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What the Scales Told Us: Gilt Age, Weight and the Numbers Behind Better Conception Rates

11 November 2021 · 4 min read

After a dip in conception rates following the herd expansion, we invested in electronic weigh scales for our gilts. The data has changed how we think about age and weight at first service. Here are the numbers.

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Industry Insights

Thrown Under the Bus: The 2021 Pig Backlog from a Farm Gate View

04 October 2021 · 3 min read

With weekly kill targets missed for months and welfare culls looming across the sector, Jack writes from the farm at the height of the autumn 2021 pig backlog and asks why government will not act.

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Farm News

Coming Home to the Farm: A New Chapter for FJ Bosworth & Sons

11 May 2021 · 4 min read

Jack introduces himself and the family business, and explains the major restructure that followed his return to the farm in 2017.

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