU in a topical Brexit debate on Wednesday 11th May at 9am in the Forum Theatre. Chaired by BBC Farming Today presenter Charlotte Smith, the debate will feature prominent […]
Innovation and ideas are the driving force behind development of the livestock industry, and visitors to this year’s British Pig & Poultry Fair are sure to get plenty of both. For the first time ever, the biennial event will feature an Innovation Trail, whereby visitors can easily identify new products and developments. “With producers’ time […]
Networking is something that farmers don’t often get a chance to do, but it is one of the most valuable aspects of attending industry events, according to a recent survey. The survey, carried out by Royal Agricultural Society of England ahead of the biennial British Pig & Poultry Fair, revealed that another top reason for […]
Demand for stand space has been so strong for the 2016 Pig & Poultry Fair it has resulted in a 10% expansion to the floorplan. As a biennial event, exhibitors have been more enthusiastic than ever for the industry’s leading event to return in May 2016. “There is a real buzz around this […]
3 December 2015 Innovation and performance will be top of the agenda at the Pig & Poultry Fair 2016, which is set to be bigger and better than ever. The biennial event returns to the National Agricultural Exhibition Centre at Stoneleigh, Warwickshire on 10-11 May 2016. The Fair is well established and highly […]
Exhibitor bookings for next year’s British Pig & Poultry Fair are already flooding in, and will be open to new exhibitors from 1 August. The biennial event returns to the National Agricultural Exhibition Centre at Stoneleigh, Warwickshire on 10-11 May 2016, and will be themed around innovation and technology, helping pig and poultry producers to […]
Stand bookings are now open for the 2016 British Pig & Poultry Fair taking place at Stoneleigh Park on Tuesday 10th and Wednesday 11th May at Stoneleigh Park. Stands look set to book up quickly for the 2016 Fair with new enquiries every week for stand space more than 12 months out from the […]
The British Pig & Poultry Fair is delighted to now offer more high quality trade space for exhibitors to the 2016 Fair following an investment of over half a million pounds into the Blackdown buildings 1 to 3, creating a new exhibition hall 3. A new roof, lighting, exhibition grade polished floor and black […]
This week’s British Pig & Poultry Fair reflected overriding industry optimism about the future, as a result of continued growth across the sectors. The ‘Growing your Business’ forums were extremely well attended with 100’s of producers attending over the two days. The morning session kicked off with ‘The Outlook for the Poultry and Egg […]
Launched to producers at this year’s British Pig & Poultry Fair was the fantastic opportunity to access government funding to establish a Centre of Innovation. ‘Use it or lose it’, was the rousing comment from Martin Douglas OBE, Executive Director for Cargill PLC, and Managing Director of Provimi UK & Ireland Ltd. With £90 […]
The British Pig & Poultry Fair is set to galvanise the industry this month with a top line up of technical forums and key note speakers to help grow our businesses. It is an event any serious producer shouldn’t miss. “The pig and poultry industry needs to remind itself and consumers, that it’s a great […]
The Government has made £90 million available for UK centres for innovation as part of its strategy to make UK farming more competitive, productive, resilient and sustainable. The British Pig & Poultry Fair will be discussing if pigs and poultry want their share for a monogastric centre of innovation, and if so, we must act […]
Harness the power of media to grow your business is the message to be delivered at a forum being held at this year’s British Pig & Poultry Fair. The Royal Agricultural Society of England (RASE) event, partnered by ABN, is the pig and poultry industry’s leading event, and will be held at Stoneleigh Park on […]
The 2014 British Pig & Poultry Fair will offer free technical forums, delivering a wealth of advice to help pig and poultry farmers grow their business. Set to take place on the 13 and 14 May at Stoneleigh Park, the Royal Agricultural Society of England Pig & Poultry Fair partnered by ABN is the […]
One of the main physical and cost inputs into the pig and poultry industry is nutrition, which relies, to a large extent, on a secure raw materials supply chain. The security of crops grown to supply this market is therefore of paramount importance and that is why it will feature at the upcoming British Pig […]
Significant improvements in salmonella protection are claimed for a newly-launched poultry vaccine. Salmovac 440 gives earlier and stronger immunity which lasts longer than other salmonella vaccines, says Dr Daniel Windhorst, salmonella vaccine specialist with IDT Biologika, who launched the vaccine to the Great Britain and Northern Ireland markets at the British Pig and Poultry Fair in […]
SILOAM SRINGS, ARKANSAS, USA: The centenary of Cobb, the world’s oldest poultry breeding company, is being celebrated at the British Pig & Poultry Fair at Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, on May 10 and 11. The breed was founded by the Cobb family in Massachusetts in 1916 and came to the UK in the early 1960s when the […]
Pigs might not fly but they have more in common with chickens than you might think. This means that pig producers could reduce antibiotic usage using lessons learned from the poultry industry. St David’s Poultry Team has worked for years to help poultry producers to reduce antibiotic use, and is now branching into the pig […]
Public Health England (PHE) is taking blood samples at this year’s Pig & Poultry Fair as part of an investigation into emerging zoonoses in animal workers. PHE are collecting anonymous blood samples donated by people who work with animals in England in order to look for evidence of exposure to emerging infections that can pass […]
Leading UK biomass technology supplier Myriad Heat and Power will be launching an innovative Herz biomass boiler at this year’s British Pig & Poultry Fair on stand 410, which can be fuelled entirely by poultry litter. Visitors to the show taking place on 10-11 May at the NAEC Stoneleigh will have the opportunity to view […]
ARBOCEL is the 100% insoluble fibre concentrate with a crude fibre content of 70% (DM). During the manufacturing process Arbocel undergoes a unique HPC Fibrillation production process which gives Arbocel its high water binding properties and is the only fibre based feedstuff without mycotoxin risk on the market. The role of fibre in layer nutrition […]
Alliance brings top-rated herd recording system into portfolio Pig breeding and genetics company Rattlerow Farms has formed a strategic alliance with livestock genetics and pig management consultancy Data To Decisions to promote and expand PigCom, a windows-based herd recording program. A partnership, formed between Rattlerow and Ed Sutcliffe, director of Data To Decisions, includes an […]
One lucky visitor to the British Pig & Poultry Fair will have the chance to win a bespoke Disease Outbreak Contingency Plan, worth £1000, if they visit the Livetec Systems Stand 504B. Livetec Systems Ltd are offering to provide a free on farm disease outbreak contingency plan to a UK poultry farmer who visits their […]
One of the UK’s leading solar PV panel installers will be on hand on Stand 458 at the British Pig & Poultry Fair to help farmers reduce their long term energy costs and boost their environmental credentials with solar PV panels and battery storage. The solar panel experts from Discover Energy will answer questions […]
Clorious2 and Neubacid® SM Liquid are designed to work together to ensure the best results from the water that you have available. Their complimentary action means the usage for both products is reduced. Through efficient disinfection of water as well as improving quality without the need for complicated dosing systems, using both Clorious2 and Neubacid […]
For over 50 years Kaycee Veterinary Products has been serving the international animal industry, building high quality automatic repeater syringes for animal vaccination. Launching our new syringe, specifically designed to deliver two vaccines of differing viscosity in the same dose out of one needle. The hand operated repeater syringe is able to be used […]
Farmers can now lease the popular Spread-a-Bale machine and save themselves over £100/week in straw and labour costs with no capital outlay. The leasing scheme is being launched at the Pig & Poultry Fair (Stand 301) at the NAEC Stoneleigh, Stoneleigh Park on Tuesday 10th and Wednesday 11th May. The scheme is being offered by […]
We have been supplying egg packaging to the UK egg market for the last 29 years, with our two industrial partners SODESA (plastic egg packs) from Spain and Celluloses de La Loire – CDL (moulded fibre egg packaging) from Brittany,France. Come and visit us at stand 249 where you will see our latest developments and new […]
A leading pullet rearer will make its debut at the forthcoming Pig and Poultry Show to launch its new look and a pullet finance package. East Yorkshire based business Wot-A-Pullet has invested in a new look and a new finance offering as it gears up for an ambitious expansion programme. Matthew Green, Wot-A-Pullet’s Managing Director […]
As well as using Pig & Poultry Fair 2016 to highlight their work on antibiotic reduction in pig and poultry production, St David’s Poultry Team will also be launching their new supplementary range of Poultry Pharm Nutraceuticals for poultry and game producers. The Poultry Pharm range is a comprehensive selection of supplementary products developed by […]
The need for responsibly sourced raw materials and alternative proteins has stepped up a gear over the past couple of years, and is now likely to start shaping producer’s future purchasing decisions. Ahead of this year’s Pig & Poultry Fair on 10 and 11 May, ABN technical experts Hugh Burton and Dr Ade Adebiyi, highlight […]
Customers are now spoilt for choice – fully electric or diesel-operated. Kramer will start offering a fully electric wheel loader starting in summer 2016. In addition to zero emissions, the loader convinces with its performance parameters, the off-road capability and low service costs. See us at this year’s British Pig & Poultry Fair stand 367. […]
Following the increased interest by pig farmers in information communication technology and real-time monitoring on pig farms, Farmex is rebranding all its data services under the Barn Report Pro banner. It will be dropping the Guardian Action name currently used for some of its services. This will be highlighted at the forthcoming British Pig & […]
ForFarmers will once again be present at this year’s British Pig and Poultry Fair on the 10th and 11th May at Stoneleigh Park. You can find ForFarmers on Stand 94, where Europe’s leading total feed business will feature their innovative Pig and Poultry product ranges and services, as well as ForFarmers Homemix Nutrition division and Dry, Moist […]
Merial will use its presence at the Pig & Poultry Fair to launch its NeO vaccination technology to the UK and Irish poultry sectors on 10th and 11th May 2016 – see us at stand 283. NeO effervescent tablets offer an alternative to the traditional glass vial method of dispensing vaccines to water, in preparation […]
STALKO (The Netherlands) will be taking part in the British Pig & Poultry Fair, stand number 421. Stand Alone Automatic for weaned piglets or finishers. Production cost reduction is the key to success – how do we make this happen? Use the new STALKO SA‐A feeder without nipples. Reduces feed waste to almost zero It […]
Pig producers could reduce antibiotic usage and improve animal health and productivity by adopting a new approach piloted by the poultry industry. Following tremendous success helping poultry producers to reduce antibiotic usage, St David’s veterinary team is now branching into the pig sector. The initiative, which will be launched at the British Pig & Poultry […]
Acorus Rural Property Services will be exhibiting at the Pig & Poultry Fair again this year where you will be able to find us at stand 273. Representing Acorus at the show will be our team of experienced planning consultants from all over England, including our poultry experts James Whilding and Brian Barrow. Our team […]
The need for responsibly sourced raw materials and alternative proteins has stepped up a gear over the past couple of years, and is now likely to start shaping producer’s future purchasing decisions. Ahead of this year’s Pig & Poultry Fair on 10 and 11 May, ABN technical experts Hugh Burton and Dr Ade Adebiyi, highlight […]
