Colder weather could be a blessing for pig farmers with naturally-ventilated straw-based finishing houses. On some farms there has been an endless round of mucking out dirty bedding because the pigs’ dunging habits have been reversed.

Tim Miller, environmental specialist with Staffordshire-based ARM Buildings, says load-cells have been installed under feed bins on a number of units.

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.

We at ARM Buildings offer a 'MOT' service for buildings to help pig farmers run their controlled-environment houses more efficiently.

“Big boys’ flat-packs” are proving popular with pig farmers. ARM Buildings reports that providing piggeries in kit form for producers to assemble themselves is proving increasingly popular.

IT systems for pig production management from farmex – turning data into information into knowledge into profit! 

Producers are being advised to raise the set temperature on pig building control systems on hot days to reduce temperature fluctuations, especially in finishing sheds.

Mark Hodgkinson will be the new contracts manager for Staffordshire-based ARM Buildings. Mark has been with the company in the position of senior site foreman for over 30 years. He is perfect for this position and is he is a recoginesed face amongst pig farmers.

Now’s the time for pig producers to check that their ventilation systems are working properly, before the really cold weather sets in, says a professional environmentalist.

With the warmer weather here, if they haven’t already done so farmers should service their piggery ventilation systems.