Free Pig keeping course comes to Essex
After much badgering and many phone calls our Chairman has done it! We now have a free DEFRA funded ADAS Pig Keeping Course coming to Essex on Saturday 25th February 2012 at Stisted Village Hall. Time to be confirmed.
Members of the Suffolk, Herts and Essex smallholders groups will be attending; so a chance to meet more people with the same interests .
Anybody wishing to attend MUST email
Georgie at
to book a place.
This course is open to anybody so if you have any friends that would like to attend, get them to contact Georgie ASAP
If anyone can share a lift, it will help with parking and also our carbon footprint.
Hobby Pig Keeping
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ADAS invites you to the first Defra-fundedmeetings for hobby farmers with pigs.
The workshops will provide smallholders with easily accessible, relevant practical and technical training delivered by experienced pig specialists with a recognised track record in the small holder sector training; to increase the health, welfare and productivity of the small pig herd.
Topics covered:
· Pig Welfare legislation – 5 Freedoms (Animal welfare Act 2006)
· Biosecurity, disease control and effective quarantine
· Pig health, vaccinations and worming, fallen stock
· Movements, ID and legislation
· Feeding and legislation
· On farm record requirements
Address for village hall is:
Stisted Village Hall
Rectory Road
Stisted
CM77 8AL
Stisted Village Hall
Rectory Road
Stisted
CM77 8AL