Press releases - Facilities and equipment

After the long, hot summer, pig farmers are being urged to check their piggery ventilation systems very carefully – and get expert help if necessary – if problems are to be avoided as the weather cools down.

Early September we successfully installed our first test of the system Pig Scale at Riverbend Pork Group in Australia.

Olivia Hartshorn, from Staffordshire, has won the 2019 Nick Bird Award, at Harper Adams University for her dissertation on ventilation design in pig finisher houses and its impact on animal performance.

On September 10th, WEDA Dammann & Westerkamp was presented with an innovation star award for its intelligent ventilation technology ‘Dust Control’.

New Nedap Farrowing Feeding with Wireless Activator feeds based on need.

SPACE 2019 mobile app is available for free.

Discover the 2019 award-winners and download the booklet and pictures of the awarded products and services.

Charoen Pokphand Foods’ (CP Foods) farms are transitioning toward a stress-free and high animal welfare environment where animals are living happily for their entire lives, in an effort to promote ethical and healthy food products.

The programme of conferences and meetings at SPACE will once again be full and varied, with nearly 70 conferences and meetings already confirmed.

Lower Saxon farming house supplier WEDA Dammann & Westerkamp developed a new concept for freedom farrowing pens which can be adapted to individual customer requirements without difficulty.

Using EcoCare^® feeds supports manure management and grow-finish pig performance.

Innovative feeding systems for suckling pigs – hygienic, efficient, animal-friendly.

Two new wet-and-dry shelf feeders for pigs – the SF3D Fattening and the SF3D Wean-to-Finish – are being offered by Staffordshire-based ARM Buildings.

Staffordshire-based pig housing manufacturer has appointed Mick McNulty as contracts manager.

Engineering student Anita Woolf, from Peterborough, has won a £4,500 scholarship, under the Pig Industry Scholarship Programme operated by AHDB Pork and the NPA in conjunction with Harper Adams University.

Big Dutchman drinker reduces water consumption and amount of slurry.

The integrated thermal camera of the Cat S60 allows users to obtain thermal images that come loaded with instant data, which makes it easier for farmers to make corrections and achieve the proper functioning of their equipment, ensure that the animals are comfortable, and increase overall profitability of their farming business.

Screw and washer can then be tightened without problem.

If you have controlled-environment houses, check that your fail-safe batteries are working.

Nedap, a global leader in swine and dairy management systems, recently hired Cheryl Day and Jeff Morten to join its North American swine support team and José Roberto Simeone for its Latin America swine support team.

This impressive range is made possible by an additional dosing flap for small amounts that can be inserted into the volume dispenser’s filling chute.