The pigs are very content. They spend a lot more time out exploring, whereas if it was bare earth they would be in the hut. They are fitter as well. So by having a fitter sow, of course it is going to help her when she comes to give birth and look after a litter. Nutritionally they are getting nothing at all from the grass. They are still getting fed exactly the same levels of feed, so it is just about contentment, fibre and gut-fill. The fibre is improving their gut health. There s another thing we ve become aware of - we always knew the sows ate some of their bedding but we never realised how much. Now they have got as much grass as they want to eat, there is so much less straw needing to be put in the huts. Straw can become scarce and very expensive, so that s another positive.
Woodland planting success among positive Yorkshire Dales schemes highlighted in report
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The home of Chris & Liz Atkin in Grinton where part of the house collapsed after flash floods Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT. THE organisation responsible for maintaining the landscapes and promoting the enjoyment of a national park is to set out “the most extensive and ambitious annual programme of work” it has ever undertaken following what it describes as “extreme disruption” due to the pandemic. In a report to the first face-to-face Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority meeting since it was forced to introduce emergency measures, its deputy chief executive Gary Smith said its action plan to support recovery across the 2,179sq km area post-Covid would focus on nature recovery, land management and improving access to the area for all in society.
Biggest ever ambitions list is tabled for Yorkshire Dales National Park
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